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Humansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown.Wetakedelightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocietiesbeyondoureverydaylives.Thissenseofwonderisuniversal.LookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindoutwhetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMarsandthepopularityoffantasy幻想literatureormovieslikeTheLordoftheRings.Thissenseofwonderdrawsustoeachothertotheworldaroundusandtotheworldofmake-believE.Buthavewegonesofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatwearemissingthepleasureofotherworldsthatalreadyexistallaroundus?Humanbeingsasbiologistshavesuggestedpossessaninborndesiretoconnectwithandunderstandotherlifeforms.Howeverpeopleespeciallyinbigcitiesoftenleadratherisolatedlives.InastudyofBritishschoolchildrenitwasfoundthatchildrenbyageeightweremuchmorefamiliarwithcharactersfromtelevisionshowsandvideogamesthancommonwildlifE.Withoutmodemtechnologyasmallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplantsinsectsbirdsandanimals.Whenwelackmeaningfulinteractionwiththeworldaroundusandsometimesevenwithourfamiliesandfriendsweseektounderstandandcommunicatewiththingsthatexistonlyinourimaginationsoronacomputerscreen.Theworldofmake-believeisnotnecessarilybadbutwhentheworldoffantasybecomestheonlyoutletforoursenseofwonderthenwearereallymissingsomething.WearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworlD.Otherwonderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmoreinterestingisthatifwelookcloselyenoughwecanseethattheseworldsinabroadsensearereallypartofourown.36.Whatmaniscuriousaboutismainly__________.A.theunknownworldB.theunusualeventsC.thedailytriflesD.theisolatedlives37.ThepopularityofTheLordoftheRingsproves.A.thecloseconnectionbetweenmanandthefantasyworldB.thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliteratureC.thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworldD.thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity38.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.Peoplearefarlessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasourceofwonder.C.TheworldoffantasycanbemirroredbyasmallandlivelyponD.D.Moderntechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.39.Ifoursenseofwonderreliestotallyontheworldofmake-believewewill_________.A.failtoappreciatethejoyinourlivesB.beconfusedbytheworldofmake-believeC.missthechancetorecognizethefantasyworldD.betrappedbyotherworldsexistingallaroundus40.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworlD.B.TowarnusnottogetlostinthefantasyworlD.C.Toargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonder.D.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believE.
Youngsterswhohavenoregularbedtimeorwhogotobedlaterthan21:00havelowerscoresforreadingandmaths.Lackofsleepmayinfluencehowwellthebrainlearnsnewinformation.ThefindingsonsleeppatternsandbrainpowercomefromaUKstudyofmorethan11000seven-year-olds.Theygatheredinformationonthechildrenattheagesofthreefiveandseventofindouthowwelltheyweredoingwiththeirlearningandwhetherthatmightberelatedtotheirsleepinghabits.Establishing制定agoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhoodisimportant.Irregularbedtimesweremostcommonattheageofthreewhenaroundoneinfiveofthechildrenwenttobedatvaryingtimes.Bytheageofsevenmorethanhalfthechildrenhadaregularbedtimeofbetween19:30and20:30.Childrenwithirregularbedtimestendedtobelesssuccessfulthantheirplaymatesintermsoftestscoresforreadingmathsandspatialawareness空间想象.Theinfluencewasmoreobviousthroughoutearlychildhoodingirlsthaninboysandappearedtobeincreasing.Theresearcherssaiditwaspossiblethatirregularbedtimeswereareflectionofchaotic无秩序的familysettingsandtheyhadaninfluenceoncognitive认知的performanceinchildren.ThechildrenwithlateandirregularbedtimescamefrommoresociallydisadvantagedbackgroundsandwerelesslikelytobereadtoeachnightandgenerallywatchedmoreTV.AftercontrollingforsuchfactorsthelinkbetweenpoorermentalperformanceandirregularbedtimesremaineD.67.Thetextmainlydealswiththerelationbetweenchildren’s.A.readingabilitiesandtheirsleepinghabitsB.mentaldevelopmentandtheirsleepinghabitsC.behaviourandtheirstudyinghabitsD.performanceinlearningandtheirsleepinghabits68.TheunderlinedwordTheyinthethirdparagraphrefersto.A.thefindingsB.theresearchersC.theseven-year-oldsD.thesleeppatterns69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Aboutonethirdofthethree-year-oldsgotobedatirregularbedtimes.B.IrregularbedtimesweremostcommonbeforethechildrenwerethreemonthsolD.C.Morethanhalfthechildrendidn’thavearegularbedtimeuntiltheyweresevenyearsolD.D.TeachersshouldhelptheirkidsestablishagoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhooD.70.Wecanknowfromthetextthat.A.boyswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthantheirplaymatesB.girlswithregularbedtimesperformbetterinlearningthanboysC.girlswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthanboysD.thegapbetweengirlswithandwithoutregularbedtimesislargerthanthatbetweenboys
Everyoneknowsthatregularbedtimesareimportantespeciallyforchildren.ButaresearchbyYvonneKellyofUniversityCollegeLondonshowsthatdaughtersitseemsdobenefitfromregularbedtimes.Sonsdonot.DrKellyandateamofcolleaguesexaminedthebedtimesandcognitive认知abilitiesof11178childrenborninBritainbetweenSeptember2000andJanuary2002whotookpartinaresearchprojectcalledtheMillenniumCohortStudy.Thebedtimeinformationtheyusedwascollectedduringfourvisitsinterviewersmadetothehomesofthoseparticipatinginthestudy.ThesehappenedwhenthechildrenwereninemonthsthreeyearsfiveyearsandsevenyearsofagE.Besidesaskingwhetherthechildrenhadsetbedtimesonweekdaysandiftheyalwaysusuallysometimesornevermadetheminterviewerscollectedinformationaboutfamilyroutineseconomic经济circumstancesandothermatters—includingwhetherchildrenwerereadtobeforetheywenttosleepandwhethertheyhadatelevisionintheirbedroom.ThechildreninquestionwerealsoaskedattheagesofthreefiveandseventotakestandardisedreadingmathematicaltestsfromwhichtheirIQscouldbetesteD.DrKelly’sreportshowsthatbythetimechildrenhadreachedtheageofsevennothavinghadaregularbedtimedidseemtoaffecttheircognition.ButthatwastrueonlyiftheywerefemalE.OntheIQscalewhoseaveragevalueis100pointsgirlswhohadhadregularbedtimesscoredbetweeneightandninepointsmorethanthosewhodidnot.BoyswerenotcompletelyunaffecteD.IrregularbedtimeslefttheirIQsaboutsixpointsbelowthoseoftheircontemporariesattheageofthreE.Butthedistinctiondisappearedbythetimetheywereseven.Thisdifferencebetweenthesexesispuzzling.Ididnotexpectitandmoreresearchisnecessary.saidDrKelly.64.Howlongdidtheresearchlast?A.AtleastninemonthsB.NearlythreeyearsC.LessthanfiveyearsD.Aboutsevenyears65.WhichwasNOTpossiblyincludedintheinterviewers’questions?A.Doyourchildrengotobedontimeonregularbasis?B.Whendoyourchildrengetupandstartofftoschool?C.Doyoureadtoyourchildrenbeforetheygotobed?D.Haveyourchildrendonewellinreadingandmathstests?66.Fromthefourthparagraphweknowirregularbedtime_______.A.haseffectsonboyswhentheyaresevenB.haseffectsonboyswhentheyarethreeC.haseffectsonboysandgirlswhentheyaresevenD.hasnoeffectonboysofdifferentagegroups67.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.sciencefiction.B.Children’sliteraturE.C.Anadvertisement.D.A.sciencereport.
