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AnewargumenthasbeenputforwardastowhetherpenguinsaredisturbedbythepresenceoftouristsinAntarcticA.PreviousresearchbyscientistsfromKeilUniversityinGermanymonitoredAdeliepenguinsandnotedthatthebirds’heartratesincreaseddramaticallyatthesightofahumanasfaras30metersaway.Butnewresearchusinganartificialeggwhichisequippedtomeasureheartratesdisputesthis.ScientistsfromtheScottPolarResearchInstituteatCambridgesaythataslowmovinghumanwhodoesnotapproachthenesttoocloselyisnotviewedasathreatbypenguins.Theearlierfindingshavebeenusedtopartlyexplainthe20percentdropinpopulationsofcertaintypesofpenguinsneartouristsites.HowevertouroperatorshavecontinuedtoinsistthattheiractivitiesdonotadverselyaffectwildlifeinAntarcticasayingtheyencouragenon-disruptivebehaviorintouristsandthatthedeclineinpenguinnumbersiscausedbyotherfactors.AmandaNimonoftheScottPolarResearchInstitutespentthreesouthernhemispheresummersatCuvervilleIslandinAntarcticastudyingpenguinbehaviortowardshumans.AnestingpenguinwillreactverydifferentlytoapersonrapidlyandcloselyapproachingthenestsaysNimon.Firsttheyexhibitlargeandprolongedheartratechangesandthentheyoftenfleethenestleavingitopenforpredators掠夺者toflyinandremoveeggsorchicks.Theartificialeggspeciallyfortheprojectmonitoredboththeparentwhohadbeen‘disturbed’whentheeggwasplacedinthenestandtheotherparentastheybothtookitinturnstoguardthenest.HoweverBorisCulikwhomonitoredtheAdeliepenguinsbelievesthatNimon’sfindingsdonotinvalidatehisownresearch.Hepointsoutthatspeciesbehavedifferently–andNimon’sworkwaswithGentoopenguins.NimonandhercolleaguesbelievethatCulik’sresearchwasmethodologicallyflawedbecausethemonitoringofpenguins’responsesneededcapturingandrestrainingthebirdsandfittingthemwithbeart-ratetransmitters.ThereforearguesNimonitwouldnotbesurprisingiftheybecamestressedonseeingahumansubsequently.1.Accordingtothepassagewhatoverallmessageispresented?A.Nofirmconclusionsaredrawn.B.NeitherCulik’snorNimon’sfindingsareofmuchvaluE.C.Penguinreductionisclosedrelatedtotouristbehavior.D.Touristsarenotresponsibleforthefallinpenguinnumbers.2.WhichONEargumentofthefollowingisstatedinthepassage?A.Penguinsarehardertoresearchwhentheyhaveyoung.B.TouroperatorsshouldencouragetouriststoavoidAntarcticA.C.Notallpenguinsbehaveinthesameway.D.Penguinsneedbetterprotectionfromtourists.3.Whatdoyounoticeabouttheviewspresentedinthepassage?A.Theyaregroundless.B.Theyarefactual.C.TheyaredescriptivE.D.Theyareconflicting.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfinallineprobablymean?A.lateronB.carmlyC.separatelyD.inthesameplace
Here’sthisweek’slistoffouropenjobsthroughoutthelocalareA.Whetheryou’reunemployedandneedajoboryouarejustsickoftheoneyouhaveRoswellPatchwantstohelp.Weknownewjobscanbehardtocomebythesedayswhichiswhywe’lltrytopostaselectionofjobswe’vefoundintheareaonthesiteeachweek.Happyhunting!Part-timeSpanishInstructor----WorldLanguageInstituteInC.–Roswell.WorldLanguageInstituteInC.inRoswelliscurrentlyhiringapart-timenative-speakingSpanishassistant.A.backgroundinrelevantworkandadrivinglicenseareamustforapplicantswhocandrivea15-passengerbustopickupstudentsfromseveralschoolsfrom2p.m.–6p.m.Monday-Friday.You’llbepaid$400eachweek.MoreinformationaboutthejobisavailableonlinE.ExperiencedServers----Chill’s–AlpharettaChili’sinAlpharettaisseekingexperiencedserverstoaddtoitsteam.Qualificationswillincludebeingcleanandneatandhavinggreatattitudeandcustomerserviceskills.Thepayis$1500permonthtipsnotincludeD.Stopbythestoretofilloutanapplication.MoreinformationaboutthispositionisavailableonlinE.RegisteredNurses----NorthFultonRegionalHospital-RoswellNorthFultonRegionalHospitalislookingforaRN/RegisteredNursetofilla12-hournightshift.ApplicantsmustberegisteredandprevioushospitalexperienceispreferreD.Thepositionpays$2000permonth.MoreinformationaboutthepositionisavailableonlinE.SoftwareEngineer----ControlScan-AlpharettaControlScaninAlpharettaishiringasoftwareengineer.Applicantsshouldhavefiveormoreyearsofrelevantexperienceaswellasadvancedknowledgeofcomputertechnology.PayisrelevanttoexperiencE.MoreinformationaboutthepositioncanbefoundonlinE.39.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.OnawebsitE.C.InamagazinE.D.Inatextbook.40.Whomayfeelthemostinterestedinthecontentofthepassage?A.A.youngmanwhohasjustgraduatedfromacollegE.B.AnexperiencedteacherswhoteachesSpanishinaschool.C.A.personwhohasajobbutisnotsatisfiedwithit.D.Anundergraduatemajoringinengineering.41.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.YoucanonlyapplyforserversofChili’sinAlpharettaonlinE.B.A.registerednurseearnsthemosthandsomesalaryofthejobsmentioneD.C.Theapplicantsneedtobeexperiencedintheirownfields.D.WorldLanguageInstituteislookingforaSpanishlanguageinstructor.42.Whowillmainlyworkatnight?A.JanehiredbyNorthFultonRegionalHospital.B.JohnhiredbyWorldLanguageInstitutE.InC.C.RoberthiredbyControlScan.D.SallyhiredbyChili’s.
