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ThousandsofjobscomesintoourJobCentreandEmploymentOfficeeveryweekbuttheygetsnappedup抢夺quicklySoalthoughwewillshalldoallwecantohelpyouit’simportantforyoutodoallyoucantohelpyourself.Thispassagetellsyouhow.RegisteredforworkOnceyouhaveregisteredforworkwewillmatchyouagainstavailable可获得vacancies空缺.YoumustalsoregisterforworkattheJobCenterinordertoclaimdemandunemploymentbenefithelp.ButyouactuallyapplyforbenefitatthelocalUnemploymentOfficE.Gettingajobthroughself—serviceJobsthatcomeinareputonself-serviceshowassoonaspossiblE.HalfthepeoplewhofindjobsthroughJobCentresandEmploymentOfficefindthemthroughself-servicE.Youcancallinatanytimetolookatthejobsshown.IfyouwantfurtherhelpwithfindingajobIfyouwantmorehelporadvicedon’tforgetthat’swhatweareherefor.OurEmploymentAdviserscanhelpyouwiththingslike:*thinkingaboutthedifferentsortsofjobsyoucoulddoandwhicharebestforyou.*jobsavailablelocallyorelsewhere*yoursuitabilityforaTOPStrainingcoursewithatax-freeallowance津贴*grants补助金tohelpyoulookforandmovetoworkinotherpartsEventhoughyouhaveaclearideaofthesortofjobandpayyouwantyoumayfindthatsomethingdifferentwillsuityouquitewell.KeepthisinmindwhenyouaretalkingwiththeEmploymentAdviser.Ifyoudon’tfindajobonyourfirstvisitGointoself-serviceasoftenasyoucantolookatthejobsonshowtherE.Goodvacanciesarecominginallthetimejustbecauseyou’vebeenregisteredforemployment.Ifyoucan’tgettotheofficeeasilycomeinwheneveryoucan’t.It’llhelpyoutofindsjobfasterifyoukeepintouch.1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.suggesthowtogetmostbenefitpossiblefromacertainemploymentserviceB.providegeneraladviceaboutwhattodowhenyouhave’tajobC.giveinformationaboutservicesavailableforunemployedpeopleD.helptoreducethenumberofunemployedpeople2.Thepeoplemostlikelytogetjobsarethosewho.A.makeuseofjobinformationservicesattheJobCentreB.regularlyaskforhelpandadviceattheJobCentreC.usetheirownideasandcommonsenseinlookingforajobD.registerforworkimmediatelywhentheneedarise3.Unemploymentpeoplecanactuallyclaimbenefitfrom.A.theJobCentreB.boththeJobCentreandtheUnemploymentOfficeC.alltheUnemploymentOfficesD.thelocalUnemploymentOffices4.WhenyouaretalkingwiththeEmploymentAdviseryou’dbetter.A.changeyourideasofjobswhennecessaryB.sticktoyourfirstideaofjobsC.nottalkaboutpaymentforworkD.talkaboutyourowninterest
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EvelynGlenniewasthefirstladyofsolopercussioninScotlanD.Inaninterviewsherecalledhowshebecameapercussionsoloist打击乐器独奏演员inspiteofherdisability.EarlyonIdecidednottoallowthe1ofotherstostopmefrombecomingamusician.IgrewuponafarminnortheastScotlandandbegan2pianolessonswhenIwaseight.TheolderIgotthemoremypassion酷爱formusicgrew.ButIalsobegantograduallylosemy3.Doctorsconcludedthatthenervedamagewasthe4andbyagetwelveIwascompletelydeaf.Butmyloveformusicnever5mE.My6wastobecomeapercussionsoloisteventhoughtherewerenoneatthattimE.ToperformI7to‘hear’musicdifferentlyfromothers.Iplayinmystockingfeetandcan8thepitchofanote音调高低bythevibrations振动Ifeelthroughmybodyandthroughmy9.Myentiresoundworldexistsbymakinguseofalmostevery10thatIhavE.Iwas11tobeassessedasamusiciannotasadeafmusicianandIappliedtothefamousRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondon.Nootherdeafstudenthad12thisbeforeandsometeachers13myadmission.BasedonmyperformanceIwas14admittedandwentonto15withtheacademy’shighesthonors.AfterthatIestablishedmyselfasthefirstfull-timesolopercussionist.I16andarrangedalotofmusicalcompositionssince17hadbeenwrittenspeciallyforsolopercussionists.Ihavebeenasoloistforovertenyears.18thedoctorthoughtIwastotallydeaf;itdidn’t19thatmypassioncouldn’tberealizeD.Iwouldencouragepeoplenottoallowthemselvestobe20byothers.Followyourpassion;followyourheart.Theywillleadyoutotheplaceyouwanttogo.1.A.conditionsB.opinionsC.actionsD.recommendations2.A.enjoyingB.choosingC.takingD.giving3.A.sightB.hearingC.touchD.taste4.A.evidenceB.resultC.excuseD.cause5.A.leftB.excitedC.accompaniedD.disappointed6.A.purposeB.decisionC.promiseD.goal7.A.turnedB.learnedC.usedD.ought8.A.tellB.seeC.hearD.smell9.A.carefulnessB.movementC.imaginationD.experience10.A.senseB.effortC.feelingD.idea11.A.dissatisfiedB.astonishedC.determinedD.discouraged12.A.doneB.acceptedC.advisedD.admitted13.A.supportedB.followedC.requiredD.opposed14.A.usuallyB.finallyC.possiblyD.hopefully15.A.studyB.researchC.graduateD.progress16.A.wroteB.translatedC.copiedD.read17.A.enoughB.someC.manyD.few18.A.HoweverB.AlthoughC.WhenD.Since19.A.meanB.seemC.concludeD.say20.A.directedB.guidedC.taughtD.limited
Duringtheschoolyearmanyparentstakeontheroleofdriverastheydrivetheirchildrenfromonelessontoanother.Understandablyso.ManyofuswantourchildrentohavealittletasteofeverythingfromorganizedsportstomusicdanceandmorE.ButwecanoverdoitleavingourchildrenfeelingalittleburntoutandaccordingtoparenteducatorDianeLoisieit’stheirschoolworkwhichsuffersthemost.Afterschoolifthey’rebusyinanumberofsportingeventsbesidestheyneedtodotheirhomeworkthenthetimethey’llfeelsleepyisintheclassroom.YourchildneedsfreetimE.Soifyou’refillingupthatafterschooltimethenit’sduringthedaythey’regoingtobetakingabreak.ProfessorClaireMcDermottagreesthatthere’salottobegainedfromsometimesputtingthosescheduledlessonsandactivitiesaway.Relaxingtimeisimportantforchildren.It’stimejusttodothethingstheywanttodo.A.childcangouptotheirroomortheycanplayarounD.Itdoesn’tlooklikeproductivetime;parentscertainlywouldn’tbesaying‘Wowaretheyeverlearningthingsnow?’Butthisrelaxingtimegivesboththebodyandthebrainjustawonderfulchancetorelaxafteraday.Ithelpsachildprepareforsleepbutitalsohelpstounderstandthelearningthat’sgoneonthatday.It’shardtopreventsigningourkidsupforsomeactivitiesandlessons.Afterallmanyofuswantourchildrentohaveaheadstartinlifeandthechancetojoiningreatactivitiesintheartsorsportsisapartofthat.HoweverLoisiefeelsthatinthelongrunmostchildrenfeelbetterwithjustafewkeyactivitiesbecauseitgivesthemanopportunitytomasterthem.Whenwegetourchildrenintoomanyactivitiesbecausewewantourchildrentoexperienceeverythingthenwhatwe’redoingissettingthemupnottobegoodatonethingorgainingaskill.Sochooseyourchildren’sactivitieswisely.Itmaybeoneofthebestthingsyou’veeverdoneforyourkidsandforthefamilydriver!1.Whatisthebiggestdisadvantageforchildrentoattendtoomanylessonsafterschool?A.Theycangetboredeasilyabouteverything.B.Theymighthavenotimetodothehomework.C.Theymightnotpaymuchattentiontolearning.D.Theycannoteasilyfocusonlearningduringtheday.2.Whatshouldwethinkofchildren’splayingaroundaimlessly?A.ItisproductivE.B.Itishelpful.C.Itisabadhabit.D.ItisawasteoftimE.3.Whyshouldparentslimittheactivitiesourchildrenattend?A.BecausechildrenhavenotimE.B.Becausechildrencannotlearnmanythings.C.Becausechildrendonothaveenoughsleep.D.Becausechildrencannotfocusontoomanyactivities.4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Don’tbechildren’sdriversafterschool.B.Chooseactivitiesforyourchildrenwisely.C.MakeyourchildrenlearnasmuchaspossiblE.D.Letchildrenlearnsomethingfromvarioussubjects.