Didyouknowthattherearegiftsthatwillmultiplyyourhappinesswhenyougivethemaway?Herearefiveofthosegifts.Givingthesegiftswillallowyoutosharewithothersyourmostuniquetreasure:yourrealself.Eachgiftwillreturntoyoumanytimes.1.ShareappreciationTellsomeonehowmuchyouappreciatethefaiththey'veshowninyou.Thankthemsincerelyforbeingpartofyourlife.Tellthemhowmuchtheyareneeded.Feelingappreciatedisoneofthemostimportantneedsthatpeoplehave.Whenyousharewithsomeoneyourappreciationandgratitudetheywillnotforgetyou.Appreciationwillreturntoyoumanytimes.2.SharetimeBalanceyourtimeexpenditures耗费soyoucanspendtimewiththepeoplethatyoulove.Supportlocalorganizationsbysharingyourspecialtalents.Volunteertimeforprojectsthatbenefitothersinyourcommunitycountryandworld.Whenweslowdownandobserveourthoughtscloselywewillsometimesuncovergiftsandtalentswedidn'tknowwehad.Sharingtimeandtalentscanresultindiscoveriesthatbringhappinessbeyondmeasure.3.ShareknowledgeandideasTellsomeoneaboutagreatbookthatyoureadsotheycanbenefitfromittoo.Teachanewconceptorideathatyou'velearned.Oneofthebestwaystostrengthennewconceptsinyourmindistosharethemwithothers.Themoreoftenyousharewhatyou'velearnedthestrongerthatinformationwillbecomeinyourmemory.Sharingknowledgealsoprovidessolutionstoproblems.Themoreknowledgewesharethemoreknowledgewereceiveinreturn.4.SharefriendshipAcknowledgesomeone'sstrengths.Letthemknowthatyouarewillingtobetherewhentheyneedyou.Visitsomeoneyouhaven'tseenforalongtime.Telephonefriendsorrelativeswholivefaraway.Introducetwofriendswhodon'tknoweachother.Bringingoneindividualintoanother'slifecanresultintremendouschangesforbothpeopleandforyou.Wesucceedwiththehelpofothers.Peoplegrowbygrowingtogether.Ifyou'dliketohavemanyfriendsthensharefriendshipwithothersgenerously.5.SharekindnessPerformarandomactofkindnessforsomeone:asmilecomplimentorafavorjustforfun.Thesewillmultiplyandspreadveryrapidly.ThereisapowerfulquotebyStephenJayGouldwhosaidThecenterofhumannatureisrootedintenthousandordinaryactsofkindnessthatdefineourdays.Kindnessispriceless.Thelovekindnessesandvaluewehavegivenauthenticallytootherswillbeourremainingtreasuresattheendoflife.ThinkaboutthisstatementbyNormanMacEwan:Happinessisnotsomuchinhavingassharing.Wemakealivingbywhatwegetbutwemakealifebywhatwegive.46.WhatisthebesttitleofthispassageA.Wewanttoshare.B.Giveyourpresentsaway.C.Wemakealifebygiving.D.Don’tbemeantogive.47.WhatcanwelearnfromStephenJayGould’swordsA.Weallcomefromaworldwhichisinaharmoniousatmosphere.B.Everybody’sdeepheartisfilledwithkindnessatfirstwhichdecidesourpresentlife.C.Kindnessisthemostimportantthinginourdailylife.D.Weneedkindnessallthetime.48.Forthosewhoarelivingalifeonthegowhatsuggestionwillthewriterprobablygivetothem?A.Tellthepeoplearoundyouhowmuchyoulovethem.B.Nooneisanisolatedisland.WesucceedwiththehelpofothersC.Themoreknowledgewesharethemoreknowledgewereceiveinreturn.D.Slowdownandenjoythelifewhichmaybringyouabrandnewworldwithhappiness.49.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.MagazinesB.NewspapersC.GuidebooksD.Scientificreports
Inchoosingafriendoneshouldbeverycareful.A.goodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluckbutwhenyouaredowntheywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacterespeciallyunderstandinghonestyandreliability.AboveallelseIlookforunderstandinginafrienD.A.goodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.HeisnotquicktojudgE.Insteadhetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splaceandhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametimehoweveragoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.InshortafriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptmE.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.IcanalwaysdependonagoodfrienD.IfhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintimeIcanbesurethathewillbetherE.IfIneedafavorhewilldohisbesttohelpmE.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfrommE.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.A.specialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.A.goodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlikE.Weshareexperienceandlearnfromeachother.A.goodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumortoo.HelikestolaughwithmE.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinmE.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliablehonestandunderstandingIknowI'vefoundafriend!56.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.understanding.B.honesty.C.reliabilityD.asenseofhumor.57.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends58.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck59.Thispassagemainlydiscuss______.A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend
SchoolgirlshavebeenwearingsuchshortskirtsataStaffordshireschoolthatthey’vebeenorderedtowearpantsinsteaD.AllskirtswillbebannedfromSeptemberatPagetHighSchoolinBranstonBurtonuponTrent.Tight-fittingtrouserswillalsobeforbiddenandMuslimhead-dresseswillhavetobeschoolbluecolor.HeadteacherDonSmithsaid:Oneofthebigissuesforusattheschoolhasbeenthenumberofgirlswhohavebeenwearinginappropriatelyshortskirts.ThishasbeenanareaofparticularconcernatatimewhentherehasbeenalotofmaterialnationallyaboutthesexualizationofyoungpeoplE.MrSmithsaiditwould’tbepracticaltocheckthelengthofgirls’skirtsandsaidablanketbanwouldbeeasierforstafftoenforcE.Hesaid:WedidnotwanttoarriveatasituationwhereweweretellinggirlstheirskirtscouldonlybeacertainnumberofcentimetersaboveorbelowthekneE.TheheadteachersaidtheysoughtopinionsfrompupilsparentsandotherteachersbeforetheuniformruleswerechangeD.Thenewclothingpolicyhasbeenexplainedinalettersenttoparentsoftheschools1000pupilsandwillcomeintoforceafterthesummerholiday.Theschoolalsowantspupilstowearclip-ontiesinsteadoftraditionalneckwear.Thisrulewillbephased分阶段实施inoverthenextyearandsupportwillbegiventoparentsunabletoaffordthenewtiE.Thenewuniformregimehasnotbeenwellreceivedbyeveryonehowever.Oneparentwhoseteenagedaughterattendstheschoolsaid:Icompletelyagreesomegirlswerewearingskirtsthatweretooshort.HoweverIthinkgirlsshouldbeallowedtobefeminine女性气质的.OtherschoolsmanagetoletgirlswearskirtswhilemakingsuretheyarenotinappropriatelydresseD.Idon’tseewhyPagetcan’tdothesamE.56.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.PagetHighschoolbansallskirts.B.Tight-fittingtrouserswillbeforbidden.C.Muslinhead-dresswillbeforbidden.D.Schoolgirlsareorderedtowearuniforms.57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Girlscanwearskirtswhicharelongenough.B.TheschoolwillofferuniformsforfreE.C.Girlsareallowedtowearskirtsthatcovertheirknees.D.Anoverallbanofgirlswillbecarriedout.58.AccordingtoParagraph2themajorproblemPagetHighSchoolisfacedwithisthat______.A.pupilshavetowearclip-ontiesB.manygirlsarewearingskirtstooshortC.manyparentsareunabletobuyschooluniformsD.thenewuniformsystemisn’tacceptedbyallstudents59.Whenthenewuniformpolicyistobeputintoforcewhatisthereactionofgirlsandtheirparents?A.Theyareallnotsatisfierwithit.B.Theycan’tagreetoitmorE.C.Theyaresupportivetothepolicy.D.Noparentsinsistontheirdaughterswearingshortskirts.60.Whatwillthenewclothingpolicyinclude?A.Girlscanwearshortskirtstolooksexy.B.NewtieswillbegiventosomegirlsforfreE.C.Theuniformruleswillbechangedifnecessary.D.Girls’wearingwillbecheckedregularly.
HowtoseeyourselfobjectivelyLookingatourselvesobjectivelyisn’teasy.71HerearesometricksIusetogetamoreaccuratepictureofmyself.Lookupnotdown.It’salwayseasytomakeyourselflookgoodbyfindingpeopleevenworsethanyou.Yesweagreeyou’renottheworstpersonintheworlD.That’snotthequestion.Thequestioniswhetheryoucangetbetter.72Criticizeyourself.73Ifthey’rerighttobeafraidthenyouneedtostartbyworkingonthat.Peoplewillfeelmorecomfortabletellingyouthetruthifyoustartbycriticizingyourselfshowingthemthatit’sOK.Findhonestfriends.It’simportanttofindfriendswhoyoucantrusttotellyouthecrueltruthsaboutyourself.74Somepeoplehavehadsuccessprovidingananonymous匿名的formforfriendstowritedowntheirobjectiveopinions.75Sinceit’ssodifficulttofindfriendswhowillhonestlycriticizeyouyouneedtolistenextra-carefullywhentheydo.Forexampleifonefriendsaystheshortstoryyouwroteisn’tverygoodyoumightshowittosomeotherfriendsandaskthemwhattheythink.Wowtheyallthinkit’sgreat!Butthefactisthatmostofyourfriendsaregoingtosayit’sgreatbecausethey’reyourfriends.Byjusttakingtheirwordforityouendupignoringtheonepersonwho’sactuallybeinghonestwithyou.A.Taketheoutsideview.B.Listentothecriticism.C.Bewillingtobelievetheworstaboutyourself.D.Butit’snecessaryifweeverwanttogetbetter.E.Thisisreallyhardbecausemostpeopledon’tliketellingcrueltruths.F.Andtodothatyouneedtolookatthepeoplewhoareevenbetterthanyou.G.Themainreasonpeopledon’ttellyouwhattheyreallythinkofyouisthatthey’reafraidofyourreaction.