AsisshowninarecentstudythewaypeoplesleepatnightactuallydeterminesalotaboutthetypepersonalitytheyhavE.RobertPhippsabodylanguageexperthasidentifiedfoursleepingpositionsthataffectpersonality.Phippsfoundthatworriersthosewhostressthemosttendtosleepinthefetal胎儿的position.Hefoundthatthisisbyfarthemostcommonbedtimepositionsleepingontheirsidewithkneesupandheaddown.Themorewecurlup蜷曲themorecomfortweareseekingaccordingtoPhipps.Thesecondmostcommonpositionisthelogindicatingstubbornness.PeoplesleepwithastraightbodywitharmsateachsideasiftheyarestandingguardatBuckinghamPalaceandthesepeoplethe28percentwhosleepthiswayoftenwakeupstiffer更僵硬thanwhentheywenttosleep.ThelongeryousleeplikethisthemorerigidyourthinkingisandyoucanbecomeinflexiblewhichmeansyoumakethingsharderforyourselfaccordingtoPhipps.Yearner向往型的sleepersarenextonthelist.About25percentofpeoplesleepinthisstyle----ontheirbackswitharmsstretchedoutinfrontlookingasiftheyareeitherchasingadreamorperhapsbeingchasedthemselves.YearnersaretypicallytheirownworstcriticsalwaysexpectinggreatresultsexplainedPhipps.ThesepeopleoftenwakeuprefreshedandeagertofacethechallengesofthedayaheaD.Perhapsthemostspecialsleepstyleisthefreefallerposition.Thissleepstylemakesup17percentofthepopulation.Theysleepfacedownwitharmsstretchedout.ThesepeopleaccordingtoPhippsfeelliketheyhavelittlecontrolovertheirlifE.Notonlyisthisthestrangestofsleepstylesitalsotheleastcomfortableandpeoplemaywakeupfeelingtiredandhavenoenergy.InconclusionPhippshasonlyonemorethingtoadd:Agoodnight’ssleepsetsyouupforthefollowingdayandoursleepingpositionscandeterminehowwefeelwhenwewakE.55.Whichofthefollowingpicturesisthefetalposition?A.B.C.D.56.Theunderlinedwordrigidthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto________.A.comfortableB.flexibleC.stubbornD.strange57.Whichsleepingpositionindicatesthatthesleepertendstoseekperfection?A.ThefetalpositionB.ThelogpositionC.TheyearnerpositionD.Thefreefallerposition58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WhichsleepingpositionhelpsyousleepcomfortablyB.A.goodnight’ssleepsetsyouupforthefollowingday.C.Howyousleepatnightaffectswhatyoudothenextday.D.Yourpersonalitydependsalotonhowyousleepatnight.
Findinganewandfunhobbycanmakeyouahappierperson.HobbiescanbeagreatwaytorelievestressandbringmorejoyintoyourlifE.Specificallywhenyoufindanewhobby.HobbiesareforeveryoneatanyagE.Whenyougetolderyoushouldnothavefewerhobbies.46Youmightbelookingforanewhobbybutyou'renotsurewhat.A.newhobbyrequiresfindingnewinterestswhichmeansexperimentingtofindthoseinterests.Trynewthings.Tofindanewhobbyitwillrequiretryingnewthings.Newhobbieswon'tusuallyjustfindyou.Don'tputthingsoff.YoumightthinktoyourselfIdon'tlikethat.Ifyou'veneverdoneitorgivenitachancehowcanyouknow?47__Learnnewthings.You'renevertooyoungoroldtolearnmoreinlifE.Ifyoutakethetimetolearnnewthingsyou'lldevelopnewinterests.Letyourcuriosityrunwildanddevelopmoreknowledgeoverthethingsyoudon'tknoworarefamiliarwith.48Readingthesamesportsnewspapereverydaydoesn'tcountasanewandfunhobby.Collectthings._49.Startcollectingthem.Maybeyouhaveaninterestincoinsorspecificjewelry.Thinkaboutcertainintereststhatpertainto关于whatyoucancollect.Ifyou'reasportsfanthencollectsportcardsorjersey's.Simplehobbiesaren'talwaysabadthing.Youcancollectjustaboutanything.50__EveryonehasacreativesidE.Somepeoplefinddifferentwaysofexpressingthatsidetothem.Itcanbewritingdrawingpaintingplayingamusicinstrumentphotographydancingorsinging.Thesecanbefunandrelaxinghobbiestohavethatbeapositivewayofexpressingyouremotions.A.InteractwithothersB.ThinkofthethingsthatyoudolikeC.LearningisnotsuchabadthingD.FindandexpressthecreativesideinyouE.HaveanopenmindandgivethingsachanceF.Otherwiseyou'lldevelopmorestressandgrayhairsG.writedownalistoftheleisureactivitiesyouenjoy
Gimmicky—andexpensive—newglovesallowchatterboxestotaketheterm‘handsfree’toanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.Theglovesareknownas‘TalktotheHand’andcost￡1.000apair.Theycomewithaspeakerunitembedded嵌入intothethumbandamicrophonebuiltintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.ArtistSeanMilesdesignedtheglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadget小机件recycling.HecombinesgloveswithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2whichcommissionedtheproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphoneoutoftheirpocketorhandbag.MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.IfdemandishightheywillthenbeproducedonalargerscalE.O2Recyclewhichbackstheprojectestimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.TheservicepaysthosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphonesMP3playersanddigitalcameras.DesignerScanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaidIhopethatmyTalktotheHandprojectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.Ifafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtolandfill垃圾场Ithinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.TheTalktotheHandmobilephoneglovesarethesecondproductinaseriesthatO2RecycleandMileshavecreateD.Milesisnowworkingoncombiningphoneswithhandbags—sopeopledon’tspendtimerummaging翻查aroundintheirbagstofindaphonewhenitrings.61.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.Toshowtheharmfulnessofoldhandsets.B.TointroduceSeanMiles’newdesigns.C.TowarnpeoplenottothrowelectronicwastE.D.ToaskmorepeopletojoinO2RecyclE.62.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.HowthenewglovesaredesigneD.B.Whattheglovesaremadeof.C.Whodesignedthegloves.D.HowO2RecycleismanageD.63.WhatcanwelearnaboutTalktotheHand?A.Ithasbeenwidelyusedatpresent.B.IthasapairofglovesthatcanfunctionasaphonE.C.Itcanbeconnecteddirectlytoanymobilehandset.D.Itisexpensivebutenvironment—friendly.64.WhichofthefollowingistrueofO2Recycle?A.Itencouragespeopletorecyclegadgets.B.Ithasrecycled70millionmobilehandsets.C.ItpromotesthetechnologyofIT.D.ItisnowrecyclinggadgetsaroundtheworlD.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NewmobilesthatarefashionablE.B.SeanMileswhosetupaphonecompany.C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.
Billy’sfavoritecolorisorangE.Buthecan’tseewhatorangelookslikE.BillyisblinD.Amonthafterhewasbornhismothernoticedthathiseyesweren’tquiteasbigasanormalbaby’s.BillywouldneverbeabletoseE.thedoctortoldhismother.AfterthatBilly’smotherbegantalkingtohimdescribingthingsshesawoutsidethewindow.Shedescribedeverythingtohim.Billydoesnotonlydependonhismother’sdescriptionstolearnabouttheworldaroundhim.Heseeswithhisearsandhishandstoo.Hehasperfecthearing.Whenpeoplemakephonecallshecantellthenumberstheydial拨.BillylovescomputersciencE.HebeganteachinghimselfcomputerprogrammingwhenhewasjustsevenyearsolD.HisdreamschoolwouldbeStanfordUniversity.Hegetstopgradesinhisclassesmakingthatarealpossibility.Youcan’tletexcusesgetinthewayofyourdreamsandifyoudothatyoucan’tmoveforwardandreachyourgoalssaidBilly.25.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____________.A.Billycan’thear.B.Billycan’tseE.A.Billycan’twalk.D.Billycan’ttalk.26.HowdidBilly’smotherhelphim?A.Byteachinghimhowtodraw.B.ByaskingteacherforadvicE.C.Bydescribingeverythingtohim.D.Bysendinghimtohisdreamschool.27.WhendidBillybeginteachinghimselfcomputerprogramming?A.Whenhewas7yearsolD.B.WhenhewasinGrade5.C.Whenhewashighschool.D.Whenhewasatuniversity.
Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbeforesaysPatsyRoweMannershavefallenofftheradar雷达.Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaint抱怨aboutthenoisE.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.TothemdealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackwarD.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.WhenyouhavedinnerwithfriendsyouwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephonE.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnewssotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworsesomepeopleeventendtosendanonymous匿名的rudemessagesbyemail.HoweverrudenessisneveracceptablE.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosayhavethecouragetofacethepersonandsayitwritealetteroremailandsignitorforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscruelanddisgusting.Weshouldn′tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelpusbutweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepisacknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbadmannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe′dpubliclyacknowledgegoodmannerswhenweseethem.27.WhatcanbeinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.C.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.D.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.28.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause_______.A.theyaregrowingtooindependentB.theyarebecominglesspatientC.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessagesD.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackwarD.29.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis_______.A.ridiculousB.acceptableC.disgustingD.reasonable30.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Technologywilltakeoverlivesoneday.B.TechnologycanneverbeblamedC.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.D.Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.
Whydopeopledrinktoomucheattoomuchsmokecigarettesortakedrugs?What’stoblameforallthebadbehavior?Mostpeoplewouldsaythatwhiletheseself-destructive自我毁灭的actscanhavemanyrootcausestheyallhaveoneobviousthingincommontheyareallexamplesoffailuresofself-controllackingthewillpowertoresist抵抗them.Accordingtoarecentstudyhoweverifyoureallythinkaboutitsomethingaboutthatsimpleanswerdoesn’tquitemakesensE.Infactitturnsoutthatsometimesit’shavingwillpowerthatreallygetsyouintotroublE.Thinkbacktothetimeyoutookyourveryfirstsip啜饮ofbeer.Disgustingwasn’tit?WhenmyfathergavememyfirsttasteofbeerasateenagerIwonderedwhyanyonewouldvoluntarilydrinkit.Andsmoking?Nooneenjoystheirfirstcigarette—ittastesawful.Soeventhoughsmokinganddrinkingalcoholorcoffeecanbecometemptation__youneedwillpowertoresisttheynevereverstartoutthatway.Justgettingpastthosefirsthorribleexperiencesactuallyrequiresalotofself-control.Ironically讽刺的是onlythosewhocancontrolthemselveswellratherthangiveintothemcanevercometosomedaydevelopatasteforBudweiserbeerMarlborocigarettesordark-roastedStarbuckscoffeE.WedoitforsocialacceptancE.Weforceourselvestoconsumealcoholcigarettescoffeeandevenillegaldrugsinordertoseemexperiencedgrown-upandcool.Thesebadhabitsaren’tself-controlfailures—farfromit.Theyarevoluntarychoicesandtheyareinfactself-controlsuccesses.Self-controlissimplyatooltobeputtosomeusehelpfulorharmful.Tolivehappyandproductivelivesweneedtodevelopnotonlyourself-controlbutalsothewisdomtomakegooddecisionsaboutwhenandwheretoapplyit.48.Whatdomostpeoplethinkcausesbadbehavior?A.Beingforcedbyothers.B.Nothavingenoughwillpower.C.Enjoyingtheirfirstexperiences.D.Followingtheexamplesoftheirfriends.49.Theauthormentionshisexperienceinthethirdparagraphtoprove____.A.willpowerhelpsdevelopbadhabitssometimesB.drinkingbeerisharmfultothehealthofteenagersC.self-controlshouldbedevelopedwhenoneisyoungD.everyonecanbechallengedbydifferenttemptations50.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorstressesthat____.A.withoutself-controlnoonecansucceedB.badhabitsdon’talwaysleadtobadresultsC.applyingself-controlcorrectlyisimportantD.peoplecandevelopwisdomfrombadbehavior51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyFirstSipofBeerB.DoYouHaveWillPower?C.WillPowerBenefitsUsD.DarkSideofSelf-control
Asthepace步速oflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughliftbeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationiscompletelynecessaryforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand忍受dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecrises危机wemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablished确定的linkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealth.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress61.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress62.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis.A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation
StayonthebrightersideoflifeOneveryimportantcomponentofoptimismisgratitudeorfeelinggrateful.Infactthereisastrongconnectionbetweenagratefulattitudeandaheightenedsenseofwell-being.Appreciateallthepositivesinyourlifebystartingagratitudejournalinordertorememberwhatyou’regratefulfor.___36__Feelingdown?Insteadoffeelingsorryforyourselfwaitingfortheuniversetothrowyouabonetryactinglikeyou’rehappy—evenifyouaren’t.A.sinceresmileandaforcedsmilewillcausethesamechemicalreactionsinyourbrainsoyoucanactuallyfoolyourmindintofeelingbetterbymakingitreactchemicallyasifthingsweregoingwell.___37__Reassureyourselfthateverythingisgood—evenifyoudon’tfeelit.___38__Ifyou’restuckintraffictheneverythingelsemustbegoinghorriblytoosaysAnneParkerawellnesscounselor.Byblowingnegativeeventsoutofproportionyou’resettingyourselfupforfeelingdownallday.Insteadacknowledgethatyou’restuckintrafficbutalsobringtomindsomethinggoodlikethebeautifulsceneryoutsidethewindow.Thatwayyou’llgetinthehabitofforbiddingnegativecircumstancesfromblanketingyourwholeday.Swearingtolose20poundsortorunamarathonseemslikegoalsleadingtohappinessbuttheytaketimetoachievE.___39__YoumayevenendupadmittingthatyouhavebeendefeateD.Howeverifyoufocusonthesmallmilestonesthatoccuralongthewayyouwillfeelpositiveaboutyourprogresswhichwillgiveyouthestrengthtokeepgoing.___40_Trymakingsomeoneelse’sdaybetter.A.reportbyUnitedHealthcareandVolunteerMatchfoundthatvolunteersare72%morelikelytocharacterizethemselvesasoptimisticcomparedwithnon-volunteers.Plus89%ofvolunteerssaythatvolunteeringhasimprovedtheirsenseofwell-beingand92%saythatitenrichestheirsenseofpurposeinlifE.A.TrytohelpsomeoneinneeD.B.Wanttogiveyourattitudealift?C.Peopletendtothinkinaneither-orway.D.Actinanoptimisticway—smilelaughtellajokE.E.You’llfailtoappreciatemoreimportantthingsinyourlifE.F.Byfocusingonnothavingaccomplishedthemyetyouwillstarttofeeldownonyourself.G.ByrememberingthepleasantthingsinyourlifeyoucanactuallyturnanegativeattitudearounD.