Celebrity名人hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesofpopularculturE.Fansusedtobecrazyaboutaspecificfilmbutnowthepublictendstobaseitsconsumption消费ontheinterestofcelebrityattachedtoanygivenproduct.Besidesfashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecoverbecausetheydon’tsellnearlyaswellasfamousfaces.Asaresultcelebritieshaverealizedtheirunbelievablypowerfulmarkerpotentialmovingfromadvertisingforothers’productstodevelopingtheirownCelebrityclothinglinesaren’tacompletelynewphenomenonbutinthepasttheyweretypicallyaimedattheordinaryconsumersandlimitedtoafewTVactresses.Todaythey’restartedbyfirst-classstarswhoseproductsenjoyequalfamewithsomeworldtopbrands.Themostsuccessfulstart-upshavebeenthosebycelebritieswithspecificpersonalstylE.AscelebritiesbecomemoreandmoreexperiencedatthemarkettheyexpandtheirproductionscalerapidlycoveringalmostalltheproductsofdailylifE.Howeverforeverysuccessstorythere’sarelatedwarningtaleofacelebritywhoovervaluedhisconsumerappeal.Nomatterhowfamoustheproduct’soriginisifitfailstoimpressconsumerswithitsownqualitiesitbeginstoresembleanexerciseinself-promotionalmarketing.Andoncetheinitial最初的attentiondiesdownconsumerinterestmightfadeloyalty忠城returningtotried-and-truelabels.Todaycelebritiesfaceevenmoresevereembarrassment.Thepop-culturalcirclemightbebiggerthaneverbutitsrateofturnoverhasspeededupaswell.Eachmisstepthreatenstoreduceacelebrity’sshelflifeandthesamenewspaperormagazinethatoncebroughthimfamehasnoproblempickinghimtopieceswhentheopportunityappears.Stilltheego’s自我的potentialforexpansionislimitless.HavingalreadyachievedgreatwealthandpublicrecognitionmanycelebritiesseefashionasthenextfrontiertobeconquereD.AsthesayinggoessuccessandfailurealwaysgohandinhanD.Theirsuccessasdesignersmightlastonlyashorttimebutfashion－likecelebrity－hasalwaysbeentemporary.1.Fashionmagazinestoday.A.seldomputmodelsonthecoverB.nolongerputmodelsonthecoverC.neednotworryaboutcelebrities’markerpotentialD.judgethemarkerpotentialofeverycelebritycorrectly2.Achangeintheconsumermarkercanbefoundtodaythat.A.priceratherthanbrandnameismoreconcernedB.producersprefermodelstocelebritiesforadvertisementsC.producerspreferTVactressestofilmstarsforadvertisementsD.qualityratherthantheoutsideofproductsismoreconcerned3.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4indicatesthatanywrongstepwillpossibly.A.decreasethepopularityofacelebrityandthesalesofhisproductsB.damagetheimageofacelebrityintheeyesofthegeneralpublicC.cutshorttheartisticcareerofacelebrityinshowbusinessD.influencethepriceofacelebrity’sproducts4.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.celebrityandpersonalstyleB.celebrityandmarkerpotentialC.celebrityandfashiondesignD.celebrityandclothingindustry
Markfeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunitysohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea’scitycouncilwoman女议员wasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewaddecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therearechartsforparkingproblemscrimeandforproblemsinvacant空着的buildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.ItwastoomuchforMark.Theproblemsaretoobighethought.HeturnedtothemannexttohimandsaidIthinkthisisawasteofmytimE.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferenceherE.Makethoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop.PeopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselveshedecideD.That’senoughtodo.Ican’ttakeonalltheproblemsoftheworlD.AshenearedthebusstopMarksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandababy.Shewastryingtounlockhercarbutshedidn’thaveafreehanD.AsMarkgotcloserherotherchildalittleboysuddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhimbutasshemovedherbagshiftedandthegroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.Thanks!shesaiD.You’vegotgreattiming!JustbeingneighborlyMarksaiD.Asherodehomeheglancedatthewallsofthebus.OnoneofthemwasSmallactsofkindnessaddup.MarksmiledandthoughtMaybethat’sagoodplacetostart.1.InMark’sopinion.A.nobodywassoableastosolvetheproblemsB.hewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblemsC.manypeopleweretooselfishtosolvemuchproblemsD.healreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo2.Theunderlinedworddartedinparagraph5canbebestreplacedby.A.walkedB.marchedC.rushedD.wandered3.Whatisthemeaningofthewordsonthebuswall?A.Youshouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywilltreatyouthesameway.B.Everyonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.C.Allsmallactswilladduptokindness.D.It’ssmallacttohelpapersoninneeD.4.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.howindividuals个人canhelpmakeadifferenceB.runninganeighborhoodmeetingtosolveitsproblemsC.citizens’reactionstotheproblemstheyfaceD.solvingproblemsthroughaction
Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulnesshappinessgoodnessandself-respect?Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedashonorhelpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.Here’sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilentandprofitfromtheclerk’smistakewewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneaky偷偷摸摸的excitement.LaterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortunE.Ontheotherhandifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditemtheclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquitesenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Thenwhatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?Inthefirstcasewherewedon’ttelltheclerkacoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocesswewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotbetrustedsinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrastbringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.ImmediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorablE.Uponleavingthestorewefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreaseD.Wheneverwetakehonorableactionwegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility高尚.Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.HonorableactionsleadustoahappierexistencE.Andit’seasytothinkandacthonorableagainwhenwe’rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostartonceit’sstartedit’seasytocontinuE.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsuspeaceofmindwhichisimportantforourhappiness.1.Accordingtothepassagethepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour_________.A.self-respectB.financialrewardsC.advertisingabilityD.friendlyrelationship2.Theauthorthinksthatkeepingsilentabouttheunchargeditemisequalto__________.A.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising3.Thephrasebringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioninparA.5means__________.A.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.offeringadvicetotheclerkC.askingtheclerktobemoreattentiveD.remindingtheclerkofthedanger4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtoLiveTruthfullyB.ImportanceofPeacefulnessC.WaysofGainingSelf-respectD.HappinessthroughHonorableActions
Wehavedesignedallourbankcardstomakeyourlifeeasier.HowtouseyourNatWestServicecard.AsaSwitchcarditletsyouparforallsortsofgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheSwitchlogo.Themoneycomesstraightoutofyouraccountsoyoucanspendasmuchasyoulikeaslongasyouhaveenoughmoneyoranagreedoverdraft透支tocoverit.Itisalsoachequeguarantee担保foruptotheamountshownonthecard.Anditgivesyoufreeaccesstoyourmoneyfromover31000eachmachinesacrosstheUK.HowtouseyourNatWestCashcardYoucanuseyourCashcardasaSulocardtopayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouseetheSolologo.Itcanalsogiveyouaccesstoyouraccountandyourcashfromover31000cashmachinesnationwidE.Youcanspendorwithdraw提取whatyouhaveinyouaccountorasmuchasyouragreedoverdraftlimit.UsingyourcardsabroadYoucanalsouseyourServicecardandCashcardwhenyou＇areabroad.YoucanwithdrawcashmachinesandpayforgoodsandserviceswhereveryouacctheCirrusorMacatrologodisplayed.Wetakeacommissioncharge手续费of2.25%ofcashwithdrawalyoumakeupto&4andacommission.Chargeof75penceeverytimeyouuseMaestrotopayforgoodsorservices.Wealsoapplyaforeign-exchangetransactionfeeof2.65%.HowtouseyourNatWestCreditCardWithyourcreditcardyoucandothefollowing*Payforgoodsandservicesandenjoyupto56daysinterest-freecredit.*Payinover24millionshopsworldwidethatdisplaytheMastercardorVisalogos.*CollectoneAIRMILEforevery￡20ofspendingthatappearsonyourstatement结算单.Thisdoesnotincludeforeigncurrencyortraveller’schequesboughtinterestandothercharges.1.IfyoucarrytheServicecardortheCasheard.A.youcanuseittoguaranteethingsasyouwishB.youcandrawyourmoneyfromcashmachinesconvenientlyC.youcanspendasmuchmoneyasyoulikewithoutalimitD.youhavetopaysomeextramoneywhenyoupayforservicesintheUK2.Ifyouwithdraw￡200fromacashmachineabroadyouwillbecharged.A.￡4B.￡4.5C.￡5.25D.￡5.33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutusingyourNatWestCreditCard?A.Youhavetopaybackwithinterestwithin56days.B.Youwillbechargedsomeinterestbeyondtwomonths.C.YoucanusethecardinanyshopacrosstheworlD.D.Youwillgainoneairmileifyouspend￡20ontraveller’scheques.4.Thepurposeofthepassageistoshowyouhowto.A.playyourcardsrightB.useyourcardsabroadC.drawcashwithyourcardsD.payforgoodswithyourcards
TwentyyearsagoIdroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockeD.JustaminutE.answeredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpauseasmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldher.IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodmanshesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestway.Iansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurry.shesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthatbadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.NothingIsaiD.Youhavetomakealiving.sheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark.Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.1.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime2.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.