Boysneedfriendssufferwhentheydon’tbelievetheyhaveanyandworryovertheupsanddownsofrelationships.Manyadultsbelievethatsomehowboysneedfriendslessthangirlsdointruththoughnoboyisanisland;boysvaluetheirfriendsthroughoutchildhoodandadolescenceandarehappierandhealthierwhentheyhavesolidrelationshipswithpeers.DespitethecommonbeliefthatgirlsarebetteratrelationshipsmostboysconsidertheirfriendsaveryimportantpartoftheirlivesandboysmayactuallybebetteratkeepingfriendshipsthangirlsarE.A.recentstudyof10to15-year-oldboysandgirlsfoundthatgirls’friendshipsareactuallymorefragile脆弱.Girlstendtosayanddohurtfulthingstoeachothermorefrequentlythanboysandgirlsaremorehurtbytheendofafriendship.Boysarethelivingdefinitionofthephrasepeergroup;theylovegameswithrulescompetitionanddoingthingstogether.Boysseemtoenjoyevenneedtheopportunitytotestthemselvesagainstothersandmanylastingfriendshipsbegininkarate空手道classoronthebasketballcourt.Competenceandskillarewidelyrespected;beingpickedlastforateamorleftoutaltogetherisanexperiencethatcanhaunt萦绕心头aboyforyears.Asboysmature成熟thefriendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantanditfrequentlywidenstoincludegirls.Duringtheteenyearsfriendscanbecomethemostimportantpartofaboy’slife—andapartinwhichhisparentsarenotincludeD.Theconfusionofbeingateenagerleadsboystoformclosebondswithfriends.Thereisthesenseformanyboysthatafriendissomeonewhoisalwaysthereformesomeonehecantrust.Theymaybepartnersincrimeorpartnersinstudybutthefriendshipofadolescentboyscanrunsurprisinglydeep.73.Thecommonbeliefofadultsisthatboys_________.A.don’tcareaboutothersasmuchasgirlsB.don’tvaluefriendshipasmuchasgirlsC.havethesamefriendshipasgirlsD.havehealthierfriendshipthangirls74.Accordingtothetext_________.A.boysusuallybuildfriendshipbyplayingcompetitivegamesB.boysliketohavesmallgroupsoffriendsC.boys’friendshipseldomresultinanyonebeinghurtD.boys’friendshipcanhardlyendinfailure75.TheauthormentionsthestudyinParA.2toprove_________.A.girlsvaluerelationshipsmorethanboysB.mostboysconsidertheirfriendsveryimportantC.boysmaybebetteratkeepingfriendshipthangirlsD.boysmaybemoreactiveinafriendship76.Asaboygetsolderhetendsto__________.A.widenhiscircleoffriendstoincludehisparents.B.shifthisfocusfromhisfriendstohimself.C.beconfusedaboutwhatafriendshipis.D.leavehisparentsoutofhisfriends.
Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbrainfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waytherE.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.56.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AWayonHowtoWritE.B.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWriting.C.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWriting.D.HowtoStartYourWriting.57.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic58.Ifawriterwritessomethingitmeansthatheorshe.A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorherexplainpower59.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimpliesthat.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems60.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.
Forgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudieshoweversaythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgivenessyouprobablydon’tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversityontheotherhandshowthatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being.WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangrytheychangecoloursandoftengainspecialpower.Intherealworldangerislessobviousandmaybemoredangerous.That’swhyProfessorFredLuskinfounderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGoodsaysholdingontoangerandhatredcanharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.TwonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameideA.Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstresslessbackpainandlessdepression.Theyalsohavefewerheadacheslowerbloodpressureandfewerproblemsonsleeping.Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Techniquessuchasdeepbreathorthoughtcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelsE.Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Insteadit’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast.68.Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisviewpointclear______.A.bymentioningsomestudiesB.basedonhisownexperienceC.byraisinghisownexamplesD.bymentioningsometypicalpatients69.Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto______.A.letthereaderknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfacesB.introduceafamousexpertC.supporttheviewpointthatangerandhatredharmphysicalandmentalhealthD.showhowtocontrolone’stemper70.Theunderlinedphraseholdingontointhispassagepossiblymeans______.A.removingB.learningaboutC.gettingridofD.keepingup71.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably_______.A.ForgivenessB.A.SecrettoKeepingHealthC.ForgivenessIsGoodforHealthD.AngerIsBadforHealth
A.Helpthepeoplearoundyousmile.B.Appreciatelife'sperfectmoments.C.Becomeaddictedtoconstantself-improvement.D.Celebrateyourexistence.E.Liveandbreathethetruth.F.Spendtimewithpositivepeople.SomeHabitsofSuperPositivePeopleLifeisfullofpositiveexperiences.Noticethem.Noticethesunwarmingyourskinthesmallchildlearningtowalkandthesmilingfacesaroundyou.Smelltherainandfeelthewind.LiveyourlifetothefullestpotentialbyenjoyingthebeautyoftheseexperiencesandlettingtheminspireyoutobethemostpositiveversionofYOU.Livingapositivelifeisallaboutcreatingpositivehabitstohelpyoufocusonwhattrulymatters.Thisisthesecretofsuperpositivepeople.Herearesomesimpleideastohelpyoufollowintheirfootsteps.61.Life'stoowonderfultowastetimewithpeoplewhodon'ttreatyouright.Sosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewhomakeyouhappyandmakeyousmile.Peoplewhohelpyouupwhenyou'redown.Peoplewhowouldnevertakeadvantageofyou.Peoplewhogenuinelycare.Theyaretheonesworthkeepinginyourlife.Everyoneelseisjustpassingthrough.62.Yourlifeisn'tperfectbutitdoeshaveperfectmoments.Don'tletthelittlethingsgetyoudown.You'vegotplentyofreasonstolookupattheskyandsayThankyouIwilldomybesttomakethisagreatday.Soslowdownandpauseforamomenttostandinaweof敬畏thefactthatyouarealiveandthatyouhavetheabilitytorediscoverlifeasthemiracleithasalwaysbeen.63.Itdoesn'thavetobeJanuary1sttogiveyourselfachancetomakegooduseofyourlife.Everydayisanewdaytolearngrowdevelopyourstrengthshealyourselffrompastregretsandmoveforward.Everydaygivesyouachancetoreinventyourselftoadjustwhoyouareandbuildonthelessonsyouhavelearned.Itisnevertoolatetochangethingsthatarenotworkinginyourlife.Usingtodaywiselywillalwayshelpyoucreateamorepositivetomorrow.64.It'sthemostpositivestress-freewaytolivebecausethetruthalwaysrevealsitselfeventuallyanyway.Sodon'taimtobeimpressiveaimtobetrue.Thosewhoaretruearetrulyimpressive.Beingtruemeanshavingintegrity;andintegrityisdoingtherightthingevenwhenyouknownobodyiswatching.65.Todaygivesomeoneoneofyoursmiles.Itmightbetheonlysunshinetheyseeallday.Sometimesjustasinglegenuinesmileorpraisecanliftaperson'sspiritstonewheights.Attherighttimeakindwordfromastrangerorunexpectedencouragementfromafriendcanmakeallthedifferenceintheworld.Kindnessisfreebutit'spriceless.Andasyouknowwhatgoesaroundcomesaround.
