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[1]Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right...
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Iusedtowatchalittlegirlplayingbasketballeverydayfrommykitchenwindow.OnedayIaskedherwhyshepracticedsomuch.ShesaidIwanttogotocollegE.TheonlywayIcangoistogetascholarship.IlikebasketballandIwanttobethebestplayerincollegE.MydadtoldmeIfthedreamisbigenoughthefactsdon’tcount.SheneverchangedherminD.Iwatchedherthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandintoseniorhighschool.OnedaybeforeshegraduatedfromhighschoolIsawhersittingonthegrasssadly.Iaskedherwhatwaswrong.ShetoldmethathercoachsaidshewastooshorttobeagoodbasketballplayersosheshouldstopdreamingaboutgoingtocollegE.Shewasheartbrokenanditmademefeelbadtoo.Thenshesmiledandtoldmeherfathersaidthatthecoachwaswrong.Hedidnotunderstandthepowerofdream.HerfathersaidtoherIfyoureallywanttoplayforthescholarshipofagoodcollegenothingbutyouyourselfcanstopyourdream.HetoldheragainIfthedreamisbigenoughthefactsdon’tcount.ThenextyearsheandherteamwenttoabiggamE.Shewasseenbyacoachofafamouscollegeteamandwasofferedascholarshiptothewomen’sbasketballteamoftheircollegE.Shewastogetthecollegeeducationthatshehaddreamedofandworkedforallthoseyears.Ifthedreamisbigenoughthefactsdon’tcount.ItistruE.1.Whatistheonlywayforthegirltogotoagoodcollegeaccordingtothepassage?Nomorethan10words__________________________________________________________________________2.Giveadefinitiontotheunderlinedwordcount.Nomorethan5words__________________________________________________________________________3.Whyisthegirlsosad?Nomorethan20words__________________________________________________________________________4.Whatisthegirl’sfather’spurposebysayingIfyoureallywanttoplayforthescholarshipofagoodcollegenothingbutyouyourselfcanstopyourdream.?Nomorethan10words__________________________________________________________________________5.Whathaveyoulearnedfromthestory?Nomorethan30words__________________________________________________________________________
PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferachancetothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonestandsforalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousserviceszōng jiāo 仪式tohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisittheirgraves坟.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeandinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorBBQsforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonescompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.71.Types●Mother’sDay●72.73.toshowloveandrespectforparents.Commonpointsofferachancetothinkabout74.75.ofcelebrating●wearingcarnationsonMother’sDay.●76.attendingtohonorparents.●77.visiting●78.athomeandinrestaurant.●79.80.Givingcardsandgiftstoparents.
LifeasateenagercanbesoharD.WearetryingnottogowrongorgethurtwhilestilltryingtomakesenseoflifE.ItellyouIhavebeentherE.ButlookingbackIwilltellyouhowtoenjoyeveryexperienceinlifE.Letthisbeyourlittleguidetoenjoyinglifeasateenager.Youknowhalftheproblemsasateenagerarisebecausewehatedoingthings.We’drathergoandhavefunthansitdownandtakecareofourdutiesandresponsibilities.Thatisexactlywhyyouhavesomuchdramainyourlife;yourparentswon’tletyouhaveanight-outwithfriendsbecauseyoudidn’tcleanyourroomoryourteacheristhreateningtotakeyoutotheheadteacherbecauseyouhaven’tfinishedyourhomework.WhenyougowrongyougobacktobedeverynightblamingyourselfforthemistakesyouhavemadE.Ifyoudon’tmakemistakesyouwon’tlearn.Whenyoumakeamistakeforgiveyourselfandmoveon.Don’trepeatthembecausethereisn’tplentyoftimetogowrong.Learnfromyourmistakesandothers’anditwillhelpyoutodevelopyourcharacter.Don’ttrysohardtoberightallthetimeoryouwillnotendupbeingsatisfiedwithyourself.Mostofuswanttobepopularinschoolandsoyoubegyourparentstogetyouthebestclotheswhichtheyobviouslydon’t.TodealwiththatsituationI’dsaythatifyourparentisnotwillingtopayforallthoseexpensiveclothesforyougetyourselfapart-timejoborspendyourmoneywisely.Nomatterwhatyoudoyoushouldtakefullresponsibilityforyourownchoices.Andinsteadoftryingtobeoneofthecrowdbyhavingsimilarhabitsdaretobedifferentbecausenoteveryonedoes.Mostteenagersoftentendtohavethebluesduringtheteenageyears.IfyouthinkthatendingyourlifewouldbebetterthandealingwithallthedepressionyouarenotalonE.Allweneedissomeonetotalktousandlisten.Sofindalistener.JusttalkingitthroughhelpsgetridofthestressofschoolfriendsandeverythingelsE.Youshouldn’treallybewastingyourtimewhenyoutimewhenyoucoulddevelopyourhobbiesandinterests!Iwishsomeonehadgivenmeallthesetipstoenjoylifeasateenager.Inyourteenageyearslifeisallaboutexperiencesandlearningfromthemsoenjoyeverybitofittothefullest.Title:HowtoenjoylifeasateenagerThemeTeenagersneedtobe71toenjoylifewhilegrowingup.Whatisitabout72forteenagersDealingwithlife73whatshouldbedonetodaybeforeyougotoenjoyyourself.Makingmistakes﹡Donot74yourselfforeverforthemistakesyouhavemadE.﹡Learnfrommistakesandensureyouwillnot75them.﹡Be76withyourselfeventhoughyouarenotrightsometimes.Howtobe77﹡Takeapart-timejobtowisely78foryourfavoriteclothes.﹡Avoidbeing79byothersandberesponsibleforyourownchoices.Dealingwithdepression﹡Findafriendtolistentoyouandyouwillbe80ofstressandcheerup.﹡Takeupyourhobbiesandsomeinterests.