Theimageofaveiled用面纱遮盖bridewalkingdowntheaisleonherfather'sarmcouldbecomeathingofthepastasagrowingtrendfor'feminist女权主义者weddings'hasbeendetectedamongmodernbridestobE.Doingawaywiththeengagementringchoosingnottobe'givenawaylikeproperty'andwearingacolourotherthanwhitearekeythemesgainingtraction牵引力inthefeministweddingtrenD.Thefindingsrevealedinasurveyof200bridestoberevealedthatalmostaquarterofwomenplannedonkeepingtheirmaidennameaftermarriagewhileonein10wereplanningtowearacolourotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.Traditionssuchasthewearingofanengagementringarealsoincreasinglybeingrejectedbybrideswhofeelitisanti-feminist-withsuchanobvioustoken记号tobewornonthefingermarkingthewomaninquestionas'taken'.Howeverwhilethereisundoubtedlyastirringamongyoungbridestobeparentscantakecomfortinthefactthatwhilesomewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainstthepatriarchy家长制themajorityarestillkeentoupholdcertaintraditionswith76percentofbridessayingtheyreallywouldliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaislE.ElkiParmarofWeddingDays.co.ukwhoconductedthesurveysaid:Someofthebrideswehavespokentoaredoingthingsthattheyfeelmaketheirweddingmore'feminist'.Thatcouldbereflectedbydecidingnotbegivenawaytheideabeingthatoneoftheconnotationsofthistraditionisthatthewomanispropertytobegivenaway.Otherbridesarechoosingnottowearwhiteontheirweddingdayasawoman’swhiteweddingdresstraditionallycarriesconnotations含义ofvirginalinnocencewhereaswhatthegroomwearsonhisweddingdayisnotperceived意识到tobesymboliccreatingsomewhatofanimbalancefromsomefeministperspectives.59.Whichofthefollowingisnotthesymboloftraditionalwedding?A.Thebridewearsbridalveil.B.Thebridewalksdowntheaisleonherfather’sarm.C.Thebridewearstheengagementring.D.ThebridewearsacolorotherthanwhitE.60.Whydothebridesrejecttowearanengagementringaccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitistoocheap.B.BecauseitisnotmadeofgolD.C.Becausetheydon’twanttomarrytheirhusbanD.D.BecauseitmakesthewomenIquestionastaken.61.WhatcanwelearnfromthesurveyinParagraph2?A.Morethan200brideswereinvestigated.B.Halfofthebrideswon’tchangetheirlastnameaftermarriagetotheirhusbanD.C.10%ofthemprefertowearacolorotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.D.Noonewantstowearanengagementring.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thetendencymentionedinthepassageisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.B.Somewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainsttheirparents.C.Themajorityofbridesdon’tliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaislE.D.Somebridesregardwearingwhiteontheirweddingdayasasymbolofunequalbetweenmenandwomen.
Doesmoneybuyhappiness?No!Ahbutwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?Manyofussmirk傻笑假笑andnoD.Thereiswebelievesomeconnectionbetweenfinancialfitnessandemotionalfulfillment.ThreeinfourAmericancollegestudents—nearlydoublethe1970proportion—nowconsideritveryimportantoressentialthattheybecomeverywellofffinancially.Moneymatters.Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessitiesincreasingwealthmatterssurprisinglylittlE.TheconnectionbetweenincomeandhappinessissurprisinglyweakobservedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16-nationstudyof170000peoplE.Oncecomfortablemoremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns报酬递减.Thesecondpieceofpieorthesecond$100000nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes’100wealthiestAmericanssurveyedbyUniversityofIllinoispsychologistEdDienerhaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth:itscompleteabsencecancreatesufferingbuthavingitdoesn’tguaranteehappiness.HappinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehavE.Hasourhappinesshoweverfloatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?Arewehappiertodaythanin1940swhentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?Actuallywearenot.Since1957thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyareveryhappyhasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhilethedivorceratehasdoubledtheteensuicide自杀ratehasincreasednearlythreetimestheviolentcrimeratehasgoneupnearlyfourtimesanddepressionhasmushroomeD.EconomicgrowthhasprovidednoboosttohumanmoralE.Whenitcomestopsychologicalwellbeingitisnottheeconomy.IcallthissoaringwealthandshrinkingspirittheAmericanparadox.Morethaneverwehavebighousesandbrokenhomeshighincomesandlowconfidencesecuredrightsandreducedcivility.WearegoodatmakingalivingbutoftenfailatmakingalifE.Wecelebrateourprosperity繁荣butlongforapurposE.Wetreasureourfreedomsbutlongforconnection.Inanageofplentywefeelspiritualhunger.29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A.ThemoremoneyweearnthelessreturnswehavE.B.ThemoremoneyweearnthehappierwewouldbE.C.Inthelongrunmoneycannotguaranteehappiness.D.Inthelongrunhappinessgrowswitheconomy.30.Thesecond$100000nevertastesasgoodasthefirstbecause_____.A.itisnotsofreshasthefirst$100000B.itisnotsoimportantasthefirst$100000C.profitbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$100000D.happinessbroughtbyitislessthanthatfromthefirst$10000031.Accordingtothepassagepeopledowellinmakingalivingbutdon’t_____.A.haveanyprimaryaimB.knowhowtospendmoneyC.knowhowtoenjoylifeD.keepintouchwithotherpeople32.Thethingsthathappenedafter1957aregiventoshowthat_____.A.people’sspiritualneedscannotbefulfilledbywealthB.familyproblemsbecomemoreandmoreseriousC.youngpeoplearenothappyabouttheirlifeD.socialcrimeshaveincreasedsignificantly
TimRichterandhiswifeLindahadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffaloNewYork--heincomputerssheinspecialeducation.TeachingmeanseverythingtousTimwouldsay.InApril1998helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurposE.NotlongafterthesurgeryTimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibraryaprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation基金会thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevierTennesseE.IthoughtmaybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretireTimrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdeskasareminder.FiveyearslaternowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedeskTimclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter.RatherthansignuponlinetheywenttoDollywoodforalook-seE.Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbishsaysLindA.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachersliteracyspecialistsandDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.SatisfiedthecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004theyhaveshippedmorethan12200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirareA.MeganWilliamsamotheroffourismorethanappreciative:ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.TheRichterspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.SomepeoplesitthereandwaittodiesaysTim.Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.TheinfluenceofhiswifE.D.ThenewsfromtheWeB.2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.3.AccordingtothetextDollyPartonis.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer4.WhydidtheRichtergotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigninguponlinE.B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.C.HetriestosavethosewaitingtodiE.D.HeconsidershiseffortsworthwhilE.