Attitudeisoneofthemostimportantfactorsindeterminingsuccessforallpeople.Successfulpeoplehaveonethingincommon—anexpectant期待的attitudeofsuccess.Mostpeoplebegineachmorninginneutralandreacttoeventsoftheday.Youcanbeoneofthesuccessfulpeopleinlifebystartingeachdaywithapositiveattitudeagratitudefortheopportunitiesyouhaveandanexpectancy期待ofthebestforyourself.Peopletendtoliveuptoexpectations.Wegetoutoflifejustaboutwhatweputintoit.Ourenvironmentbecomesamirrorofourspiritourattitudeandexpectations.Ifwesetagreatgoalwegetgreatresults.Ifwehaveafairgoalweaccomplishfairresultsandifwehaveapoorgoalweaccomplishpoorresults.Theworldwillgiveyoubackwhatyouexpectsoexpecttheverybest.Don'tbedefensiveordoubtful.Nothingchangesunlessyoudo.Beforeyoucandosomethingyou'vegottobesomething.Knowthatyouhaveworthandvalue.Showthattotheworld.Treateveryoneyoucomeincontactwithasthemostimportantpersoninlife.Itwillbuildself-esteem自尊心.Smile!You'llberewardedwithareturnedsmile.Don'treacttoothersrudely.Forgiveeveryonewhoeverhurtyou.Thenforgiveyourself.Keepyourselfhealthy.Exercise.Eataproperdiet.Displayanattitudeofconfidence.Developthesegoodhabitsandyourexpectancywillberewardedbysuccesses.Thisattitudewillputyouintothatgroupofpeoplewhoaretrulysuccessfulbecauseyouwillknowandunderstandhowanexpectantattitudeenhances提高everyaspectofyourlife.59.Accordingtotheauthorwearelikelytoachievesuccessifwe____.A.takeapositiveattitudeB.holdontoourdreamsC.haveagoodopportunityD.showgratitudeeveryday60.WelearnfromParagraph2that____.A.successmainlydependsonyoureffortsB.ourenvironmentreflectswhatwethinkC.thegreaterourgoalthebetterresultswewillgetD.itisourdeterminationthatdecidesourfuture61.Paragraph3tellsusthat____.A.buildingself-esteemisimportantB.weshouldtreateveryoneelsefairlyC.iftreatedkindlyothersarefriendlyD.itmakesgoodsensetoforgiveothers62.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextisto____.A.sharehisviewpointaboutlifeB.offeradviceonconfidencebuildingC.suggestsomewaystoacquiresuccessD.stresstheimportanceofpositiveattitude
Stresscancomefromanysituationorthoughtthatmakesyoufeelfrustratedangryoranxious.Whatisstressfultoonepersonisnotnecessarilystressfultoanother.Anxietyisafeelingofworryorfear.Thesourceofthisuneasinessisnotalwaysknownorrecognizedwhichcanaddtotheunhappinessyoufeel.Certaindrugscanleadtosymptomsofanxietyduetoeithersideeffectsorwithdrawal脱离期fromthedrug.A.poordiet----forexamplelowlevelsofvitaminB12--canalsocontributetostressoranxiety.PerformanceanxietyisrelatedtospecificsituationsliketakingatestormakingapresentationinpubliC.Peoplewithgeneralizedanxietydisorderexperiencealmostconstantworryoranxietyaboutmanythingsonmorethanhalfofalldaysfor6months.Panicdisorderorpanicattacksinvolvesuddenandunexplainedfearrapidbreathingandincreasedheartbeat.Themosteffectivesolutionistofindandaddressthesourceofyourstressoranxiety.UnfortunatelythisisnotalwayspossiblE.Thefirststepistotakeaninventoryofwhatyouthinkmightbemakingyoustressout.Thenfindsomeoneyoutrustfriendfamilymemberneighborclergywhowilllistentoyou.Oftenjusttalkingtoafriendorlovedoneisallthatisneededtorelieveanxiety.Mostcommunitiesalsohavesupportgroupsandhotlinesthatcanhelp.Alsofindhealthywaystocopewithstress.Forexample:•Eatawell-balancedhealthydiet.Don'tovereat.•Getenoughsleep.•Exerciseregularly.•Limitcaffeineandalcohol.•Don'tusenicotinecocaineorotherrecreationaldrugs.•Learnandpracticerelaxationtechniqueslikeyogataichiormeditation.•Takebreaksfromwork.Makesuretobalancefunactivitieswithyourresponsibilities.Spendtimewithpeopleyouenjoy.•Findself-helpbooksatyourlocallibraryorbookstorE.55.Whatisafeelingofworryorfear?A.Stress.B.Easiness.C.Distress.D.Anxiety.56.Thesecondparagraphismainlyaboutthe______ofanxiety.A.definitionsB.causesC.symptomsD.treatments57.Inwhichsituationapersonmayfeelanxious?A.HavingarestB.TakingatestC.Readingabook.D.PractisingyogA.58.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisagoodwaytorelieveanxiety?A.Don’tsmokeanddrink.B.Don’tusedrugs.C.TalktoafrienD.D.DomoreexercisE.
Gardeningcanbeaveryrelaxinghobbyformanypeopleandthiswonderfulexperienceisnotjustforadults.Childrenareinterestedingardeningaswellifgiventhechancetoexplorenatureandscienceinthisway.Gardeningcanbringjoytobothchildrenandtheirparentsalikeespeciallywhentheexperienceissharedtogether.ThetimethatisspentgardeningtogetherbuildspreciousmemorieswithintheirheartsandmindsforyearstocomE.WhenyouaregardeningwithyourchildrentrytogivethemtheirownspecialareA.KeeptheirareainthecenterofthebestsoilandlightasyouwanttomakesureofasuccessfulgardeningexperiencE.PlastictoolseasilybreakandaredifficulttouseinthedirtsowhenyouaregardeningwithyourchildrengivethemrealtoolstouseifpossiblE.Evenofferingtoletthemuseyourtoolsisawaytoadmittheworthoftheworktheyaredoing.Itisalsoimportanttotalkwithyourchildrenaboutthewholeprocessofgardeningfromplantingtotheharvest.Theyneedtounderstandhowthingsworkandtheimportanceofwhattheyaredoing.Showoffthechildren’sgardeningworkbytakingfriendsandvisitorsforawalkingtourthroughthegardenandpointoutthechildren’sparticularspot.Whenyougiveattentiontothechildren’sworkthisisagreatmotivation动机forchildrentocontinuewantingtobeinvolveD.DonotforcechildrentotakepartwhentheyareinabadmoodoriftheyarebecomingboreD.Insteadallowthemtodosomethingdifferentlikebuildingascarecrow稻草人!Thismakesthegardeningexperienceevenmoreinteresting.Asyouworktogethersidebysidewithyourchildrenyouwillencouragealoveofthelandinthemaswellascreatelastingmemoriesoftimespentwithyou.【小题1】.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Teachingchildrenhowtogarden.B.GivingchildrenthechancetoshowoffC.Helpingchildrenrealizetheimportanceofwork.D.Sharingthejoyofgardeningwithchildren.【小题2】.Whyshouldyouintroduceyourchildren’sworktoyourfriends?A.Itmakesyourfriendsbelieveyourchildrenaresmart.B.Ithelpsyougainmoreconfidenceinyourchildren.C.Itencourageschildrentocontinuedoingsuchwork.D.Itattractsyourfriendstotakepartinyourgardening.【小题3】.Whatkindofpeopleisthetextmainlywrittenfor?A.ChildrenB.ParentsC.FarmersD.Teachers
It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptions例外eithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulB.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?BecausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceedeD.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistakE.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andprosper成功.50.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingsC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying51.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.dismissC.acceptD.solve52.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_______.A.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.takingconsequencesintoaccountD.tryingthingsoutonebyone53.Thearticleismainlyabout_______.A.howtodealwithmistakesB.whatbenefitsmistakesbringC.howtoachievesuccessD.howtomakeuseofyourmistakes54.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftroublE.C.Great!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.