[1]Thespeedyouwalkatisasgoodanindicatorofhowlongyou’llliveasyourhealthhistorysmokinghabitsandbloodpressurecombinedU.S.researchershavefounD.[2]Analyzingdataonover34000adultsaged65oroverUniversityofPittsburghphysiologistsfoundspeedsof2.6feetpersecondwereassociatedwithaveragelifeexpectancy;thehighestsurvivalrateswereenjoyedbythosewhowalked3.3feetpersecondorfasterwithgreatestgainsseeninfastwalkersagedover75.[3]Theauthorsstressedgoingoutandwalkingfasterwouldnotnecessarilymakeyoulivelonger—yourspeedisanindicatorratherthanacauseofgoodhealth.HoweverJohnBrewerprofessorofsportattheUniversityofBedfordshiresaysuppingyourpacealittlewhateverageyouarecanhaverealbenefits.[4]Load-bearingexercisesuchaswalkingwillstrengthenyourbonesandprotectagainstosteoporosis骨质疏松butgoingfasterwilldemandmorepowerandinturnincreasemusclemasswhichwillincreaseyourmetabolism新陈代谢andhelpcontrolyourweightwhileprovidingextrastabilitytopreventinjurythroughfallswhicharearealconcernespeciallyfortheelderly.[5]Interestinglyyou’llburnmorecaloriespermileatsnailspeedsProfessorBrewersays.Atslowerspeedsyou’llwalklessefficientlywhichrequiresmoreenergytotravelthesamedistancE.ButthehealthbenefitsofwalkingorrunningextendfarbeyondburningcaloriestoloweringcholesterolbloodpressureandmuchmorE.76.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?nomorethan8words77.What'stheattitudeofProfessorBrewertowardswalkingabitfaster?oneword78.Listatleast2effectsofwalkingfasteraccordingtoParA.4.nomorethan18words79.Whydoeswalkingslowlyhelpburncalories?nomorethan10words80.WhatisthepurposeofParA.2inthepassage?nomorethan6words
JackJohnsonisasingerandsongwriterknownforhissmoothvoiceandcalmingsongs.Hismostrecentalbum专辑isSleepThroughtheStatic.ItisfilledwithpersonalsongsaboutlovefamilyandlifE.Andthisnewalbumisalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.JackJohnsonwrotethesongAngelforhiswifeKim.WhentheymetincollegeJohnsonwasnotaprofessional专业的musician.InfactheusedtobeaprofessionalsurferwhorodeoceanwavesonasurfboarD.Johnsonhassaidthathestartedwritingmusicandplayingtheguitarafterasurfingaccident.Helaterwroteseveralsongsforamoviehemadeaboutsurfing.InthesongGoonJackJohnsonexpresseswhatitisliketowatchhistwoyoungsonsgrowup.JackJohnsonmaybeafamousmusicianbuthedoesnotliketoleadaverypubliclifE.Helikestospendtimewithhisfamilydoingsportsoutdoors.Johnsonisalsoveryinterestedinenvironmentalactivities.SixyearsagoheandhiswifestartedtheKokuaHawaiiFoundationtoprovideenvironmentaleducationtoschoolchildren.JackJohnson’snewalbumshowsanotherenvironmentaleffort.Thewholealbumwasmadeusingenergypowerfromthesuninhisenvironmentallyfriendlyrecordingstudio工作室.JackJohnsonProfession职业InthepastsurferAtpresent66.________WhatheisfamousforSmoothvoiceand67.________HisnewalbumSleepThroughtheStaticFilledwithpersonalsongsaboutlovefamilyandlifeHissongsAngelWritingitforhiswife68.________ExpressingwhatitisliketowatchhistwoyoungsonsgrowupWhathedoesn’tlikeLeading69.________70.________Spendingtimewithhisfamilydoingsportsoutdoorsandenvironmentalactivities
WhenSteveJobswasbornonFebuary241955inSanFranciscoCaliforniahisunmarriedmotherdecidedtoputhimforadoption收养becauseshewantedagirl.SointhemiddleofthenighthismothercalledalawyernamedPaulJobsandsaidWehaveanunexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?ButhismothertoldhisfutureparentstopromisethattheywouldsendJobstocollegE.AfterSteveJobsgraduatedfromhighschoolhewenttocollegebutonlyaftersixmonthsdidhedecidetodropoutbecauseitwassoexpensivethathehadtosleeponthefloorinhisfriends’rooms.JobsandafriendSteveWozniakstartedacompanyinagarageonApril11976.Henamedtheircompany----AppleinmemoryofahappysummerhehadspentasafruitgardeninOregon.After10yearsofhardtimeandfailuresstartingfromtwokidsworkinginagarageApplecomputereventuallygrewintoabigcompanywithover4000employees.At30Jobshoweverwasfiredfromthecompanyheco-foundeD.ButafterhehadtoleavethecompanyApplewasunderheavypressurefromcompetitorMicrosoftandsufferedheavylosses.AppleneededSteveJobsandhewasappointedasApple’CEOin1997.UnderhisleadershipApplereturnedtoprofitability盈利andintroducednewproductssuchastheIPodtheIPhoneandtheIPaD.SteveJobsoncesaidSometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tbediscourageD.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdiD.You’vegottofindyourinterest.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityetkeeplooking.56.WhydidJobs’motherabandonhim?within6words57.WhatdidJobsdohalfayearlaterincollege?within5words58.WhenwasJobsremovedfromApple?within2words59.WhathappenedtoAppleafterJobsleftitwithin10words60.WhatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantthingtoleadJobstosuccess?1word
Mostpeoplethinkthatmakingafilmisexciting.Infactsometimesitisandsometimesitisn’t.EarlierthisyearIworkedinanewfilm.ItwasaboutabombthreatonabigBritishship.Twohundredpeoplewereneededtoactasthepassengersinthefilm.Iwasoneofthem.Beforeweleftwewerewantedtobringsomewarmclothes.Thesewerenecessarybecausetheshipwasgoingtospendthewhole16dayssailinginbadweather.ThenthedaycameandwesailedoutofDover.TheboathadonboardthefilmcrewthedirectortheactorsandactressesincludingBrinksleyMeerswhoactedtheleadingroleandus-200amateurextras.Peoplecamefordifferentpurposes.SomewantedtomeetBrinksleyMeersinperson.OtherswerecurioustoseehowafilmwasmadE.A.housewifewithherthreechildrencameforfreeholidayandabitofadventurE.Duringthevoyagealotofpeoplewereveryseasick.AndalthoughtheworkwasveryinterestingitwasalsoveryharD.Weoftenworkedalldayononesceneperformingitagainandagainunderthehotlights.Intheeveningsthereweredrinksinthebarbutmostpeopleweresotiredthattheywenttobedearly.Thenextdayoftenbeganat6:30inthemorningsometimeswithbreakfastbeingfilmeD.Whentheshipfinallyreturnedtoportmostpeoplehadenjoyedthetripbutwerealsosotiredthattheyatleastneededaweek’sholiday.Answerthefollowingquestions:76.Whichroledidtheauthoractinthefilm?notmorethan5words__________________________________________________________________________77.Whythefilmcrewwereaskedtobringsomewarmclothes?notmorethan15words__________________________________________________________________________78.Whoactedtheleadingrole?notmorethan2words__________________________________________________________________________79.Whytheauthorsaidtheyatleastneededaweek’sholiday?notmorethan5words__________________________________________________________________________80.Canyouinferauthor’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?notmorethan15words
[1]Oops!Inyourrushtogettoschoolyoudropapieceoftoastonthefloor.Doyouthrowitawayordecideit’sstillOKtoeat?Ifyou’relikemostpeopleyoueatit.Maybeyoufollowthe5-secondrulewhichclaimsfoodsaresafetoeatifyoupickthemupwithin5secondsofdroppingthem.Butyoumightwanttothinkagain.Scientistsnowsaythat5secondsareallittakesforfoodstobecomecontaminated感染withenoughbacteriatomakeyousick.[2]Bacteriacancausemanykindsofillnesses.SomekindsofbacteriacangrowonfooD.Ifweeatfoodsonwhichthesebacteriaaregrowingwecanbecomesick.Oneofthesefood-bornebacteriaisSalmonellA.Itmakes1.4millionpeoplesickeveryyear.Earlierthisyear370peoplebecamesickaftereatingpeanutbutterthathadbeencontaminatedwithSalmonellaatthemanufacturingfactory.Salmonellaareoftenfoundinraweggsandchicken.Cookingkillsthesebacteriawhichiswhyitissoimportanttocookeggschickenandotherfoodscarefully.[3]Beingagoodhousekeeperisanothergoodwaytopreventinfection.Ifhouseholdsurfacesaren’twashedthoroughlytheycansupportSalmonellaforweeks.A.teamofscientistsatClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolinahavetestedthe5-secondruleusingsandwichingredients.FirsttheyplacedaknownamountofSalmonellacellsonthreesurfaces:woodtileandcarpet.Theythenplacedasliceofbreadandasliceofbologna博洛尼亚大红肠oneachsurfacefor530or60seconds.Afterjust5secondsboththebreadandbolognapickedupenoughbacteriatomakeyousick.[4]Soforgetthe5-secondrulE.Ifyourtoastlandsonthefloorthrowitaway.Stickafreshsliceofbreadinthetoaster.Andthistimebecarefulnottodropit!76.Whatisthe5-secondrulementionedinthefirstparagraph?nomorethan18words——————————————————————————————————77.Whyisitimportantforustocookfoodcarefully?nomorethan5words——————————————————————————————————78.Whatadviceisgiventopreventinfectioninthelastbutoneparagraph?nomorethan10words——————————————————————————————————79.WhydidthescientistsatClemsonUniversitycarryoutthattest?nomorethan15words.——————————————————————————————————80.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe5-secondrule?oneword——————————————————————————————————