Ifyou'renetworking建立人际关系andnothingishappeningyoumightneedtoevaluatehowyou'redoingit.Maybeyoushowupateacheventandstillfeelchallengedbytheprocess.Youaggressivelytalktopeoplegiveoutyourcardscallendlesslytoscheduleanappointmentbuthavenorealsuccessfromyourefforts.TohelpyougainadifferentfutureherearetenhabitsyoushouldavoiD.Ineffectivenetworkers1.LackpatiencE.Theyexpectimmediateresultsandwantbusinessnownottomorrow.2.Constantlysellingsomething.TheyseedollarsignseverytimetheyshakehandswithsomeonE.3.Toomanychoices.Iftheyofferavarietyofproductstheymighttrytoohardtotellaboutallofthem.Offeringtoomuchinformationsendsaconfusingmessagemakingitdifficultforpeopletosendreferral指点.Opportunitiesareallaroundusbutwhenyou'renetworkingonlyfocusononE.4.Changepositionstoooften.Iftheymovefromcompanytocompanyordosomethingtotallydifferentitmightbedifficultforpeopletokeepupwiththem.5.Lackmannersandrespect.Theyinterruptotherstalkwithfoodintheirmoutharen'tverypoliteandappearunprofessional.TheycallpeopleduringdinnerorontheweekendswithoutthinkingwhethertheoccasionissuitablE.6.DistributetoomanycardsandsalesliteraturE.Theycomewhileloadingwithbrochuresflyers传单cataloguesandsamples.7.Focusonthemselves.ToomuchselfpromotioncanleavetheotherpersontofeelunappreciateD.EverysentencebeginswithIandisallabouttheirbusiness.8.Talkinginsteadofgiving.Theydon'trealizewhatotherpeoplesensewhentheyarebeingveryselfish.Othersmaythinkthattheyarebeingtakenadvantageof.9.Lackauthenticity可靠性andpersonalvalues.Theymaycreateunrealisticexpectationsandnotdeliverontheirpromises.Sometimesdoingthingswithoutintegrity诚实possiblytwiststhetruth.10.Poorcommunicationandinterpersonalskills.Theyhavetroublespeakingeffectivelybuildingrelationshipsandfollowingup.Networkingisaprocessthatisaninvestmentoftimeandmoney.Ifyoufindyou'redoinganyofthesehabitsconsiderlearninghowtoimproveontheseandmaximizeyourresultswhilenetworking.You'llstarttogetbetteratconnectingwithpeopleandobtainmorereferrals.63.Thispassageismeantforpeoplewho______.A.wanttodomorebusinessesB.oftentakeinsteadofgivingC.havepoorcommunicationandinterpersonalskillsD.wanttoimprovetheirinterpersonalrelationship64.Accordingtothesecondhabitweshouldn't______whenwearenetworking.A.sellthingsB.talkaboutdollarsC.payattentiontomoneyonlyD.shakehandswitheveryone65.Whentalkingwithothersyoushould______.A.giveoutyourcardsandbrochureseverynowandthenB.talkaboutthequalityofyourproductasmuchaspossibleC.interruptotherswhentheymakeamistakeD.letotherpeopleexpressthemselvescompletely66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaboutasalesman'sbehavior?A.Heofferstoomuchselfpromotionduringtheconversation.B.Heconsiderscarefullywhenhecangetwhatheexpects.C.Heonlyfocusesononeopportunitywhennetworking.D.Hekeepshispromisesanddoesn'texpecttoomuchfromothers.
Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwordstheorigin起源oflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmenunlikeanimalssomehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsignstheycalledletterswhichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninletterswecallwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociations关联—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreasE.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.ThischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystylE.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey传达hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.WeshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccuratelyortheymakeourspeechsillyandrudE.24.What’sthemainpointofthesecondparagraph?A.Theconnectionsbetweenwordsmakewordspowerful.B.Theexperiencemakeswordsmoreandmoremeaningful.C.Thepowerofwordshasmuchrelationshipwithone’sagE.D.One’svocabularyincreasesmainlywiththegrowingyears.25.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Greatwritersmusthavegreatthoughtsandfeelings.B.Theachievementsinliteraryalsoexpressthepowerofwords.C.Therealpoetisamasterofwordsandamusicianaswell.D.It’simportanttochoosewordscarefullywhenmakingspeech.26.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordtellingaccordingtothepassage?A.Saying.B.Recognizing.C.ViviD.D.Angry.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheHistoryofWordsB.TheOriginofWordsC.ThePowerofwordsD.TheFutureofWords
Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon外科医生andpartofittakenout.Todayhoweverweneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleepandwhenheawakestheoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain.Longagooperationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoffandhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.Soonafter1770JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalledlaughinggas.LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.MostofthemspenttheirtimelaughingbutonemanatapartyHoraceWellsnoticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.WellstooksomeofthegasandhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell'steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggashegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.Wellstriedagainbutthistimehegavetoomuchofthegasandthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.56.Itis______sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.A.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears57.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwentonhe____.A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortableC.stillfeltpainD.woulddie58.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas_______.A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddieC.wouldprobablyfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalm
Anewstudyof8000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappilyitisabadthingforyoungpeople.Puppylove早恋maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression忧郁症.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboysandyoungergirlsaretheworstofall.Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsislossofself.Accordingtothestudyeventhoughboyswouldsaylosethemselvesinaromanticrelationshipthislossofselfismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions.Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents.DrMarianmKaufmananexpertonyoungpeopleproblemssays15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression.Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingupitisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself.Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriendsattendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily.Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsonstheyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage.Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoungbutonlymaturity成熟givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects.50.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove.C.Romanceisatwoedgedswordforadults.D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.51.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?A.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.B.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.C.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.D.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.52.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.B.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.C.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.D.Theolderawomanisthelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.53.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?A.ConfusedB.DisapprovingC.DisinterestedD.Scared
Whatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.A.newstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyou'llearnlater.Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone'searningpotentialshouldn'tcomeastoomuchofasurprisE.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlifesocialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.IfapersonhaslotsoffriendsitmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituationssaidXuYanchun17fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhenwhototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.Alsofriendsalwayshelpeachother.TheynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressedsaidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyouearnahighersalary.Maybethat'swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism交友狂症.A.womanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook's5000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.Butwhatdoesafriendmean?Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency?CallmeuncoilbutIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseemshoweverthatthisisnolongerthedefinition定义of‘friend'saidMeghanDaumwhoworkswithTheLosAngelesTimesintheUS.1.ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_________.A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappily.B.themorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyou'llearninyourlatelifE.C.thelessfriendsyouhavethepoorlivesyouwilllivE.D.friendscanmakemoremoneyforyou.2.AccordingtoXuYanchunwhenyouhavelotsoffriendsitmeans_____A.Youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoney.B.Youwillnotfeellonely.C.YouarequitecontentwithyourlifE.D.Youhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations.3.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.B.FriendsplaysanmoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelsE.C.Friendsarecurrency.D.Friendsgiveyousuccess.4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.IfyouhavemorefriendsyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuturE.B.GraduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefuturE.C.Friendsmeansaformofcurrency.D.FriendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepresseD.
ThejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninventeD.36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.1.CuriosityYourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37AskkidsWhatingredients配料canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?andthentrythemout.Didthoseingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?Whatcouldwetrynexttime?2.CreativityTruecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.38Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheircreativity.3.PersonalskillsUnderstandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat’sgoingoninsideourownheadbutwhataboutothers?Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.39Whydoyouthinkshe’scrying?Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?Ifsomeoneweretodothattoyouhowwouldyoufeel?4.Selfexpression40Therearemanywaystoexpressthoughtsandideas----musicactingdrawingbuildingphotography.Youmayfindthatyourchildisattractedbyonemorethananother.A.Gardeningisanothergreatactivityforhelpingkidsdevelopthisskill.B.Sohowcanwehelpourkidsprepareforjobsthatdon’tyetexist?C.Beingabletocommunicateideasinameaningfulwayisavaluableskill.D.Wecangivekidschancestothinkaboutmaterialsinnewways.E.Encouragekidstocookwithyou.F.Andwecan’tforgetscienceeducation.G.Wecandothisinreallifeoraskquestionsaboutcharactersinstories.