Areyouanoptimist?Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatthingsgenerallyturnoutforthebest?Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobeitwillbe?Ifyoureplyyestoallofthesequestionsthenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiasticcheerfulandoutgoing.YoumaybesuccessfulatworkandinlovE.Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopensforexampleyoumayfailtoobtainanewjob;anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon.Wrong.Whenonedoorclosesanotherdoorslams砰然关上inyourfacE.That’sbitterreality.Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatpessimists悲观者havesuspectedallalong.It’scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefearanxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthethingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSannoapsychologyprofessorsaysWhat’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeoplesotheirlowopinionofthesituation’soutcomesisnotrealistiC.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.SofarsogooD.Thisisnotrocketscience.DefensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrongwhetheratworkondateoreveninasportsgamE.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.ForexampleDon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.AndDon’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgooD.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlientheAmericancomediansaysConfidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.60.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.bookthathasrecentlybeenpublisheD.B.HowtobecomesuccessfulinlifE.C.ThedangersofbeingtoooptimistiC.D.Thebenefitsofdefensivepessimism.61.TheunderlinedsentenceThisisnotrocketscienceParA.4means__________.A.it’snotadangerousthingtodoB.itisquitesimpletounderstandC.thecostisnotsohighD.thereisnorealproof62.WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve?A.Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.B.Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.C.WhateverwillbewillbE.D.Everycloudhasasilverlining.63.Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas__________.A.anoptimistB.adefeatistC.arealistD.ascientist
Doyouwanttolovewhatyoudoforaliving?Followyourpassion.Thispieceofadviceprovidesthefoundationformodernthinkingoncareersatisfaction.Butthiscanbeaproblem.I'vespentthepastseveralyearsresearchingandwritingaboutthedifferentstrategiesweusetoseekhappinessinourwork.Itbecameclearearlyintheprocessthatthesuggestiontofollowyourpassionwasflawed有缺陷foritlacksscientificevidencE.Howeveritdoesn'tmeanyoushouldabandonthegoaloffeelingpassionateaboutyourwork.TherealityemphasizesthatthingsarequitecomplicateD.PassionisearneD.Differentpeoplearelookingfordifferentthingsintheirworkbutgenerallypeoplewithsatisfyingcareersenjoysomecombinationofthefollowingfeatures:autonomyrespectcompetencecreativityandasenseofimpact.Inotherwordsifyouwanttofeelpassionateaboutyourlivelihooddon'tseektheperfectjobbutseektogetmoreofthesefeaturesinthejobyoualreadyhavE.Passioniselusive难捉摸的.Manypeopledeveloptherareandvaluableskillsleadingtopassionbutstillendupunhappyintheirwork.Theproblemisthatthefeaturesleadingyoutoloveyourworkaremorelikelytobeusefultoyouthanyourorganization.Asyoubecomeincreasinglyvaluableforexampleyourbossmightpushyoutowardtraditionalpromotionsthatcomewithmorepayandmoreresponsibilityasthisiswhatismostusefultoyourcompany.Howeveryoumightfindmorepassionbyapplyingyourvaluetogainautonomyinyourscheduleorprojectselection.Passionisdangerous.I'vewatchedtoomanyofmypeersfallintoanxietyandchronic慢性的job-hopping跳槽duetothefollowyourpassionadvicE.Theissueisexpectations.Ifyoubelieveweallhaveapre-existingpassionandthatmatchingittoajobwillleadtoinstantworkplacehappinessrealitywillalwayspaleincomparison.WorkisharD.Noteverydayisfun.Ifyou'reseekingadreamjobyou'llendupfrustratedagainandagain.Don'tsetouttodiscoverpassion.Insteadsetouttodevelopit.Thispathmightbelongerandmorecomplicatedthanwhatmostcheerfulcareerguidesmightadvocatebutit'sapathmuchmorelikelytoleadyousomewhereworthgoing.67.Peoplesatisfiedwiththeircareersare_______.A.autonomousandpassionateB.creativeandpassionateC.respectableandsensitiveD.creativeandcompetent68.Whatistheauthor'sadviceonachievingcareersatisfaction?A.FiguringoutearlywhatonewilldointhefuturE.B.Matchingthepre-existingpassiontoone'swork.C.Developingpassionforwhatoneisdoing.D.Discoveringskillsthatleadtointerestingcareers.69.TheunderlinedsentenceinParA.5probablymeansthat_______.A.itisnoteasytomatchourpassionwithourjobsB.weshouldn'tthinkeveryonehasapre-existingpassionC.workplacehappinessdoesnotrequireapre-existingpassionD.highexpectationsofpassioninjobsbringdisappointment70.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheadviceoffollowingyourpassion?A.Disapproving.B.SupportivE.C.Cautious.D.Unclear.
Thelifelongbenefitsofteachingchildrengoodmoneyhabitsmakeitwellworththeeffort.ChildrenwhoarenottaughttheselessonspaytheconsequencesforalifetimE.Someparentsdon'tteachchildrenaboutmoneybecausetheythinktheyshouldn'ttalkaboutmoneywithchildrenandtheydon'thavethetimeortheythinktheydon'thaveenoughmoney.Parentsshouldtakethetimetoteachchildrenaboutmoneyregardlessoftheirincomeandshouldstartwhenchildrenareyoung.Mostpeoplehavestrongfeelingsandopinionsaboutmoneybasedonchildhoodexperiencesandthevaluesandbeliefsoftheirfamilies.Mostoftentheseexperiencesvaluesandbeliefsaredifferentforeachparent.Itisvital至关重要的forthehealthydevelopmentofchildrenthatparentstalkaboutthesefeelingsandopinionsandestablishaconsistentapproachtoteachingchildrenaboutmoney.Herearesomeguidelinesparentscankeepinmindastheybeginthefinancialsocializationoftheirchildren.Guideandadviseratherthandirectanddictatehowchildren'smoneyshouldbeuseD.Encourageandpraisechildrenratherthancriticizeandrebuke指责actionstaken.Allowchildrentolearnbymistakesandbysuccesses.Beconsistentwhiletakingchildren'sdifferencesintoaccount.IncludeallfamilymembersinmoneymanagementdiscussionsdecisionmakingandactivitiesasappropriatefortheiragE.Explaintochildrenwhattheycanandcannotdoandtheconsequencesofviolatingthelimits.Aschildrengetolderincreasinglyincludethemindiscussionsoflimitsandconsequences.Expectallfamilymemberstoperformunpaidroutinehouseholdchores家务basedontheirabilities.Expressyourdesiretohavethingsyoucan'tafforD.Childrenneedtoknowthatparentssaynotothemselvestoo.81.Listoneofthereasonswhysomeparentsdon'tteachchildrenaboutmoney.Nomorethan10words3marks82.Whataremostpeople'sstrongfeelingsandopinionsaboutmoneybasedon?Nomorethan11words3marks83.Whatshouldparentsletallfamilymemberstakepartinbesidesactivitiesasappropriatefortheirage?Nomorethan7words2marks84.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?Nomorethan7words2marks
It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptionseithereverythingyouseeinyourworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulB.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumbersofthingsbeforeyousucceed.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequences后果ofamistakE.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedtimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesproperlysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Ifyouacceptanduseyourmistakesinthiswayyoucanmakegreatprogressinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoaheadandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andsucceed.67.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying68.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.removeC.acceptD.solve69.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_____.A.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.takingconsequencesintoconsiderationD.tryingthingsoutonebyone70.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble.C.Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.
Everyonehasdoneexperimentsinhighschoollaboratoriesbuthaveyoueverthoughtaboutdesigningasatellitetoexplorespace?OnNov.19ateamofstudentsfromThomasJeffersonHighSchoolforScienceandTechnologyintheUSawedpeersandevenscientistsbysuccessfullylaunchingasatellitE.Thefirstsatellitedesignedandbuiltbyhighschoolstudentswassentupintospacealongwitharecord-setting.28othersmallonesonarocketweresentfromaNASAcenterinVirginiaCNNreporteD.IttookthestudentssevenyearstobuilD.ThestudentscalltheirtinysatelliteTJ3Satwhichisnamedaftertheirschool.Itisjust10x10x12centimetersandweighsonly0.89kilogramsaccordingtoOrbitalSciencesacompanywhichdevelopedtherocketandsupportedthestudents’project.ItcanbecontrolledwithasmartphonE.LikemostsatellitesTJ3SatcansendandreceivedatA.Thesmallspacecraftisequippedwithavoicesynthesizer合成器whichcanswitchtexttovoiceandtransmitthosesoundsbacktoEarthoverradiowavessaidOrbitalofficials.Inthiscaseanyonecangiveitatryviatheproject’swebsiteschoolwebsitebysubmitting提交atext.ThetextsthatgetapprovedwillbesenttothesatellitechangedtovoiceandthenbroadcastbacktoEarthviaradiowaves.Icansay‘GoColonials’onourgroundstationandwhenitisontheothersideoftheworldinIndiasomeonecanhear‘GoColonials’overtheradiotheteamexplainsonthewebsitE.Thesatellitewillstayinspaceforatleastthreemonths.SchoolprincipalEvanGlazertoldTheWashingtonPostthattheprojectstartedin2006asanactivityinthesparetimE.Lateritbecamearesearchprojectforaselectgroupofseniors.AtatimewhenAmericanstudentsarebusywithSATsthelaunchofthesatelliteshowswhatdiligentteenagerscanachievewhenallowedtopursuetheirowncuriositiesGlazersaiD.ItusedtobethatkidsgrowingupwantedtobeanastronautAndrewPetroprogramexecutive主管forsmallspacecrafttechnologyatNASAsaidinastatement.Ithinkwemightbeseeingkidssayingwhattheywanttodoisbuildaspacecraft.Theideahereisthattheyreallycandothat.【小题1】Theunderlinedwordawedinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto___.A.influencedB.amazedC.delightedD.inspired【小题2】WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTJ3SatisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.IttookagroupofstudentsaboutadecadetobuildthesatellitE.B.BesidesTJ3Sat28othersmallsatelliteswerebuiltbythestudents.C.TJ3SatcanreceivetextmessagesthatthestudentssendintospacewhichitcanchangetovoicemessagesandbroadcastbacktoEarth.D.TJ3SatisexpectedtostayinorbitforthenextyearsendingoutmessagestogetherwithinformationaboutitspositioninspacE.【小题3】Accordingtothearticlethelaunchofthesatellite_______.A.isevidenceoftheadvanceofspacecrafttechnologyB.provesthathard-workingteenagerscanachievealotC.showstheimportanceofextracurricularactivitiesatschoolD.hasinspiredmanypeopletotakeaninterestinspacetravel
A.senseofhumorisjustoneofthemanythingssharedbyAlfredandAnthonyMelillo64-year-oldtwinbrothersfromEastHavenwhomadehistoryinFebruary2002.OnChristmasEve1992Anthonyhadahearttransplantfroma21-year-olddonor.TwodaysbeforeValentine’sDayin2002Alfredreceiveda19-year-oldheartmarkingthefirsttimeonrecordthattwinadultseachreceivedhearttransplants.I’m15minutesolderthanhimbutnowI’myoungerbecauseofmyheartandI’mnotgoingtorespecthimAlfredsaidwithabigsmilepointingtohisbrotherwhiletalkingtoaroomfulofreporterswholaughedfrequentlyattheirjokes.Whilethetwinsknewthatgenetics基因mighthaveplayedaroleintheirconditiontheyrecognizedthattheireatinghabitsmighthavealsocontributedtotheirheartproblems.We’dputhalfapoundofbutteronasteak.IoverdiditonallthefoodthattastedgoodsoIguessIdeservedwhatIgotfornotdietingproperly.ThediscussionmovedtoAnthony’srecovery.Inthefiveyearssincehishearttransplanthehadbeenonanexerciseprogramwhereheregularlyrodeabicycleforfivemilesswameachdayandwalkedacoupleofmiles.HewasstillonmedicationbutnotnearlyasmuchasAlfredwhowasjustintheearlystageofhisrecovery.RightnowIfeelprettyyoungandI’mdoingverywellAnthonysaiD.Ifeellikeanewperson.Alfredsaidhisgoalofcoursewastofeelevenbetterthanhisbrother.ButheaddedIlovemybrotherverymuch.We’reverycloseandI’msurewe’lldojustfinE.36.WhatdidAlfredandAnthonyhaveincommon?A.Exerciseprograms.B.EducationbackgrounD.C.A.senseofhumor.D.Loveforbicycling.37.AlfredsaidhewasyoungerthanAnthonybecause_______.A.hehadamoresuccessfulhearttransplantB.herecoveredfasterfromthetransplantC.hewasborn15minutesearlierthanAnthonyD.hisnewheartwasyoungerthanAnthony’s38.Thisarticleismainlyabout_______.A.thedangerofhearttransplantingB.becomingyoungbygettinganewheartC.theeffectofgeneticsontheheartD.thetwinbrotherswhoreceivedhearttransplants39.WhatdidAlfredandAnthonythinkcausedtheirheartproblems?A.ExercisE.B.Diet.C.Laziness.D.Medicines.40.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A.Hisheartproblem.B.Hisnewheart.C.TheattentionhereceiveD.D.ThefoodthattastedgooD.