Manyartistslateinthelastcenturywereinsearchofameanstoexpresstheirindividuality个性.Moderndancewasoneofthewayssomeofthesepeoplesoughttofreetheircreativespirit.AtthebeginningtherewasnoexacttechniqueornofoundationfromwhichtobuilD.Inlateryearstrialerrorandgeniusfoundedthetechniquesandtheprinciplesofthemovement.EventuallyinnovatorsevenlearnedfromballetbutfirsttheyhadtoabandonallthatwasacademicsothatthenewcouldbediscovereD.ThebeginningsofmoderndancewerehappeningbeforeIsadoraDuncanbutshewasthefirstpersontobringthenewdancetogeneralaudiencesandsawitaccepteD.HersearchforanaturalmovementformsenthertonaturE.Shebelievedmovementshouldbeasnaturalastheswaying摇摆ofthetreeandtherollingwavesoftheseaandshouldbeinharmonywiththemovementsoftheEarth.Hergreatcontributionsareinthreeareas.FirstshebegantheexpansionofthekindsofmovementsthatcouldbeusedindancE.BeforeDuncandancedballetwastheonlytypeofdanceperformedinconcert.Intheballetthefeetandlegswereemphasizedwithvirtuosity精湛技巧shownbycomplicatedpositionsandmovements.Duncanperformeddancebyusingallherbodyinthefreestpossibleway.Herdancecamefromherheartandsoul.Shewasoneofthepioneerswhobroketraditionsoothersmightbeabletodeveloptheart.Hersecondcontributionliesindancecostumes.Shegaveupcorsets紧身衣balletshoesandstillcostumes.Thesewerereplacedwithlongloosedressesbarefeetandunboundhair.ShebelievedinthenaturalbodybeingallowedtomovefreelyandherdressdisplayedthisideA.Herthirdcontribution____________.InherperformancesheusedthesymphoniesofgreatmastersincludingBeethovenandWagnerwhichwasnottheusualcustom.Shewasasexcitingandeccentric古怪的inherpersonallifeasinherdancE.73.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin8words__________________________________________________________________________74.PleasefillintheblankinthefifthparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin8words__________________________________________________________________________75.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoesthefollowingparagraphmostprobablydiscuss?Pleaseanswerwithin8words__________________________________________________________________________76.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ManhattanistheheartofNewYorkCity.Itisreallyanislandwhichisonly13mileslongand2mileswidE.Seenfromtheairitlooklikealongfinger.FromtheseaitisjustlikeapictureweoftenseE.Manhattanhassomewonderfulsights.Whatistheeasiestwaytoseethem?FirstgetamapofNewYorkCitywhichisoftensuppliedfreeatgasstationsandtouristsoffices.Youcantakeabustourbutabetterwaytoseethesightsistowalkandyou’llwalkwithyourheadthrownbacksothatyoucanlookatthetallbuildingsrisinglikesteepcliff悬崖on__________ofthestreets.ItisnoteasytogetlostherE.ThestreetsofNewYorkfromsquarescalledblocks.Nearlyallthestreetsareinthestraightlinesrunningfromeasttowest.Thosefromnorthtosoutharecalledavenues.Mostoftheavenuesandstreetshaveonlynumbers.ThefamousfifthAvenueisthedividinglinebetweentheeastandwestinManhattan.Hereyou’llseetheEmpireStateBuilding.Onthe102ndfloorover1400feetabovethegrounditispossibleforyoutoseetheareainwhichoneintenofallthepeopleinAmericalive.YoucanalsolookdownattheotherhugeskyscraperstheUnitedNations’buildingstheStatueofLiberty自由女神像intheharborBroadway---thelongeststreetintheworldbutnotthestraightestandthegreatestshipsintheworld’sbiggestport.1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words._________________________________________________________________________2.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?AstreetknownastheFifthAvenuedividesManhattanintotwoparts---theeastandthewest._________________________________________________________________________3.PleasefillintheblankinthesecondparagraphwithproperwordsandphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words_________________________________________________________________________4.WhichisthebetterwaytoseethesightsinManhattan---totakeabusortowalk?Why?_________________________________________________________________________5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE._________________________________________________________________________
MartiSementellihasbeenabaseballplayersincepreschoolthrowingplasticballsandswingingatinywoodbatfromthetimeshewas3yearsolD.Shewasasolidplayerateveryyouthlevelandsometimesastar.In2007NikeevenfeaturedtheyoungCalifornianinaTVcommercial.DespiteherexperienceSementellinow16hadahardtimefindingahighschoolthatwouldallowhertotryoutfortheboys’baseballteam.Twoparochialschools教会学校nearherfamily’shomeinNorthHollywoodsaidnoandseveralpublicschoolswerelukewarm冷淡的totheideA.FinallyshefoundBurbankHighSchoolwhereshe’snowasophomoreandamemberoftheJVbaseballteam.Sementelli’sstoryisnotuniquE.Acrossthecountrygirlsdevotedtobaseball--andwithasmanyseasonsofyouthballundertheirbeltsastheirmaleteammates--arefindingitisn’teasytostayinthesportwhentheyreachhighschool.Biologydoesplayaroleinthesituation:BoysespeciallyolderonesoftenhaveanedgeovergirlsinsizeandstrengthallowingthemtothrowharderandswingwithgreaterforcE.Butgirlssaythatthetoughestbattlesarenotaboutcapabilitiesbutagainstthetraditionalattitudethatbaseballisforboys.Mostpeoplejustareincapableofseeingbeyondwhat’seasysaysJenniferRingtheauthorofStolenBases:WhyAmericanGirlsDon’tPlayBaseballandaprofessorattheUniversityofNevada-Reno.Itismuchneaterifwesayboysplaybaseballandgirlsplayothersports.InatleastonestateMassachusettsgirlsarebarredfromtryingoutforboys’baseballinhighschoolsthatalsooffersoftball.NebraskadroppeditsbanlastyearandinJanuaryIndianaremoveditsbanafterbeingsued控告bytheparentsofLoganYounga15-year-oldaspiringcatcherandfreshmanatBloomingtonSouthHighSchool.81.WhendidSementellibegintoplaybaseball?nomorethan6words82.WheredidSementellistayinabaseballteam?nomorethan6words83.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutgirls’capabilitiesinbaseball?nomorethan10words84.Inwhichstatesaregirlsallowedtoplaybaseball?nomorethan4words______________________________________________________________________________
MoreandmorecorporationsaretakinganinterestincorporatesocialresponsibilityCSR.CSRismadeupofthreebroadlayers.Themostbasicistraditionalcorporatecharitywork.Companiestypicallyspendabout1%ofpre-taxprofitsonworthyprojects.Butmanyfeelthatsimplywritingchequestocharitiesisnolongerenough.Insomecompaniesshareholderswanttoknowthattheirmoneyisbeingputtogooduseandemployeeswanttobeactivelyinvolvedingoodworks.Moneyaloneisnottheanswerwhencompaniescomeunderattackfortheirbehavior.HencethesecondlayerofCSRwhichisabranchofriskmanagement.Startinginthe1980swithenvironmentaldisasterssuchastheexplosionatBhopalandtheExxonValdezoilspillindustryafterindustryhassufferedblowstoitsreputation.Socompaniesoftenrespondedbytryingtomanagetherisks.Theytalktonon-governmentalorganisationsNGOsandtogovernmentscreatecodesofconduct行为准则anddevotethemselvestomoretransparency透明intheiroperations.Increasinglytoo.theyalongwiththeircompetitorssetcommonrulestospreadrisks.AllthisislargelydefensivebuttherearealsoopportunitiesforthosethatgetaheadofthegamE.TheemphasisonopportunityisthethirdlayerofCSR:theideathatitcanhelptocreatevaluE.IfapproachedinastrategicwayCSRcouldbecomepartofacompany'scompetitiveadvantagE.Thatisjustthesortofthingchiefexecutivesliketohear.Theideaofdoingwellbydoinggoodhasbecomepopular.Neverthelessthebusinessoftryingtobegoodisbringingdifficultquestionstoexecutives.CanyoumeasureCSRperformance?ShouldyoubecooperatingwithNGOsandyou’reyourcompetitors?Isthereanyreallycompetitiveadvantagetobehadfromagreenstrategy?Corporatesocialresponsibilityisnowseenasamainstream.Bigcompanieswanttotelltheworldabouttheirgoodcitizenshipwiththeirdevotiontosocialresponsibilities.DonebadlyCSRisoftenjustwindow-dressingandcanbepositivelyharmful.Donewellthoughitisnotsomeseparateactivitythatcompaniesdoonthesideacornerofcorporatelifereservedforvirtue美德itisjustgoodbusiness.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS78.Both_________insomecompaniesfinditnolongerenoughtosimplydonatemoneytocharities.79.GiveoneexampleofthedefensivemeasuresofriskmanagementaccordingtothepassagE.80.WiththeemphasisonopportunitythethirdlayerofCSRismeantto_________.81.Accordingtothepassagegoodbusinessparagraph6meansthatcorporations________whilemakingprofits.