Haveyoueverbeenoutonaboatandfeltitliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttherushofenergyaswavescameoveryou?askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburgh.ThereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaveshesaiD.Scientistsareworkingtousethatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.Thewindstartsoutbymakinglittleripples涟漪butiftheykeeponblowingthoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowavesTaylorsaiD.Wavesareoneofnature’swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.Whenwavescometowardtheshorepeoplecansetupdamstoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine涡轮机.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgeneratortoproduceelectricity.TheresourceishugesaidJanetSwainoftheWorldWatchInstitutE.Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.Besideswaveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysourcessuchasoilorcoal.OceanscoverthreequartersoftheEarth’ssurface—thatwouldmakewavepowerseemidealforcreatingenergythroughouttheworldthoughtherearesomeweakpointsyettoovercomE.Swainsaidthatwavepowerstillcoststoomuchmoney.Shealsosaidthatitseffectsonseaanimalsarestillunknown.WhatismorewavepowercouldaffectfishingandboattraffiC.Traditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmaysomedayrunout.DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputersdriveourcarsandheatandcoolourhomesisrisingrapidlythroughouttheworldSwainsaiD.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalightanoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto.testthereaders’knowledgeaboutwavesdrawthereaders’attentiontothetopicshowJamieTaylor’simportanceinvitethereaderstoanswerthemTheunderlinedphrasepickingupisclosestinmeaningto.A.startingagainB.speedingupC.improvingD.gatheringWecanmakebetteruseofwaveenergyifwe.shortenitsjourneytothousandsofhomesbuildmoresmallpowerstationsontheoceansreducethecostofturningitintoelectricpowerquickenthestepsofproducingelectricityItcanbeinferredthatsomedaywemightnotworryabout.A.ourpowersupplyB.ourboattrafficC.airpollutionD.oursupplyofseafish
Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulphysicalandmentalbenefits.Nomatterwhatyou’refacingyoucanlearntolaughandbenefitfromit.OneofthemanybenefitsoflaughterandasenseofhumoristhattheyprotectyouagainstthenegativesoflifE.Researchesshowthatpeoplewhousehumortofightstressfeellesslonelyandmorepositiveaboutthemselves.Althoughwecan’tsaythatacertainnumberoflaughseverydaywillkeepthedoctorawaystudiesshowthatpeoplewholaughalottendtobeingoodhealth.Andlaughterisoneofthemostcommonlyusedtherapies疗法amongcancerpatients.Laughtercouldbehealthyforyourhearttoo.Someresearchshowsthatwhenyoulaughthereisanincreaseinoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodypossiblyduetothereleaseofendorphins内啡肽whichcreateachemicalrushthatfightsnegativefeelingsandstress.ActivitiesthatincreaseendorphinsincludeagoodworkoutandlisteningtomusicyoulovE.Lovethebenefitsoflaughterbutdon’tfeellikelaughing?Sometimesyouhavetomakeanefforttolaugh.Ifyou’refacingtoughtimesitmayhelptolearntechniquestobringthebenefitsoflaughterintoyourlifE.Youcantrytheoldrecommendations:Readafunnybookorwatchamoviethatisfunny.SpendtimewithanamusingfrienD.Lookonthelightside:Gotoplacesthathelpyouremembergoodtimesthathavemadeyoulaughinthepast.Oryoucanjointhelaughtermovementtolearnaboutthebenefitsoflaughterwhilefightingstress.Title:Thebenefitsof71.______Benefits◆Mentalbenefits*72.______youagainstthenegativesofyourlife*Makingyoufeellesslonelyandmore73.______aboutyourself◆74.______benefits*Helpingtoleadahealthylife*Beingcommonlyusedtotreat75.______*76.______theoxygen-richbloodflowinyourbodyRecommendationstobringlaughter77.______*Readafunnybookorwatch78._______.*Spendtimewith79.______.*Lookonthe80.______—gotoplacesthathavemadeyoulaugh*JointhelaughtermovementwhilefightingstressConclusion.Laughterisakeycomponentofahappylifeandithaspowerfulbenefits.
Tablemannersareverydifferentineverycountry.ForexamplewhenyouareinEnglandyoumustnotliftyoursoupplatetoyourmouth.ThisisveryimpolitE.ButwhenyouareinJapanthisiscompletelynormal.LiftingyourplatetoyourmouthinJapanisatraditionalwayofdrinkingyoursoup.AndalsoinJapanyoudon’thavetoworryaboutmakinganoisewhenyoudrinkit.Itjustshowsthatyoureallylikethefood!ButitisnotthesameinBritainsoyoushouldn’tmakeanoisewheneatingtherE.InBritainpeopledon’tputtheirhandsorarmsonthetableduringthemeal.ButinMexicoguestskeeptheirhandsonthetableallthetimE.Infactyoushouldwatchwhatyourhandsdoverycarefully.InArabcountriesitisimpolitewhenyoueatwithyourlefthandsodon’tdoit!Inalltheculturesitisimpolitetospeakwhenyouareeating.InUkraineyoushouldnotstarteatingfirst;youshouldwaitforalltheotherstostarteatingwithyou.Youalsohavetosaypleaseandthankyoueverytimeyouaskforandgetsomething.Ifyoudon’tlikesomefooddon’tmakefacesanddon’tsay:Yuk!Ihatethat!Thebestwaytoavoidmakingmistakesinothercountriesistowatchthehostandtrytodoashedoes.21.Itisimpolitetoliftthesoupplatetoyourmouthin_____.A..JapanB.EnglandC..UkraineD.Mexico22.WhenyouareeatinginJapanmakinganoisemeansthat_____.A.youfeelillB.youdislikethefoodC.youlikethefoodD.youareveryhungry23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.KeepingyourhandsonthetableispoliteinBritainbutimpoliteinMexico.B.InArabcountriesyoushouldeatwithyourrighthanD.C.Speakingwhenyou’reeatingisimpolitejustinsomecultures.D.InUkraineit’satraditionthattheguesteatsfirst.24.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byexplainingreasons.C.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.D.ByfollowingtheorderofimportancE.