Springistheperfecttimetogetyourselfgreen.WhilesomemaynotbeabletolinetheirhomeswithsolarpanelstherearestillsimplewaystogreenupyourlifE.Light.Bynowweallknowthatthosespiral螺旋状的lightbulbswillsaveenergyandevensaveusmoneysowhyhaven'twedoneit?Maybewejustdon'tunderstandthetrulyhugeeffects.Let'sdothemath;forevery60-wattusuallightbulbinthehomethere'sabetter15-wattorlessspiralbulB.Thestandardtwo-bedroomhomehasatleastfifteenofthem.Changingoutallofoldbulbswouldsave45wattseachor675wattsoverall.FooD.Growingyourownproduceisgreatbutmostofuscan'tgroweverythingweneeD.Foreverythingelsetherearefarmers'markets!Springistheperfectseasontovisitfarmers’markets!Supportinglocalgrowersisagreatwaytoreducecarbonemissions排放producedbygrowersneedingtotransporttheirgoodslongdistances.Money.Ifyou'restilltroublingtocheckthemailboxconsidergoingpaperless.Manyorganizationsnowofferpaperlessbillingandstatements.Theysimplysendthemtoanye-mailaddressthatyouprovidE.It'samoreconvenientwaytokeeptrackofthosepayablesandreceivablestoo.Simplysetupaninboxfolder收件箱文件夹foranythingneedingtobepaidandallofyourmonthlybillswillbeatyourfingertipsatanygivenmoment.Goinggreendoesn’tjusthelpyou;togetherithelpseveryonE.Sogoaheadtakethatfirststeporsecondorthird!54.Theauthoradvisesustousethespirallightbulbsthrough
Oftenfamiliesalthoughlivingunderonerooffinditextremelyhardtospendtimewitheachother.Oneofthemajorreasonsisthatparentsoftenquestiontheirchildrenabouttheirliveinsteadoftalkingaboutitinahealthyandfriendlymanner.Thesemeetingstendtogetveryboringovertime.Whattheydon’tseemtounderstandisthatthereareplentyofthingsthatfamiliescandotogether.Itwillonlyimprovetheemotionalconnectionamongthemandhelpthemtounderstandeachotherbetter.Itwillmakeyourfamilyget-togetherbothfunandworthlookingforwardto.Firstofallalwaysmakeitapointtochooseadifferentplace.Youcaneitherhaveitatdifferentfamilymembers’shouseeachtimeoryoucanarrangeitsomewhereoutsidelikearestaurantpicnicvacationetc.Thiswillgetridofanykindofboredomexistingatthesemeetings.Tomakeitmorefunyoucanhaveagift-exchangingpart.Eachfamilymembercangetagiftforanotherfamilymemberateachoftheseget-togethers.Itwillbereallyfuntogiveandreceivegifts.Youcanalsoplaydifferentgameswithyourentirefamily.Therearealsoplentyofboardgamesthatyourfamilycouldplaytogether.Tomaketheatmospherefulloflotsoffunmakesureyouhavesomegreatmusic.Youcanevenhaveastory-tellingpartwherefamilymembersgetachancetotalkaboutdifferentincidentsintheirlife.Oneofthebestthingsthatyoucandoforafamilyoutingistakeagoodpictureoftheentirefamilytogether.Itwillbereallynicetosavethememoriesofthememoriesoftheentirefamily.Itwillalsobeaconstantremindertoallabouttheamountoffunyouhavetogether.60.Whatwillmakeitdifficultforfamiliestospendtimewitheachother?A.Thebusydailylife.B.Parents’attitudes.C.Theboringdailystories.D.Children’smanners.61.Oneofthebenefitsofthefamilyget-togetheristhatitwill.A.changetherelationshipamongthemB.enablethemtoplaymorefamilygamesC.helpthemtolearnmoreabouteachotherD.encouragethemtomakeupmoreinterestingstories62.Themostimportanttomakethefamilyget-togetherinterestingisto.A.changetheplacefrequentlyB.exchangegiftswithoneanotherC.arrangedifferentgamesD.havesomegreatmusic63.Howcanthefamilyget-togetherbemadeunforgettable?A.BygivingexpensivegiftsB.Bytakingsomegoodphotos.C.Byinvitingmoreguests.D.Byplayinghide-and-seek.