Doyoufinditdifficulttolearnaforeignlanguagesuccessfully?Herearesometipstohelpyouout:1.Spendthetime!ByfarthemostimportantfactorishowmuchtimeyouareabsorbedinthelanguagE.Themoretimeyouspendwiththelanguagethefasteryouwilllearn.Thismeanslisteningreadingwritingspeakingandstudyingwordsandphrases.Thisdoesnotmeansittinginclasslookingoutthewindownorlisteningtootherstudentswhodonotspeakwellnorgettingexplanationsinyourownlanguageabouthowthelanguageworks.Thismeansspendingtimeenjoyablyconnectedtothelanguageyouarelearning!2.Listenandreadeveryday!ListennomatterwhereyouareonyourMP3player.Readwhatyouarelisteningto.ListentoandreadthingsthatyoulikethingsthatyoucanmostlyunderstandorevenpartlyunderstanD.IfyoukeeplisteningandreadingyouwillgetusedtothelanguagE.OnehouroflisteningorreadingismoreeffectivethanmanyhoursofclasstimE.3.Focusonwordsandphrases!Buildupyourvocabulary—youwillneedlots.Starttonoticewordsandhowtheycometogetherasphrases.Learnthesewordsandphrasesthroughyourlisteningandreading.Readonlineusingonlinedictionariesandmakeyourownvocabularylistsforreview.SoonyouwillrunintoyournewwordsandphraseselsewherE.Graduallyyouwillbeabletousethem.Donotworryabouthowcorrectlyyouspeakuntilyouhaveaccumulatedplentyofwordsthroughlisteningandreading.4.Takeresponsibilityforyourownlearning!Ifyoudonotwanttolearnthelanguageyouwon’t.Ifyoudowanttolearnthelanguagetakecontrol.ChoosecontentthatyouwanttolistentoandreaD.Seekoutthewordsandphrasesthatyouneedtounderstandyourlisteningandreading.Donotwaitforsomeoneelsetoshowyouthelanguagenortotellyouwhattodo.Discoverthelanguagebyyourselflikeachildgrowingup.Talkwhenyoufeellikeit.Writewhenyoufeellikeit.A.teachercannotteachyoutobecomefluentbutyoucanlearntobecomefluentifyouwantto.5.Relaxandenjoyyourself!Donotworryaboutwhatyoucan’trememberorcan’tyetunderstandorcan’tyetsay.Itdoesnotmatter.Youarelearningandimproving.Thelanguagewillgraduallybecomeclearerinyourbrain.Sositbackandenjoy.JustmakesureyouspendenoughtimewiththelanguagE.TitleHowtolearnaforeignlanguage:5keystoyour76▲inlearningitKeysContentsSpendthetime!※Themore77▲youspendwiththelanguagethefasteryouwilllearn.Thismeanslisteningreadingwritingspeakingandstudying78▲.Listenandreadeveryday!※Listen79▲youareonyourMP3player.Listentoandread80▲youlikethingsthatyoucanmostlyunderstandorevenpartlyunderstanD.Focusonwordsandphrases!※Buildupyourvocabulary.Don’tbeworriedaboutmaking81▲whenyouspeak.Takeresponsibilityforyourownlearning!※Ifyoudowanttolearnthelanguagetakecontrol.Discoverthe82▲byyourselflikeachildgrowingup.Be83▲andenjoyyourself!※What84▲isthatyouarelearningandimprovingandthelanguagewill85▲becomeclearerinyourbrain.
HowToDealWithA.BullyingProblemQuestionforCindi:MysonGregisabouttoturn13heisingrade8.HehasbeenconstantlybulliedsincewemovedtothisneighborhooD.Byourneighbor'ssonandafewboysupthestreet.Inadditionhetendstogetalotofnamecallingatschool.Ihavegotintouchwithhisteacherthisyearandreportedittotheprincipal.Theboysupourstreetwroteontheschoolbrickwallsabouthim.Thepolicewerecalledandspokewithmyson.TheygavehimtheircarD.IhavelefttwomessageswiththembuthavenothadanyresponsE.Alsomysonistellingthemtogetlostbuttheycontinuebullyinghim.ForexampleWritingnotestohimandmakingfunofhimconstantlyinfrontofhisclassmates.Hedoesnotwanttoreportit.HegetsveryemotionalandfeelsdefeateD.Hisfatherdoesnotthinkheisdoingenoughfightingback.Ibelieveheis.AtthesametimehissupportoffriendsatschoolisnotsosupportivE.Iamataloss.Pleasehelp.ResponseformCindiYouandyoursonneedsomehelp!Iamrelievedtohearthatyouarenotsuggestinghefightbackbecausethatkindofactioncanleadtomuchmoreseriousharmforyourson.Pleasere-contacttheschool.Youmaywanttoconsidershowingthemtheemailyousent.YoursondeservestofeelsafeatschoolanditsoundsasifheisbeingtargeteD.Setupameetingwiththeteacherandtheprincipal.Writeoutyourconcernsandwhatyoursonneedsinordertofeelsafeandsuccessfulatschool.ContacttheschoolpoliceofficerandaskforsomeassistancE.Expectsomehelpandsupportfromtheschoolforbothyoursonandyourselves.Ifyouareunsatisfiedwiththeresultsofyourmeetingcontactthedistrictofficial.ItisalsoagoodideatokeepawrittenrecordofallphoneconversationsandmeetingsthatyouattenD.Actrightaway.Yoursonneedsyoutosupportonhisbehalf.Goodluck.Note:AnswerthefollowingquestionandcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.62.WhatdoesGreg’smothermainlycomplainabout?63.CindiismuchsatisfiedthatGrag’smother_________________________________________.64.AccordingtoCindi’sadviceGreg’smothershould__________firstandthen________ifsheisunsatisfieD.
AdvertisingisusedtomakesomethingsuchasaproductserviceorideaknowntothepubliC.Manytypesofadvertisingareusedforthepurposeofbuildingbrandsandincreasingproductsales.AdvertisingispresenteverywhereinourdailylifE.Printmedialikemagazinesandnewspapersallowsadvertisementstoreachtheirreaders.Magazinesincludearticlesandimagesintendedtoattractaspecific特定的typeofconsumers.Newspaperadvertisingisnotaseffectiveasitwasbeforebecauseoftheappearanceofothertypesofadvertisements.BroadcastadvertisingincludesTVandradiomessages.Traditionalformsofthesetypesofadvertisementsarecommercials商业广告shownduringatelevisionprogramorbeforeamoviE.Productplacementadvertising植入式广告isalessobviouswaytopromoteaproduct.Withproductplacementadvertisingcompaniespaytohavetheirproduct‘used’byanactororactressintheprogram.WhenyouseesomeoneinaTVshowormovieusingaspecificbrandthisisproductplacement.Internetadvertisingisoneofthenewtypesandcanbeachievedinanumberofways.FlashadvertisingreferstomessagesthatjumpontoyourcomputerscreenandoftenmovearounD.Theycanbehardtocloseandareannoyingbutausefulwayofgainingyourattention.Outdooradvertisingoftenusesadvertisingboardsasitsmainway.Ofcoursethetypeofadvertisingalsoincludesusingcarswithmessagesonthemorlargesignsplacedonthesidesofbuses.Theycanalsobesignsinstadiumsdrawingtheattentionoflargecrowds.81.What’sthepurposeofadvertising?nomorethan8words2marks______________________________________________________________________82.Whatisproductplacementadvertising?nomorethan11words2marks______________________________________________________________________83.Howdoesflashadvertisingdrawyourattention?nomorethan15words3marks______________________________________________________________________84.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?nomorethan6words3marks______________________________________________________________________