Somecolorspeopleseelateatnightcouldcausesignsofclinicaldepression.Thatwasthefindingofastudythatbuildsonearlierstudyfindings.Theyshowthatindividualswholiveorworkinlowlevelsoflightovernightcandevelopclinicaldepression.Doctorsusethewordclinicaldepressiontodescribesevereformofdepression.SignsmayincludelossofinterestorpleasureinmostactivitieslowenergylevelsandthoughtsofdeathorsuicidE.InthenewstudyAmericaninvestigatorsdesignedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters仓鼠todifferentcolors.Theresearcherschosehamstersbecausetheyarenocturnalwhichmeanstheysleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight.Theanimalswereseparatedintofourgroups.Onegroupofhamsterswaskeptinthedarkduringtheirnight-timeperioD.Anothergroupwasplacedinfrontofabluelightathirdgroupsleptinfrontofawhitelightwhileafourthwasputinfrontofaredlight.Afterfourweekstheresearchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamstersdrank.Theyfoundthatthemostdepressedanimalsdranktheleastamountofwater.RandyNelsonheadstheDepartmentofNeuroscienceatOhioStateUniversity.HesaysanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepresseD.Whatwesawisthattheseanimalsdidn’tshowanysleepuneasinessatallbuttheydidmessupbiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesignwhileiftheywereinthedim微弱redlighttheydidnot.RandyNelsonnotesthatphotosensitive感光cellsintheeyeshavelittletodowitheyesight.Hesaysthesecellssendsignalstotheareaofthebrainthatcontrolswhathasbeencalledthenaturalsleep-wakecyclE.Hesaysthere’salotofblueinwhitelight.Thisexplainswhythebluelightandwhitelighthamstersappeartobemoredepressedthanthehamstersseeingredlightordarkness.34.Researchersusehamstersintheexperimentbecause__________.A.theyaresimilartohumansindealingwithcolorsB.theyareeasytoobserveandstudyC.theyareactiveatnightandsleepduringthedayD.theyaresensitivetocolorslikehumanbeings35.Whatsignshowsthatthehamstersarebeingdepressed?A.Theydon’tsleepwell.B.Theydrinklesssugarywater.C.TheireyesightbecomesworsE.D.Theirenergylevelbecomeslow.36.__________tendstocausehamsterstobedepresseD.A.BluelightB.RedlightC.DimlightD.Darkness37.Whatcanhelppeoplewhoworklateatnighttoavoidbeingdepressed?A.Notbeingexposedtodimredlightwhenusingcomputers.B.Equippingtheircomputerscreenstoputitmoreinthereddishlight.C.Livingorworkinginlowlevelsoflightovernight.D.Goingtoseedoctorsofclinicaldepressionregularlyforhelp.
Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindangerbutwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving铺砌aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.A.majorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.ItcomesfromundergrounD.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepavethelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages短缺.Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts干旱thanareaswithmorerainfallbutinanycasegoodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifferencetoo.IntheUnitedStatesafamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolivebutthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.YoucantakestepstosavewaterinyourhomE.Tostartwithusethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher洗碗机onlywhenitisfull.HelpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhomE.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?A.Usingriverwater.B.Pavingparkinglots.C.Throwingbatteriesaway.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.C.ThereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysizE.D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasherC.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathomeD.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus11.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.whypavingroadsreducesourwaterB.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupplyC.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimatesD.howmuchwedependonwatertolive
DearFriendTherecentsuccessofchildren'sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere'sahugemarketouttherE.Andthere'sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren'sbooksboughteachyear...plusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.Whoaretheseneededwriters?They'reordinaryfolkslikeyouandmE.ButamIgoodenough?Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubtandIdidn'tknowwheretoturnforhelp.ThenIacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingaptitude潜能anditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneedeD.ThepromisethatpaidoffTheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyouifyoushowbasicwritingability:Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript手稿suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinishourcoursE.Ireallydidn'texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecoursebutthathappeneD.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitutE.SincegraduationIhaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren'sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.FreetestandbrochureWeofferafreeaptitudetestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochuredescribingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There'snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.SincerelyKristiKristiHollInstructorInstituteofChildren'sLiterature29.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphswelearnthat_____.A.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellersB.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren'sC.magazinesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattentionD.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear30.Whenfinishingthecourseyouarepromisedto_____.A.beasuccessfulpublisherB.becomeaconfidenteditorC.getonestoryorarticlepublishedD.finishoneworkforpublication31.KristiHollmentionsherexperiencemainlyto_____.A.provesheisagoodinstructorB.giveheradviceoncoursepreparationC.showshesoldmorestoriesthanarticlesD.promotethewritingprogram
Thelastfivepounds.Thevanity虚荣pounds.Thedreamweight.Thefantasyweight.Thehighschoolweight.Yesmanynamesaregiventotheweight–thefivepounds–thatseemsjustoutofreachnomatterhowmuchweexerciseandimproveoureatinghabits.Butwhyisitoutofreach?Isitallinourheads?Orisitbecausethebodyhasaset-pointoridealweight–aweighttowhichitdoesn’twanttogivein?ThereisnosuchthingasidealbodyweightsaysJamesauthorofWeightLossThatLasts.Butyourbodydoesresistyouwhenyouaretryingtoloseweight.Itgetsusedtoacertainweightoveralongperiodoftimeandthenwilldefendthatweight.Inotherwordsthebody’ssetpointcanbelowered–orraisedhesaysbutittakestimetoresetthatnewweight.Thatperiodoftimeisatleastsixmonths.Ioftenaskpatients‘Whatistheloweststableweightofyouradultlife?’togetanideaofwhatisrealisticintermsofweightlossandmaintenance保持Jamessays.Hereferstothebody’srefusaltochangeweight-wiseasanbiologicalcontrolsystemthatpreventsusfromgoinghungryanddying–partofourprimitive原始的biology.Somepeoplemightgetdowntotheirdreamweightforashortperiodbutthencan’tkeepitlongbecausethecalorielimitsaretoostrictoncethebodystartsdefendingitselfagainstweightloss.That’swhyit’simportanttosetrealisticgoalshesays.Theideaofthe‘idealweight’or‘dreamweight’isreallyjustauselessexercisE.Butlet’ssayyourgoalisrealisticandhasbeensetbyanutritionist营养师orotherweight-lossprofessionalsandyouarestillplateauing.Whatcouldbegoingon?Thereasonisthatyouneedfewercaloriesthelessyouweigh.Soifyouwanttocontinuetodropweightyouhavetodropcaloriesandincreasecalorie-burn.Jamesencouragespeopletotellthedifferencebetweenweightlossgoalsforhealthreasonsandthosetodowithvanity.TheyaredifferentissuesJamessays.Oneiswhereimportanthealthbenefitsareseenandtheotherisaboutvanity–wantingtolookgoodinabathingsuit.67.Whatmightaset-pointweightreferto?A.A.weightthatthebodydoesn’twanttochangE.B.A.weightthatyouhavekeptforalongtimE.C.A.weightthatyouaretryingtolosE.D.A.weightthatcanberaisedorlowereD.68.Peoplecan’tkeeptheirdreamweightforalongtimebecause_________.A.thebodysystemstopsusfromhungerB.thecalorielimitsareextremelystrictC.wehaven’tturnedtonutritionistsforadviceD.wecan’tkeepthehabitsofdietingforsixmonths69.Whatdoesitmeanbysayingyouarestillplateauing?A.Yourweightkeepsincreasing.B.YourweightremainsunchangeD.C.Youarestillworrying.D.Youarestilldreaming.70.AccordingtothepassagewhatisJames’mostpossibleattitudetowardstweightlossforvanity?A.Encouraging.B.Critical批判的.C.SupportivE.D.Neutral中立的.
Theimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.Afriendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter
FearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossessiftheyareproperlyuseD.Iffiredidnothurtwhenitburntchildrenwouldplaywithituntiltheirhandswereburntaway.Similarlyifpainexistedbutfeardidn’tachildwouldburnhimselforherselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnhimselforherselftokeepawayfromthefirethathadburnthimselforherselfbeforE.A.reallyfearlesssoldier—andsomedoexistisnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmenandanimalsmightsoondieout.InourfirstsentencewesuggestedthatfearshouldbeproperlyuseD.Ifforexampleyounevergooutofyourhousebecauseofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacaryouarelettingfearruleyoutoomuch.Eveninyourhouseyouarenotabsolutelysafe:anaeroplanemaycrashonyourhouseorantsmayeatawaysomeofthebeamsinyourroofsothatthelatterfallsonyouoryoumaygetcancer!TheimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyoubutinsteadtousefearasyourservantandguidE.Fearwillwarnyouofdangers;thenyouhavetodecidewhatactiontotakE.Inmanycasesyoucantakequickandsuccessfulactiontoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyouseeacarcomingstraighttowardsyou.Fearwarnsyouyoujumpoutofthewayandalliswell.Insomecaseshoweveryoudecidethatthereisnothingthatyoucandotoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyoucan’tpreventanaeroplanecrashingontoyourhousE.Inthiscasefearhasgivenyouitswarning;youhaveexamineditanddecidedonyourcourseofactionsofearofthisparticulardangerisnolongerofanyusetoyouandyouhavetotrytoovercomeit.12.Childrenwouldplaywithfireuntiltheirhandswereburntawayif_________.A.theyweregivennowarningbeforehandB.theyhadneverburntthemselvesC.theyhadnosenseofpainD.theywerefearfulofthefire13.A.reallyfearlesssoldier_____________.A.isofgreatusetothearmyB.isnotarealsoldierC.isnothingbutadeadsoldierD.easilygetskilledinabattle14.Peoplesometimessucceedintimelyavoidingthedangerbecause_________.A.theyhavegainedexperienceB.theyjumpoutofthewayintimeC.theyarecalminthefaceofdangerD.theyarewarnedofthedangerbyfearandtakequickaction15.What'sthewriter'ssuggestionwhenthedangercan'tbeavoided?A.Youhavetotrytoovercomeit.B.Fearcanreallyhelpyoutorunaway.C.FearalwayshelpsyoustaysafE.D.Fearisofgreatusetoyou.
A.culture’svaluescanbemirroredbyitshumor.HumorhasbeenevaluatedbymanygreatmindssuchasThomasHobbeswhoinOnNaturedislikedhumorLaughterisnothingelsebutsuddengloryarisingfromsuddenthoughtoffeelingfarbetterthanothers.Hethoughthumortobeanegativequalityofhumannarrow-mindedness.HoweverMordechaiGordonPh.D.ofEducationinsistsHumorallowsustoviewtheworldfromananglethatisamusingratherthanserious.1agreewithGordon.Learningtolookattheworldthroughhumorisimportant.IntheUnitedStateseveryfouryearsanelectionoccurs.WithouthumorasawaytoexpresstheirfeelingshowelsewouldAmericanskeepfromclawingtheireyesoutandgoingthewayoflemming?TelevisionshowslikeTheDailyShowhavebecomeimportantpartsofAmericanculture.Theyaremotheringthemassesbymetaphorically隐喻地airplane-ingpoliticsintoourmouths.Theymakepoliticsfun.Ofcoursepoliticsisonlyonetypeofhumor.Socialhumorhelpspeoplethroughthetwistsandturnsofthehumancondition.Americanpopculturepromotesanunhealthyselfimage.Onthetopicofself-imageHariKondabolustandsout.HehasajokeaboutthepopularmusicalgroupThePussycatDollsdescribingtheirhitsongDon'tChaasanegativerepresentationofwomen.HepointsoutanobviousoffenceinAmericanculture.A.studyfromLoyolaUniversityofMarylandhasshownthathumorisonedeterminingfactorforselectingamatingpartner.Amongstotherthingsmateslookforanoutstandingfunnyboneinapotentialpartner.Ofcoursehumorisnotalwaysusedforgoodpurposes.Humorcanbelinkedtovulgarity粗俗andracismbutlikeeverythingelseithaspotentialtounitehumanbeingsbyallowingustolaughatourselvesourfailuresandourconnectionwithoneanother.Though1ifemayseemtoughanddepressingattimesallIhavetodoislookinthemirroratmyincreasedwrinkles皱纹toknowthatthereisacomedyouttherethatevenChaplinwasn’tawareof.Withthatinmindremembertolaughwithhumanityandsometimesathumanity.63.Hobbesbelievesthathumor__________.A.wasonlyawaytolaughatotherstomakeoneselffeelbetterB.resultedinnarrow-mindednessofhumanbeingsC.hadthepowertomirrorpersonalgloryandnationalvaluesD.wasforpeopletoviewtheworldfromanotherangle64.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspoliticalhumor?A.WorriedB.DisappointedC.CuriousD.Appreciative65.Thefourthparagraphisdevelopedmainly__________.A.byexampleB.byprocessC.bycomparisonD.byclassification66.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Chaplinwasn’tawareofbeinglaughedatB.TheauthorfeelshelplessandsadaboutgettingolderC.NeverbetheonewholaughsatotherpeopleD.Theauthorisdeterminedtofacelifewithasenseofhumor.
Mypersonalopinionisthatthereisabuilt-inmechanism机制forteenagerstostarttobeannoyedbytheirparentsataroundtheageof12whentheybecomecool.Theparents’reactionisthennegativebecausetheyarenowhatedinsteadofbeingadmireD.Mostparentscan’tdealwiththissituationanditdrivesthemcrazy.Halfofparentsgettiredandgiveupalltheruleswhiletheotherhalfbecomesostrictthatthekidsbegintohatethem.IfparentswanttohelptheirteenagergetthroughittheyneedtounderstandwhatisgoingonwhichnearlyallparentsDON’T.Thisensuresthatbothpartieswillfaileachotherandgenerallycauseannoyancestressandillwill!Ontheotherhandtheteenagerneedstounderstandtheinsecurity不安theparentfeelsastheteenagerincreasinglyhasamindofhisorherown.Surethekidhasneverdoneanythingwrongandwhentheparentsmakeimproperrulesorstartcallingthatteenagercertainqualitiesthatheorshehasneverhadtheteenager’snaturalreactionistofightback.Luckilyforparentsteenagers’firstreactionisrarelytohurttheirparentsdeeply.Howevertheywilldootherthingssuchasdrinkingtakingdrugsandhavingpoorperformanceinschoolasrevenge报复forthewordsandactionsoftheirparents.Whatneithersideunderstandsisthattheyarehurtingthemselvesandeachotherandtheonlycauseislackingtheabilitytoconsiderthingscalmlyforbothsides.Thereforekeepingcalmisthefirststep.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Whyparentsandteenagersfight.B.Whysomekidsbehavebadlyinschool.B.Whatmakesteenagersthinknegatively?D.Howparentsshouldmakerulesonteenagers.6.Theunderlinedwordit’inParagraph1refersto_____.A.parents’failuretoruleteenagersB.teenagers’revengeC.teenagers’disrespecttoparentsD.parents’insecurity7.Someteenagershatetheirparentsbecause____.A.theywanttobecomecoolB.theirmaterialneedsaren’tsatisfiedC.theywanttochallengetheirparentsD.theygettoomanyrulesfromtheirparents8.Abouttherelationshipbetweenparentsandteenagerswhatcanwelearn?A.There’snogoodwaytodealwiththeirfighting.B.Theyshouldthinkmoreforbothsidescalmly.C.Teenagersshouldtakemoreresponsibilitythanparents.D.Teenagersarelikelytoadmiretheirparentsafter12yearsolD.
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