Ifyoudreamincoloryou’renotalone:themajorityofpeopletodayclaimtohavecolorfuldreams.Butitwasn’talwaysthecasE.ResearchconductedintheearlypartofthelastcenturyconsistentlyfoundthatpeoplereporteddreamingmostofteninblackandwhitE.AccordingtoEvaMurzynattheUniversityofDundeethereareatleasttwopossibleexplanationsforthisstrangesituation.Thefirstisthemethodsusedintheresearches.Theearlystudiestendedtousequestionnaires问卷whilemoremodernstudiesusedreamdiariesfilledinuponrisinginthemorningorso-calledREM-awakeningwhichinvolvesinterruptingpeople’sdream-filledperiodsofsleeptofindoutwhattheyweredreamingabout.People’smemoriesoftheirdreamsarelikelytobelessaccuratebyusingthequestionnaireapproachandtheyaremorelikelytoreflecttheirbeliefsabouttheformdreamsgenerallytakeinanunclearway.Thesecondexplanationhassomethingtodowithblackandwhitetelevisionandfilm.It'spossiblethatthesuddenincreaseinblackandwhitefilmandtelevisionduringthefirsthalfofthelastcenturyeitheraffectedtheformofpeople’sdreamsatthattimeoraffectedtheirbeliefsabouttheformdreamsgenerallytakE.AccordingtoMurzyn’sfindingsit’stheexplanationbasedonmediaexposurethatcarriesmoreweight.Sheusedbothquestionnaireanddiarymethodstostudythedreamsof30olderaverageage64and30youngerpeopleaverageage21.ThemethodologicaltechniquemadenodifferencetothetypeofdreamspeoplereporteD.Howevertheextremelyimportantthingwasthatacrossbothquestionnairesanddiariestheolderparticipantswhohadhadsignificantearlylifeexposuretoblackandwhitemediareportedexperiencingsignificantlymoreblackandwhitedreamsoverthelasttendaysthantheyoungerparticipants22percentvs.4percent.Anotherfindingwasthatolderparticipantsreportedblackandwhitedreamsandcolorfuldreamstobeofequalclearness.Bycontrasttheyoungerparticipantsreportedthatthequalityofblackandwhitedreamswaspoorer.Thisraisesthepossibilitythattheyoungerparticipantsdidn’treallyhaveanyblackandwhitedreamsatallbutweresimplyregardingpoorlyremembereddreamsasblackandwhitE.66.Welearnfromthetextthat________.A.peopleinthefirsthalfofthelastcenturyneverhadcolorfuldreamsB.olderpeoplearemorelikelytohaveblackandwhitedreamsC.thedreamsofyoungerpeoplearealwayscolorfulD.peopletodaydon’thavewhiteandblackdreamsanymore67.WhatdidMurzyndotofindouttheexplanationsforthecolorsinpeople’sdreams?A.Sheappliedbothquestionnaireanddiarymethodstostudypeople’sdreams.B.Sheuseddiarymethodstorecordpeople’sdreams.C.Shechose60peopletoanswerherquestionsabouttheirdreams.D.Shewokepeopleuptorecordthecolorsoftheirdreams.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpressioncarrymoreweightinparagraph5mean?A.beheavierB.bestrongerC.bemoreimportantD.bemoreuseful69.FromMurzyn’sfindingswecaninferthat________.A.botholderpeopleandyoungerpeoplecouldreportcolorfuldreamsclearlyB.youngpeopledon’thaveanyblackandwhitedreamsinfactC.thecolorofaperson’sdreamisdecidedbyone’sageD.itisprobablythecolorofmediathataffectsthecolorofone’sdream70.Theauthorintendstotellusinthelastparagraph________.A.olderparticipantsreportedblackandwhitedreamsandcolorfuldreamsequallyclearlyB.theyoungerparticipantsdidn’treallyhaveanyblackandwhitedreamsatallC.thereasonwhyolderparticipantsreporteddreamingmostofteninblackandwhiteD.youngparticipantswerelikelytoregardpoorlyremembereddreamsasblackandwhite
Thetimeofyearababyisborncanshapewhatprofessiontheywillembarkoninlaterlifeanewstudyhassuggested.BeingborninacertainmonthappearstoindicatethepossibilityofwhatjobapersonwillendupwiththestudybytheOfficeforNationalStatisticsfound.Researchershaveuncoveredthatthemonthinwhichbabiesareborncouldalsoaffecteverythingfromintelligencetolengthoflife.AchildborninDecemberismorelikelytobecomeadentistwhilesomeonewhosebirthdayfallsinJanuarywilltendtoadebtcollectortheyfound.AFebruarybirthappearstoincreasethechancesofbeinganartistwhileMarchbabiesappeartogoontobecomepilots.MeanwhileAprilandMayaresaidtohaveafairlyevenspreadofprofessionsbirthsinthesummermonthsmeanamuchlowerchanceofbecomingahigh-earningfootballplayerdoctorordentist.Thestudywasgainedbyresearcherswhoanalyzedthebirthmonthsofpeoplein19separateoccupationsusinginformationfromthelastcensus人口普查theDailyMailreported.Althoughthesetrendsmaybedifficulttoexplainrelationsbetweenbirthmonthsandspecifichealthproblemshaveascientificbasis.SpringbabiesareatgreaterriskofillnessesincludingschizophreniaAlzheimer’sdiseaseasthmaandautism.Theymayalsobelesscleverthanclassmatesborninotherpartsoftheyear.http://www.ebigear.com/news-115-76605.html63.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseembarkonreferto?A.landonB.keepintouchwithC.beengagedinD.breakfrom64.AccordingtotheresearchersachildborninMarchislikelytobecome_______.A.adebtcollectorB.apilotC.adentistD.anartist65.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A.themonthbabiesareborncouldonlyaffecthisintelligenceandlengthoflifeB.PeopleborninthesummermonthsaremorelikelytogethighlypaidC.SpringbabiesmayhavethebiggerchancetogetillD.thechoiceofprofessionforAprilandMayisverynarrow66.Whatcanbeincludedfromthepassage?A.ThereexistconnectionsbetweenbirthdateandoccupationsB.ThefatehasbeenalreadydecidedwhenpeoplearebornC.PeopleborninAutumnwouldbemoresuccessfulthanthoseborninSpringD.Thetimeofyearoneisborndecideswhichspecifichealthproblemsonehas
ManyofusstilltendtothinkthatemotionscanaffectreasonablethoughtandsometimeslandusintroublE.Butinrecentyearspsychologistshavetakenquiteadifferentview.KeithOatleyProfessorofPsychologyatGlasgowUniversityisinvolvedintheresearchwhichshowsthefundamentalimportanceofemotions.Hebelieveswe_are_very_ambivalent_about_them:wethinkofouremotionsasbeingunreasonablebutwealsoconsiderthemasessentialtohumanbeing.ForexampleMr.SpockacharacterinthetelevisionseriesStarTrekissuperintelligentandhehasnoemotionsatall.Howeverheisnevermadecaptainofthespaceship.MaybethisisbecauseMr.Spockisnotthekindofpersonyoucanshareyourfeelingswith—apersonwhoshowshisemotions.AsProfessorOatleypointsoutouremotionshaveveryimportantfunctionsforexamplefear.Ifwecrosstheroadandacarapproachesweusuallystopmovingorstepback.Westopwhatwearedoingcheckwhatwehavedoneandpayverycarefulattentiontotheenvironment.Theemotionoffearmakesustakethissmallseriesofactionswhichonaveragehelppreserveoursafety.OntheotherhandifthingsaregoingwellandsmallproblemscomeupwefindwecansolvethemwiththeresourceswehavetohanD.AsaconsequencewetendtofeelhappyandusuallycontinuedoingthejoB.Angerisanemotionthattendstooccurwhensomeoneispreventingusfromdoingsomething.Thenthissmallkitofreactionsenablesustoprepareourselvestobequiteaggressivetothatpersonortotryharderandsoon.ProfessorOatleybelievesemotionsgenerallyoccurattheseimportantmomentsinactions.Withfearandangerouremotionsmakeusdecidetostartdoingsomethingelsewhilewithhappinesstheysuggestwecontinuewhatwearealreadydoing.68.What'sKeithOatley'sopinionaboutemotions?A.Theyaffectreasonablethought.B.TheygetusintotroublE.C.Theyarehelpfultous.D.TheyarereasonablE.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartweareveryambivalentabouttheminParagraph2mean?A.Wehavecontradictoryfeelingstowardsemotions.B.Wehavesimilarideasofemotions.C.Wearequiteclearaboutemotions.D.Wecandonothingaboutemotions.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Fearhelpsustobecarefulaboutoursurroundings.B.Happinessinspiresustocontinuewhatwearedoing.C.Angermayurgeustomakegreaterefforts.D.AngertendstodousmoreharmthangooD.71.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.wemustcontrolouremotionsindailylifeB.emotionsplayamoreimportantpartthanwerealizeC.positiveemotionssuchasloveandjoyaregoodforusD.negativeemotionsmakeuscontinuewhatwearedoing
Whatmakesahouseahome?NotsizeofcoursE.I'vebeeninsomeofthegrandesthousesinAmericaandit'sclearthatnoonelivestherE.EarlierthisyearIhaddinnerinamudhutinEthiopiawherewesatonchairsnexttothehostess'bed—ahomethathadmorewarmththananyhouseI'vebeeninsincE.NowJohnEdwardsisexploringwhatmakesahouseahomeinhisjustreleased发行HomE.TheBlueprintsofOurLives.ThereEdwardswritesThisisn'tabookabouthousesit'sabookabouthomes.AboutthevaluestheyrestonthedreamstheyarefilledwithandthepeopletheyhaveshapeD.EdwardswritesThehousesandcircumstancesaredifferentbutmuchofwhatyoufindinsidewillbefamiliar.Whetheryou'resittinginanairportrightnowwaitingtoflytoyourchildhoodhomeforThanksgivingorinyourownhomewaitingfortherelativestoarriveyouknowwhathe'stalkingabout.We'velivedinourtownhousefor21years.It'shomenow.TheloosewindowsthatshakeinthewinD.Thefireplacesoshallowitholdsonlyonelog.Thekitchenwindowthatoffersaviewoftheworldpassingby.It'swherefriendssitonthekitchencounterdrinkingwinewhiledinnerisbeingfixeD.Ilivedthereforonly18yearsbutitwillalwaysbemytruehomE.EventhelampinthewestlivingroomwindowwhichIcouldseefardowntheroadwhendrivinghomelateatnightstillshines.Whileallthistalkaboutchildhoodmemoriescanbewarmandcomfortinghomeiswhomyou'rewithnotwhereyouarE.AsEdwardswritesHomeisfamily.Homeissafety.Homeisfaith.Happyhomecoming.【小题1】.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmakesahouseahome?A.AllthebelongingsinthehousE.B.Feelingsofwarmthandcomfort.C.Thehousesandcircumstances.D.Drinkingwithfriendsonthekitchencounter.【小题2】.AboutthebookHome:TheBlueprintsofOurLivesweknowthat________.A.ithelpsusunderstandtheconcept概念ofhomeB.itismainlyabouthousesC.itwasthedescriptionofEdwards'housesD.itwaswrittenbytheauthorofthetext【小题3】.Whatdidtheauthormeanwhenhementionedtheloosewindowsandtheshallowfireplace?A.Hishousewastoooldtolivein.B.HemissedthefeelingofhomE.C.HehatedlivingtherE.D.Hemissedhisoldfriendstoomuch.