AsayoungmanAlwasaskilledartistapotter.Hehadawifeandtwofinesons.OnenighthisoldersondevelopedaseverestomachachE.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommonintestinal肠的disorderneitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Butthediseasewasactuallyacuteappendicitis阑尾炎andtheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.KnowingthedeathcouldhavebeenpreventedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituationAl'semotionalhealthdeclinedundertheenormousburdenofhisguilt.Tomakemattersworsehiswifelefthimashorttimelaterleavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldhandleandhebecameanalcoholiC.AsthealcoholismprogressedAlbegantoloseeverythinghepossessed—hishomehislandhisartobjectseverything.EventuallyAldiedaloneinaSanFranciscomotelroom.WhenIheardofAl'sdeathIthoughtWhatacompletefailure!Whatatotallywastedlife.AstimewentbyIbegantore-evaluatemyearlierharshjudgment.YouseeIknewAl'snowadultsonErniE.HeisoneofthekindestmostcaringmostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IwatchedErniewithhischildrenandsawthefreeflowoflovebetweenthem.IknewthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewherE.Ihadn'theardErnietalkmuchabouthisfather.OnedayIworkedupmycouragetoaskhim.I'mreallypuzzledbysomethingIsaiD.Iknowyourfatherwasbasicallytheonlyonetoraiseyou.Whatonearthdidhedosothatyoubecamesuchaspecialperson?Erniesatquietlyandreflectedforafewmoments.ThenhesaidFrommyearliestmemoriesasachilduntilIlefthomeat18Alcameintomyroomeverynightgavemeakissandsaid'Iloveyouson.'TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatafoolIhadbeentojudgeAlasafailurE.HehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehindbuthehadbeenakindlovingfatherandheleftbehindoneofthefinestmostgivingmanIhaveeverknown.56.WhywasAlinguilt?nomorethan12words57.WheredidAldie?nomorethan5words58.WhatmadeAladdictedtoalcohol?nomorethan10words59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordenormousmostprobablymean?1word60.WhatdidAl’ssonErnielearnfromhisfather?nomorethan11words
WhenknowinghissongotaC.gradeinthemathsexamthefatherwasproudandcheerful.Thisisthetear-jerkingmomentwhenaproudfatheriscapturedoncameracelebratinghisson'sexamresult.Aftersettingupthehiddencameratheboycallshisfathertothekitchentellinghiminawhisper:'I'vejustgotsomethingfromschool;Ineedyoutocomeandlookatit.'Hisfatherwhocanbeheardshoutingfromelsewhereinthehouseasks:'Hassomethinghappened?'towhichthenaughtyteenagerAriareplies:'Yes!It'sreallyimportant'.Ashisnervous-lookingfatherapproachesAriasays:'ComeandhaveachatwithmE.Justcomeinandreadthat'hesayswhilepassingoverapieceofpaperdisplayingtheresult.AfterseeinghissonhasachievedaC.gradeinthemathsexamthemanasks:'Isthatveracious?'beforeburstingintotearsofjoy.Thepairhugbeforethedisbelievingdadasksagain'Areyousure?They'venotmadeamistake?Ican'tbelieveit;Ijustcan'tbelieveit!'AmereyearbeforethevideowasfilmedtheschoolboyreceivedanFinthesubject.Heexplained'InEnglandyouneedaC.tobasicallydoanythingwithyourlifE.I'veneverbeenamazingacademicallyandhavestruggledthroughschool.NeithermeormydadormyteachersthoughtIwasgoingtogetmyCformeitwastough.WhenItoldmyDadwhomeanstheworldtomethiswashisreaction...Enjoy'.Stillfeelinghappyfromthenewshisdelightedfathertellshim:'You'resetforlife!You'resetforlife!'.Theteenisseensmilingintothecameraattheendofthevideoseeminglyasthrilledwiththeresultashisemotionalfather.56.WhydoesAriacallhisfathertothekitchen?nomorethan15words57.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordveraciousmeaninthe3rdparagraph?oneword58.InParagraph3whydoesAria’sfatheraskthosequestions?nomorethan10words59.WhatdoesaC.grademeantoapersoninEngland?nomorethan15words60.HowdoyoulikeAria’sfather?Why?nomorethan20words
Ifyouareworriedaboutthingsandareunderalotofstressatworkorschoolyouareprobablynotsleepingwell.Worrycankeepyouawaketurninginbeduntiltheearlyhoursofthemorningwhenyoufinallyfallasleep.Whenyouwakeupyoudon’tfeelfreshbuttiredandwornoutandunabletofaceanewday.Dr.HenryWinkleinarecentnewspaperarticleStressandSleepsaysthatworryandsleeparedirectlyrelateD.HesaysThemoreweworrythelesswesleepandthemoreweareunabletodealwithstress.Ifwecanfindawaytogetagoodnight’ssleepheaddswecanoftenfindtheenergytodealwithwhat’sworryingus.Sowhatisagoodnight’ssleepResearchshowsthattheamountofsleepwhichpeopleneedinordertokeephealthyvariesalot.Sevenhoursisabouttheaverageamount.ThoughstrangelyenoughsleepinglongeroftengivesyouaheadacheinsteadofmakingyoufeelmorecomfortablE.Dr.Winklebelievesthatpreparingforsleepingisimportant.PeoplewhoworklateshouldtrytogivethemselvesashortbreakanddosomethingrestfulbeforegoingtobeD.DoingsomeexerciseearlierinthedayshouldhelpyoutofeelphysicallyaswellasmentallytireD.AbedtimedrinkcanalsohelpbutnotcoffeeorteA.WhenyouputthelightoutDr.Winklesayspayattentiontorelaxingyourmusclesworkingslowlyupfromyourfeetandyou’llbeasleepbeforeyouknowit.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?within5words________________________________________________________________________57.Howdoyoufeelifyoudon’tsleepwell?within12words________________________________________________________________________58.HowdowefeelifwesleeplessaccordingtowhatDr.WinklesaysinParagraph2?within5words________________________________________________________________________59.Howlongisagoodnight’ssleepinaverageaccordingtotheauthor?within5words________________________________________________________________________60.What’stheadvantageifyoudosomeexerciseearlierintheday?within8words________________________________________________________________________
TherearealotofdifferencesbetweenAmericansandChineseinromancE.Themaindifferencesareinphysicalactionsandoralexpression.InphysicalactionsAmericansaremoreopen.TheyhugeachotherwhentheymeettogetherandgivekissestoeachotherwhentheywanttoexpresstheirlovE.Theysharetheiremotionsdirectly.UnlikeAmericansChineseareshyaboutshowingtheirfeelingsphysically.Theyalwayskeeptheiremotionsundercontrol.Theonlyromantichintistoholdhandswitheachotherintheirownroom.Theytakeworkinghardandbeingresponsibleaswaystoshowtheirromanticfeelingstotheirspouses配偶.InoralexpressionAmericanssaysweetwordstoeachotheranytimesuchasIloveyouHoneyetC.Theysendcardstoshowthefeelingsofapologyandbeingsorrygreetingsandappreciation.Americansareopen-mindeD.IncontrastChineserarelysayIlikeyoutoeachother.Eveniftheydosomethingwrongtheydon’tapologizetotheirspouses.TheythinkthatthereisnothingtobesorryforbetweenacouplE.Theybelievethatbuyinggiftsforeachotherisawasteofmoney.TheythinkthattodotheirbestandsupportthefamilyinthewealthyconditionshowstheirlovetothespousE.Thatismuchbetterthansayingsweetwords.InconclusionAmericansareopenanddirectbutChineseareshy.ThereisreallyalotofdifferenceinromanticexpressionbetweentheAmericanandChinesE.46.HowdoAmericansshowromanceinaphysicalway?_______________________________________________________________________________47.WhatcanweconcludefromAmericans’romanticexpressions?_______________________________________________________________________________48.WhatdoAmericansandChinesedotoshowcongratulationstosomeone?_______________________________________________________________________________49.WhatdoChinesedotoshowtheirromanticfeelingtotheirspouses?_______________________________________________________________________________50.WhydoChinesethinkitunnecessarytoapologizetoone’swifeorhusband?