Duringthelastfifteenyearsofmymother'slifeshesufferedwithAlzheimer'sdisease老年痴呆.Untilthenshehadbeenabrightcheerfulwomandeeplyinterestedandinvolvedintheworldaroundher.IwouldgohometovisitherinVirginiaandshewouldlookatmeinapuzzledwayandaskWhoareyou?IwouldanswerI'myourson.Wheredoyoulive?Shewouldask.InCaliforniaIwouldtellher.Isn'tthatinterestingshewouldsayIhaveasoninCaliforniA.Sheseemedsimplyforgetfulandconfusedatthebeginningofthediseasebutlateronshewouldgothroughperiodsofintenseanxiety.ShewouldpacethroughthehouseshehadlivedinmostofherlifecryinguneasilythatshewantedtogohomE.OrshewouldleavehomeandwanderawayifshewereunattendedforashorttimE.HopingtopleaseherandputhermindateaseIwouldtakeherforadrivevisitingsiteswhereshehadlivedasachilD.IntheyardofthehillsidehouseinShipmanIsatinthecarandadmiredtheviewoftheoldoaksandlonggreenlawn.Ipicturedmymothertherewasalittlegirlplayingwiththepetlambshehadbeensofondof.IlookedtoherforsomeresponsE.SheshookherheadandsaidIwanttogohomE.OvertheyearsIhavedecidedthatwhatmymotherwascallinghomewasnotaplacebutatimE.IsuspectitwasatimewhenshewasmuchyoungerwhenherchildrenwerestillunderfootwhenherhusbandwasstillvigorousandattentivE.Watchingmymother'ssufferingsetmewonderingwhereIwouldhavegoneinmindifsomedayIcouldn’tfindhomeandwantedtogotherE.Inthisfamilywetendtobelong-livedandwegrowfuzzy糊涂的mindedastheyearsgoby.AteightyIhavealreadynoticedsomealarmingsymptoms.MydoctorsaystheforgetfulnessisonlynaturalandthatitcomeswithagE.StillthefearofAlzheimer'sishauntingtherE.SomedayifandwhenIbecomeevenmorecloudymindedthanIamnowunabletodriveandunabletotellyouwherehomeismydearsonIexpectIwillaskyoutotakemehomeIknowyouwilldoyourbesttofindtheplaceIneedtobE.IleavethesenotesforyourguidancE.56.What'sthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Theauthor’smothersufferedwithseriousAlzheimer'sdisease.B.Theauthor’smotherforgotwho’shisson.C.Theauthordidn’tknowhowtocurehismother.D.Theauthor’smothercouldn’tfindherhomE.57.Whatisnotthesymptomoftheauthor’smother?A.cheerfulB.confusedC.forgetfulD.uneasy58.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordpictured?A.photographedB.appearedC.describedD.painted59.Whatcanyouinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.Theauthorcaremuchabouthismother.B.Theauthor’smotherwasfondofpetlambs.C.TheauthorsawalittlegirlplayingwithapetlamB.D.Theauthor’smotherdidn’tlikeherusualhomE.60.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TakeMotherHomE.B.EveryonewillsufferwithAlzheimer'sdiseasE.C.A.storyaboutasonandamother.D.WhereIsHome?
Asweknowmostofthematerialthingsinourdailylifehavetobeboughtwithmoney.Butmoneyisnotallpowerful.Moneycan'tbuymanythingssuchastimeandtruelovE.Thereare24hoursinaday.Sometimeswhenweareveryhappywewishthattheperiodofhappinesswouldlastlonger.Butnomatterwhatwedoorhowmuchmoneywearewillingtopaywecannotmakeadaylastlongerthan24hours.Ontheotherhandwhenweareunhappymoneycannotmaketheunhappytimepassawaymorequickly.Trueloveisanotherthingwhichmoneycannotbuy.Supposewehavesomeonewhoreallylovesusverymuch.OncehedieshecangiveusnomorelovE.Canourmoneyraisehimfromdeathandmakehimloveusasbefore?HerewecanseeveryclearlythatmoneycannotbuyuslovE.MoneycanbuyusdiamondthingsbeautifulclothesbutnevertimeandlovE.Somoneyafterallisnotallpowerful.52.Accordingtothepassageitisquiteimpossibleforyoutobuy______.A.truefriendshipB.realdiamondC.alargehouseD.anexpensivecar53.Whichofthesentencesexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A.MoneycannotbuytimeandlovE.B.Moneyisnotpowerfulatall.C.Moneycanbuypeoplematerialthings.D.Moneydoesn'tmeaneverything.54.Throughthepassagethewriterwantstotellpeoplenotto______.A.makemoneyB.wastemoneyC.savemoneyD.worship崇拜money55.Fromthepassagewecanseethatinourlifebesidessomethingmaterialweneedsomething______.A.spiritualB.beautifulC.lovelyD.useful
Thepowerofhumorandlaugherisnumerous.TheyentertainusandmakeusfeelgooD.ButaboveallwehavediscoveredthathumorandlaughterarethebestmedicinE.Theyrelievepainreducestressandanxietyandareanti-agingandlongevityfacilitators促进者.Theyareextremelynecessaryforhelpingustofindandmaintainabalancebetweenlifeandwork.Howevertheyareslippingawayfromus.Wehavebecomefartooserious.Theonlyoneswhostillenjoyhumorlaughterfunandplaytothefullestareyoungchildren.Childrentendtolaughanaverageof200timesaday.Foradultshoweveritisatotallydifferentstory.Inthe1950speoplelaughedonaverage18timesaday.Todayweareluckyifweaveragebetween4-6timesaday.Asamatteroffactarecentstudyfoundthatpeoplelaugh6moretimesinthepresenceofonepersonbut30moretimesinagroupofpeoplE.Youcangetachuckle咯咯笑fromjokesyougetontheInternetbutitisnotthesameasbellyjigglinglaughteradeeplaughyougetwhenyouinteractwithothers.Socializing交际withfriendsandrelativeswasmuchlookedforwardto.HoweverthisisnolongerthecasE.InfactthemajorityofpeoplecanhardlyfindtimenordotheyhavetheinclinationtowardssocializingoutsidehomE.TheyturntoelectronicmediasuchastelevisioncomputerstheInternetvideosCDsandaudioequipmentwhichcanprovidethemwithinstantself-entertainmentatthepushofabutton.Theworkplacedoesnotfare进展muchbetter.Duetothepressurestoproducemoreinthesameorfewerhoursavailableandtocompeteforexampleinamanufacturingfieldwithcheaperlaborelsewhereintheworldhumorandlaughterintheworkplacehavegraduallyeroded逐渐毁坏away.Ihavedevelopedarealappreciationperhapsclosertoastrongdesireforthepowerofhumorandlaughter.ThisencouragedmetowritemyfirstbooktitledThePowerofHumorandsubsequentlymysecondbooktitledKidsSaytheGoggonestThingsbasedonthenaturalhumorlaughterplayandfunthatkidsexperienceandtheyfreelysharewithparentsgrandparentsandteachers.Fromwritingabouthumorandlaughterpeoplestarttoaskmetospeakupforthem.TodateIhavedevelopedanumberofhumor-laughtertopicsthatIuseinmykeynotepresentations.Youareinvitedtosubscribetomyfreemonthlye-magazineTheHumormeister’sForumbyclickingontheFreeHumorE-zinenavigationbuttononthewebsitE.55.Accordingtotheauthorlaughterisleavinguspartlybecause________.A.thepaceofchangeinourlivesisbecomingfasterB.wefailtoreflectonfuntimesinourlivesC.wetreateverythinginaseriouswayD.humorofsituationsliesbeneath56.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsusthat________.A.researchershavemadeanewdiscoveryabouttheeffectoflaughterB.peoplelaughmoreheartilywhenspendingtimewithothersC.wecanentertainourselveswiththehelpoftheInternetD.gettingadeeplaughnowadaysisdifficult57.TheunderlinedwordinclinationinParagraph5mostprobablymeans________.A.destinationB.tendencyC.attitudeD.approach58.WhichofthefollowingarticlescanwemostprobablyfindinTheHumormeister’sForum?A.Thepowerofhonesty.B.Don’tbeyourownworstenemy.C.Livelifepurposefully:Therelationshipwithin.D.FunnyChristmasstoriestosharewithyourlovedones.
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