LeadershipTrainingontheImportanceofCooperationAsweallknowinorderforateamtobesuccessfultheyneedtobeabletoeffectivelyworktogether.Withoutcooperationwithintheteamallofusmemberswon’tbeabletofunctionattheirfullestpotential.Andasaleaderitwouldbeyourjobtoachievecooperationwithinthewholeteamforonlythroughthiswillyoubealbetoachieveyourgoalwithyourteam.Thisarticlewillbehelpingyoudiscoverwaystobringoutcooperationfromthewholeteam.Thiswouldbeteachingyouonhowtoworkwithpeoplethroughpartnershipwhichisbasedonmutualtrustandrespect.Thesearethevialthingsneededforthedevelopmentofcooperationandteamworkwhichyouneedtofocusinyourleadershiptraining.BeloyaltoyourteamAnorganizationisdividedintotwogroupstheemployeesandthemanagement.Mostofthetimestheinterestsofthetwogroupsdon'tgotogetherandasaleaderyouwouldcommonlybecaughtinbetween.Youareamemberofthemanagementbutyouareworkinghandinhandwiththeemployees.Youalsoneedtoshowconcernforyourteam.Beontheirsideyetnotcompromisingthemanagement’ssidE.Letthemunderstandthatyouknowwherethe’recomingfrom.Throughthisyouwillgaintheirloyaltywhichisthebasiccomponentofcooperation.GaintheirtrustGainingthetrustofyourmembersdoesn'tonlygivethechancetodevelopcooperationwithintheteam.Italsogivesyouthechancetogainloyaltyfromthem.Bygainingtheirloyaltytheywillbealbetofollowyouwithouthesitationanddoubt.Howevergainingaperson’strustismoreeasilysaidthandonebutthemostimportantthingrequiredtogainaperson’strustisbeinggenuineandconsistent.Bealwaysfaironallyourmembersatalltimes.Don'tmakethemfeelyou’rejustafteryourgainsInbuildingaconnectionwithyourteamyoushouldalwaysmakethemfeelthatyou’renotjustusingthemforyourowngains.Youshouldlearnthatpeopledon'tlikethefeelingofbeingusedbyothers.Theywouldbediscouragedandwouldtendnottodotheirbestiftheyfeelthatway.Youshouldmakethemfeelthatyou’repushingthemnotonlyforyourowngainsbutalsofortheirbenefits.Avoidmakingthemfeelthatyouarejustusingthemforyourownreasons.Ateamwon’teverbesuccessfulwithoutteamworkandcooperation.Thereforeasaleadertryyourverybesttoinspireteamworkonyourteam.Bearolemodeltoyourteamandalwaysshowthemthatyouareateamplayer.ThiswouldgreatlyencourageyourteamtofollowyourexamplE.
Whenmyfatherwascelebratingamilestone里程碑birthdayIpulledtogetherasurprisegiftthathewouldneverforget.Ashewasapproaching60Ihadafunidea:WhatifIcouldgetthememoriespeoplehadofhimputeachoneintoanenvelope-60intotal-andhavehimopenthemonebyoneonhisbirthday?SoIwroteane-mailtofamilyandfriendsexplainingmyideA.Isentthee-mailandwaiteD.AndthentherepliesstartedcominginandIwasveryverysurpriseD.Thereweresomanymemoriesandtheywereallsolovely.Theycamefromthe’50s’60s’70sfromeverydecade十年betweennowandthedaymydadwasborn.Theycamefrommymothermysiblingsmygrandmamydad’sfriendsfromhighschoolhissistermydad’sfirstbossacolleagueathisfirstjobfrompeoplewhohadn’tseenmydadin40yearsfrompeopleImyselfhadn’teveninformeD.Theytypedthemandhandwrotethem.Theymailedthemande-mailedthem.ThenightbeforeDad’sbirthdaymysisterandIstayeduplateputtingeverythingtogetherwithsomeenvelopes.Thenextmorningafterbreakfastandpresentsandcakewegavethepileofenvelopestohim.JustonemorethingforyouwesaiD.IttookhimalongtimetoopenthemandreaD.Eachonewasabrieftickettoanothertimealeap跳跃backwardoveryearsanddecades.Therewasalotoflaughterandafewtearstoo.Iwaskindofsadwhentheprojectwasoverbecauseitwasgreatfuntocollectthesememories.ItgavemeadifferentpictureofmydaD.56.Whendidtheauthorgiveherfatherasurprisegift?nomorethan4words57.Whosentthemails?nomorethan6words58.Whydidtheauthorandhersisterstayuplatethenightbeforetheirfather’sbirthday?nomorethan9words59.Howdidtheauthor’sfathermostprobablyfeelwhenhereadthemails?nomorethan3words60.Whatwasthesurprisegift?nomorethan6words
Peoplearequitesensitivebynaturebutonlyafewofusactuallyshowit.Thereasonwhyweusuallyprefertokeepthingstoourselvesisthatwearescaredthatothersmayjudgeusorconsiderusweak.Howeversometimesitisnecessarytoopenupandbehonestanddirectaboutyourstruggles—youcannotgethelpfromothersunlessyouletthemknowthatyouneeditandthatisusuallythemostdifficultpartsinceittakesalotofcouragE.Herearesometipsonfindingthecouragetoopenup.Thefirstandperhapsmostimportantsteptowardfindingthecourageyouneedtoopenupistoknowwhatyouremotionis.Youwillneedtoexplainyourfeelingsandemotionstothepersonyouareopeninguptoandit’strulychallengingtonametheemotionthatyoufeeldeepinsidE.Ifyouareabletodothatyouwillseethatotherpeoplewillfinditaloteasiertounderstandandacceptthethingsyouhavetosay.WeconnectwithothersthroughemotionsandlanguagE.AnotherimportantthingyouneedtodoistospendmoretimewithotherpeoplE.NotonlywillyoufeelmorefamiliarwiththembutyouwillalsolearntheirreactionsmakingitaloteasiertofindcommongrounD.Peoplereactdifferentlytounusualorevenshockingnewsandwhenyouspendmoretimewiththeonewhoisabouttoreceivethenewsyouwillcreateanemotionalandmentalconnectionwiththemmeaningthatitwillbeslightlymoredifficultforthemtoreactnegatively.Peoplearenotmind-readersandweallknowhowcomplexthehumanmindandemotionscanget.Noteventhosewhohavebeenclosetoyoufordecadesareabletoknowwhat’sgoingoninyourmindandyoushouldneverexpectthemtobeableto.Nobodyknowsforsurewhatyouwantandonlyafewpeopleareevencurioustofindout.Shareyourexperiencesemotionsdesiresandplanswiththeotherpersonratherthanwaitingforthemtoguesswhatishappeningdeepinsideyou.Thefinaltipistosimplyrelax.Itoftenhappensthatwecreateworstpossiblesituationsdeepinsideourminds—situationsthatremaintheremostofthetimewhiletherealityistotallydifferent.Makesurenevertrytoassumethefeelingsthoughtsoremotionsofotherpeople—youmaybeterriblywrong.Letthemspeakforthemselvesbeforedrawinganyconclusions!Thesearethemostimportanttipstocarefullyconsiderbeforeopeninguptosomeoneaboutaseriousemotionalmatter.81onFindingtheCouragetoOpenUpIntroduction●Weseldomshowthatwearesensitivebecausewedon’twanttobe82orconsideredweak.●Openupandbehonestanddirectaboutyourstruggles83youcannotgethelpfromothers.TipsKnowwhatyou’refeeling84theemotionthatisdeepinsideyouandotherpeoplewillfinditaloteasiertounderstandandacceptwhatyouhavetosay.Spendmoretimetogether●Spendmoretimewithotherpeopleandyouwillnotonlyfeelmore85withthembutyouwillalsolearntheirreactionsandfindcommongroundmoreeasily.●Connectwiththememotionallyandmentallywhichhelpsthemreactpositively.Neverexpectanyoneto86yourmindNomatterhow87theyaretoyoutheycanneverfigureoutwhatishappeninginyourminD.88●Therealityistotally89fromtheworstsituationsyouhaveimagineD.●Itisunwiseofyoutoassumeothers’feelingsthoughtsoremotions—letthemspeakforthemselvesinsteaD.ConclusionYoushouldtakethesetipsinto90considerationbeforeopeninguptosomeonE.
Expertssaythatwecanalllearnfromthebehaviorofgoodlanguagelearnerstobecomebetteratlanguages.Goodlanguagelearnerslookforopportunitiestohearandusethenewlanguageoutsideoftheclassroomonadailybasisandconsequentlylearnthelanguagemorequickly.Iftheyarestudyinginacountrywherethelanguageisspokenthisiseasytodo.Forinstancetheycantalktosalesclerksjoinsportsclubsoreventalktopeopleincoffeeshops.Howeveriftheyarestudyinginacountrywherethelanguageisnotspokentherearestillwaystopracticeoutsideofclass.TheymightreadnewspapersandmagazinesinthatlanguagewatchmovieslistentoMP3orjoinchatrooms.InadditiongoodlanguagelearnerstrydifferentwaystomaketheirmessageunderstooD.Forexampleiftheydonotknowthewordlaundromattheymightsaytheplacewhereyoucanwashclothes.Ifthatdoesnotworktheymighteventrydrawingalaundromatwithwashersanddryersoracting.Thepointisthatgoodlanguagelearnersarecreativeanddonoteasilygiveup.Becauseofthistypeofattitudetheylearnmorethanthosewhogetfrustrated.Finallygoodlanguagelearnersarepreparedtotakerisks.Insteadofbeingembarrassedbyamistakeorgettingfrustratedwhentheydonotunderstandtheyseeitasgainingalearningopportunity.ForexampleiftheydonotunderstandwhatsomeonesaidthefirsttimetheyarenotafraidtoaskthemtorepeatitagainandagainuntiltheydounderstanD.Orifsomeonecorrectstheirvocabularyorgrammartheytrytorememberinsteadofbecomingshyaboutspeaking.Becomingfluentinalanguagetakestimeanditcannotbedoneinjustafewmonths.Howeverlookingforopportunitiestopracticethelanguagetryingdifferentwaystocommunicatetakingrisksandbeingpreparedtomakemistakeswillhelpyoubeaproficient熟练的andconfidentlanguagelearnerinthelongrun.66.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?nomorethan15words_____________________________________________________________________67.Theunderlinedwordfrustratedinparagraph3couldbereplacedby___?nomorethan5words_____________________________________________________________________68.Whatriskmaylanguagelearnerstakeaccordingtoparagraph4?nomorethan15words_____________________________________________________________________69.Howlongdoesittaketolearnalanguagewellintheauthor'sopinion?nomorethan8words_____________________________________________________________________70.Whathaveyoulearnedfromthegoodlanguagelearners?nomorethan20words._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AshleyPower’smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.WhenshewasthirteenshewassurfingtheInternetregularlybutshecouldn’tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.AndonedayshethoughtIfIhadmyownwebsiteI’dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers.SowhenAshleywassixteenshelaunchedherownwebsitecalledGooseHeaD.ShehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbebutthreeyearslaterthesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100000hitseverydayandAshleyhadabout30employees.Afterafewyearsthewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshleywholivesinLosAngeleswasaskedtowriteabookcalledTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife.Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.ItbeginswithasectioncalledAllaboutAshleywhereAshleytellsreaderswhatitisliketobethebossofacompanywhenyouareonlysixteen.Iwassohappy.Butitwascrazyinalotofways.IgotmuchstresseD.ImeanIwasonlysixteen–Ididn’tevenhaveacar!Ifyouweresixteenandyouhadyourowncompanyyou’dbestressedtoo!InaninterviewAshleygaveadvicetoteenagerswhowantedtostarttheirownbusinessJustbestrongandhaveyourdreamsandworkhardatthem.Anddon’tlistenwhenpeopletellyouthatyoucan’tdoitbecauseIheard‘no’alot.Justkeepinguntilyouhear‘yes’!1.ForwhatpurposedidAshleycreateGooseHead?within10words2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?within6words3.AccordingtoParagraph3whatdidAshleydoafterGooseHeadcloseddown?within10words4.HowdidAshleyfeelasayoungbossofacompany?within5words5.WhatisthekeytosuccessaccordingtoAshley?within5words
①Helloisoneofthefirstwordswelearnasbabiesyetit’soneofthelastoneswethinktouseasadults.That’sunfortunatebecausesayinghelloismorethanjustsayinghello.Itisrecognitionofanother’sworth.Howmighttheworldchange—howmightwechange—ifwemasteredthisword?TofindoutIspentonemonthsayinghellotoeverypersonImet.Here’swhatI’velearneD.②Itcanboost促进productivity.InoneofthefewstudieseverdoneonthissubjectAllanAlldayanassistantprofessorofspecialeducationatOklahomaStateUniversityhadmiddleschoolteachersgreettheirstudentsindividuallyeachmorning.Thisexchangeofgreetingsraisedthekids’productivity.Schoolwentfromimpersonaltopersonalandthatresultedinmoreclassparticipation参与andbettergrades.③Environmentsinfluencefriendliness.Onestudyfoundthatpeopleinthecityweremorelikelytokissone’shandswithastrangerthanthoseinthecountrysidE.AndresearcherssaypleasantenvironmentsgenerallyencouragemoresmilesandhellosthanunpleasantonE.Myexperiencewassimilar.Whateverthereasonmyurbanhelloswereansweredfarlessoftenthanmyruralones.SimilarlypeopleinvacationspotsliketheJerseyShorewerefarfriendlierthanthosehurryingtoworkdowntown.④It’saformofuniversalhealthinsurancE.It’simpossibletosayhellowithoutsmiling.Andsmilinghasbeenshowntolowerbloodpressurerelievestressandboosthappiness.Apparentlyasmilecreatesasimilareffectintherecipient接受者.⑤Somaybewecanmaketheworldabetterplacebysayinghellotoeachother.AfteramonthofdoingitIfeellighterandmoreconnectedandIhaveabettersenseofwell-being.72.Inthefirstparagraphwhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingit’soneofthelastoneswethinktouseasadults?73.Theresearchshowsthatiftheschoolteachersgreettheirstudentseachmorningindividuallythestudents______________________.74.Threeeffectsofsmilingonhealthare:1___________2_____________3_____________75.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
Tobuildanincredibleandsuccessfulrelationshipissomethinglikeerectingabuilding.FirstofallyoushouldstartwiththeideaofbuildingsucharelationshipandthenyoucanputasolidfoundationstoneforthatideA.Puttingastrongfoundationstoneisveryimportantanditkeepsyourbuildingsteady.Everypartofthatbuildingistotallydependinguponthatsolidfoundation.Soherearethethreerulestoestablishasuccessfulrelationship:Thefirstruleisjusthavingfun.OncerelationshipisestablishedthenthethingsbecomestablE.Onceitgetsstablethenyoustartfeelingstifled压抑的andfunisnolongerthereinyourrelationship.Butrememberthisthingisverydangerousforrelationship.Youcanplansomethinggreatlikeaweekendroadtrip.Evenyoucanalsoplansomeofyourfavoriteactivitiesatleasttwiceamonth.EnjoylaughingwitheachotherandtrytofinddifferentwaystokeepthislaughteralivE.Thesecondruleisgivingrespecttoeachotherequally.Inrelationshipitisimportantthatboththepartnersshoulddeserveequaltreatment.IfanyoneofthepartnersdominatestotheotherthensuchrelationshipissurelynotgoingtosurviveforalongtimE.Suchrelationshipsarecalledunbalancedrelationshipanditisgoingtogivelotsofpain.Sotrytogiverespecttoeachotherequally.Thethirdruleisalwaystobeopenandhonestwitheachother.Anothergoodandimportantpartofanyrelationshipisbeinghonestandopen-mindedwithyourpartner.Whenevertheproblemarisesinyourrelationshonestyisverycrucial.Evenbeingopen-mindedwitheachotherisafoundationtoyourgoodrelationship.Honestyisamostvaluablething.Ifyoubecomeveryhonestwitheachotherthenproblemscanbeveryeasilysortedout.Youneedputlotsofeffortstobuildasuccessfulrelationship.Thiseffortisrequiredfromboththepartners.AndtherewardwhichyouaregoingtogetwillbefantastiC.Ifthethreerulesmentionedabovearemaintainedverywellthentherewillbeastrongchanceoflongtermandwonderfulrelationship.71.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?nomorethan8words_______________________________________________________________________________72.Whyshouldoneputasolidfoundationstoneforthatidea?nomorethan7words_______________________________________________________________________________73.Theunderlinedwordcrucialinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans_________.onewordonly74.Howistherewardthatyouwillwinafteryouhavemanagedtoestablishasuccessfulrelationship?onewordonly_______________________________________________________________________________75.Whichruledoyouthinkworksforyoumost?Why?nomorethan20words_______________________________________________________________________________
MarkTwainoncesaidThereareseveralkindsofstoriesbutonlyonedifficultkind---thehumorous.Itisn’teasytotellafunnystory.Infactsometimesit’snearlyimpossibletogetpeopletolaugh.Butwithalittleimaginationandalotofpracticeyoucandoit.FirstfindastoryyoulikE.Whetheryou’remakingituporretellingoneyou’veheardorreadit’sgottobeoneyouenjoy.Ifyoudon’tappreciatethehumorinityouraudiencewon’tfinditfunny.Makesuretheaudiencecanunderstandyourstoryinotherwaystoo.Ifitscharactersorthemesareboringtheywon’tcareandwon’tfinditfunny.Asyoutellthestorydon’tgiveawaythatsomethingfunnyiscoming.Themoreinnocentyourexpressionandtonearethefunnieritwillbewhenyoureachthefunnypoint;it’llbeasifyou’dsaidsomethingfunnybutdidn’tknowituntiltheaudiencestartedlaughing.Takeyourtimetellingthestory.Lettheaudienceenjoyitsdetails.Becarefulaboutrhythmandpacingandusepausesfordramaticeffectandtokeeptheaudienceguessing.UseyourvoicE.Notonlydoyouneedtomakesureeveryonehearsityoualsoneedtovaryyourintonation.BeexcitedinplacesthencalmdownabitandpauseforamomentbeforeyouhitthepunchlinE.Aboveallpractice!Whatyouthinkisfunnyisn’talwaysfunnytosomeoneelsE.Practiceinfrontofyourfamilyandfriendsinfactanysmallaudiencetogetafeelforwhatyoucandotomakethestorybetter.You’llknowwhatworksandwhatdoesn’tbytheaudience’sreaction.Title:HowtoTellaFunnyStoryIntroductionItisdifficulttotellafunnystorybutifyoujust_56__itanddoalotofpracticeyouraudiencewill__57__outlaughing.__58___FindafunnystoryIn__59__wayyougetthestoryitmustbetheoneyouthinkhumourous.Maketheaudience__60__thestoryMakesureyouraudience__61__aboutthestoryortheywon’tfinditfunny.Look__62___Pretendingtobeinnocentwillmaketheaudiencefindthestorymuch__63__.TakeyourtimeLeavetimefortheaudiencetoenjoythedetailsandletthemmakea_64__aboutthestory.PayattentiontoyourvoicE.Changethewayyourvoicesoundsasthestoryprogress.PracticePracticebeforesmallgroupofpeopleandyou’llknowfromtheir__65__whatneedstobeimproveD.66InawayPompeiiislikeatimecapsulep_____afrozenmoment.67.Physicalbeautymustalsobea_____byanattractiontosomethingdeeperwithinaperson.68.Someonei____isclevergoodatunderstandingideasandthinkingquickly.69Althoughtherewerelotsofdifficultiestoovercomesheneverletherproblemsd____her.70BecauseofmynewqualificationI’mgettingp_____atwork..71Theoldladyisofferinga____酬金of$50toanyonewhofindshercatforher.72WiththeselimitsonhercommunicationHelen’sbehavourwasoften____难以忍受的73Isighedwith____宽慰andagreedtomeetherattheconveniencestorE.74Hecompensatedhisspeakingprblemsbytalkingvery_____从容不迫地.75Thereisno____一致的viewonbeauty.
Theprivateautomobile私家车haslongplayedanimportantroleintheUS.InfactithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflifE.In198669%ofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecarand38%hadmorethanonE.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportationtheautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecitiesbutithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasureandalsototransporttheirchildrentodistantschools.Familylifehasbeenaffectedinvariousaspects.Thecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnicsoutingsandothersharedexperiences.Howeverwhenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecartheirparentscan’tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugs---orisshowingoffbyspeedingorbreakingothertrafficlaws.MothersofvictimsofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADDMotherAgainstDrunkDriving.Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies.TheyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrivingagE.Studentshaveformedasimilarorganization.SADDStudentsAgainstDrunkDrivingarespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.AmericanshavedifferentattitudestowardstheautomobilE.Forsomeitisanecessity.Butforothersitisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeopleasignofbecominganadult.AltogethercarsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.Title:71.______________intheUSA72.______________IthasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartofAmericanlifE.Percentageofownershipin1986l69%ofthefamiliesownedatleastonecar.l73.______________hadmorethanonE.74.______________PositivelFreeingworkersfromlivingneartheirplaceofwork.l75.______________thegrowthofcities.lBeinghelpfultofarmersinbusinesspleasureandsoon.76.__________lCausing77______________.lCausingdangerifimproperlyusedbyteenagers78.___________ofsettingupMADDandSADDTopreventfurthertragedies79.___________towardsowninganautomobilelAnecessityl80._____________ofsocialposition.lAsignofbecominganadult
[1]Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugsbutinmodern-daysocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.Somepeoplearecompulsive难以自制的shoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames[2]Overtheyearsshoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeverydaybutit’smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics.Theyarepeoplewhosimplyenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehookedonshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon’tneed.Eventhoughtheydon’thaveenoughmoneytheybuyeverythingtheywant.[3]Thequestionis:whydotheyhavethisaddiction?Thereisn’taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresadworriedupsetorlonelyandtheywanttofeelbetter.Theyusethisactivityasawaytoforgettheirproblems.Shopaholicssaythattheyfeelmoreimportantandbetteraftertheybuysomething.Theyalsotendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.[4]Shopaholismseemstobeaharmlessaddictionbutitcan___________.Someofthemcanbepsychological.Ifthisisthecasepeopleaddictedtoshoppingshouldgotoasupportgrouptohelpthembreakthishabit.Howevertheprocesslikeformostaddictionsislongandtheysufferalot.Itcanalsocausefinancialproblems.Theyjustthinkaboutsatisfyingtheirfeelingssotheyspendmoneytheydon’thavE.Theygetdeepindebtandtheycanevengobankruptandgetsenttoprison.56.Listthreeactivitiesthatmightdevelopintoaddictionsbasedonthetext.Pleaseanswerwithin8words①________________________②_______________________③________________________57.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?Pleaseanswerwithin8words_______________________________58.Fillintheblankinparagraph4withproperwords.Pleaseanswerwithin6words_________________________________________59.Whichsentenceinthetextistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Accordinglytheseshopaholicsshouldturntoacertainorganizationforhelpsothattheycanstopcompulsiveshopping.__________________________________________________________________60.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2intoChinesE.__________________________________________________________________
Anartopeningatanartgalleryisalwaysanimportantoccasion.Theatmosphereisfestivetheartisfreshandnew.Everyonefromtheartisttothegalleryownerisoptimisticabouthealthysalesandfavorablereviews.Inasensetheartitselfwillneverlookasgoodasitdoesduringtheopeningsothisoffersanopportunityforsignificantadvancementinanartist'scareer.A.successfulopeningcreatesabuzzintheartcommunitynotonlyabouttheartandtheartistbutalsoaboutthegallery.Thebettertheopeningthemorepeopletalk;wordspreadsandattendanceincreases.Andweallknowthatthemorepeoplewhoseetheart__________.Withthesefactsinmindthefollowingpointersaredesignedtomakeyouropeningsworkintermsofpublicityattendanceandsales.ThebestwaytomakeanartopeningworkistocreateinadvancealevelofexpectationthatencouragesasmanypeopletocomeandseeyourartaspossiblE.Oncepeopleknowaboutyourupcomingshowthefewerobstaclestheyhavetoovercomeinordertoattendandenjoyit.Makesureallartispricedonthewallsandthatyourpricelistandinstructionarevisibleandwithineasyreachofanyonewhowantstolearnmoreaboutyouandyourart.Beavailabletospeakwithanyonewhoshowsanylevelofinterestinyourart.Don'tmakeyourselfdifficulttoaccessbysurroundingyourselfwithfriendsandacquaintances;youcanseethemanytimE.ThebetterpeopleunderstandyourartthemorelikelytheyaretopurchasE.Bythewaywalkingupandintroducingyourselftosomeonewho'sseriouslystudyingyourpricesorlookingatyourartisperfectlyacceptablE.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.___________________________________________________________________57.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Onlywhenpeopleknowmoreaboutyourartcantheybemorewillingtobuyyourworks.___________________________________________________________________58.PleasefillintheblankinthesecondparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words.___________________________________________________________________59.IsanartopeningaveryimportantoccasionWhy?Pleaseanswerwithin30words._________________________________________________________________60.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphintoChinesE._________________________________________________________________
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