WhentheSpanishfirstbroughtchocolatebacktoEuropeitwasstillbeingservedasadrinkbutsoonwentthroughanimportantchange:thechilipepper红辣椒wasreplacedbysugar.Thenewsweetenedchocolatedrinkwassoexpensivethatfewcouldaffordbutbythe17thcenturythedrinkwascommonamongEuropeannoblemen.InEnglandwhichwassomewhatmoreequalityfavoredthantherestofEuropechocolatewasmorewidelyavailablE.ThosewhocouldafforditcouldenjoychocolatedrinksinthenewcoffeeandchocolatehousesofLondon.Ascacao可可树becamemorecommonlyavailablepeoplebeganexperimentingwithnewwaysofusingit.Chocolatebegantoappearincakesandotherfoods.Butitwasn’tuntil1828thatthemoderneraofchocolatemakingandproductionbegan.TheintroductionofcocoapowdernotonlymadecreatingchocolatedrinksmucheasierbutalsomadeitpossibletocombinechocolatewithsugarandthenremixitwithcocoabuttertocreatasoliD.OthersbegantobuildonVanHouten’ssuccessexperimentingtomakenewchocolateproducts.In1849EnglishchocolatemakerJosephStorrsFryproducedwhatwastheworld’sfirsteatingchocolatE.TodaytheSwissarefamousfortheirchocolateandrightlyso.Inthelate19thcenturytheydevelopedanumberofprocessesthatcontributedgreatlytocreatingthesolidchocolatecandythatweallenjoytoday.Twomajordevelopmentsoccurredin1879.FirstDanielPeteraSwisschocolateproducerhadtheideaofusingpowderedmilkinventedbySwissChemistHenriNestlein1867tomakeanewkindofchocolatemilkchocolatE.SecondRudolphLindtinventedaprocesscalledconching.whichgreatlyimprovedthequalityofchocolatecandybymakingitmoremixablE.1.BeforebeingsbroughtintoEuropebySpanishchocolatewas.A.asweetcandyB.aspicy辣的drinkC.asweetdrinkD.aspicycandy2.Thepassagemainlydiscussesthedevelopmentof.A.cacaoB.chocolatedrinksC.chocolatecandiesD.chocolatehouses3.MorepeopledrankchocolateinEnglandthanintherestofEuropeinthe17thcenturybecause.A.theEnglishwerericherB.theEnglishlikedsweetsbetterC.theEnglishhadmoreequalrightsD.therewerefewernoblemeninEngland4.Themilkchocolatewasinventedin.A.1828B.1849C.1867D.18785.Whatinformationwillmostprobablybeprovidedfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Chocolateproductsandnewchocolatemakingtechniquesinthe20thcentury.B.ThepopularityofSwisschocolatE.C.Theexplorationofmarketpossibilitiesofchocolateproductsinthe19thcentury.D.Otherusesofcocoapowder.
Pakistani巴基斯坦PresidentPervezMusharrafdoesn’tadmitinvolvementofinformationservicesinBhutto’skilling.HesaysuncertaintyremainsovertheexactcauseofBenazirBbutto’sdeath.Hedoesn’tadmitaccusationsthearmyorinformationserviceswereinvolvedintheattack.MusharrafimpliesitwasBhutto’sdecisiontogreetthroughthesunroofofherarmoredcarandnotasafetylapsethatwasresponsibleforherkilling.PervezMusharrafPakistaniPresidentsaidAlltheroofsofthebuildingsaroundwereoccupiedbypolicE.Allthiswasdoneandthevehieleofcoursewasbulletproof.ThepeoplesittingnexttoherontheleftisMrAminFahimonherrightwasNaithKhan.Nobodygetshurtonlyshewhensherisescutsideshedecidestoriseabovethesunroofsothisisthesecurity.EarlierthegovernmentdisclosedthatBhuttowaskilledwhentheforceoftheexplosioncausedbytheself–killingbombingcrashedherheadagainstabaronthesun–roofofhervehicleratherthanthethreegunshotsandbombexplosion.ButBhutto’sPeople’sPartyinsiststhatthethreebulletsstruckhersayingtwohitherintheneckandoneintheheaD.1.WhatwasBhuttoinPakistanwhenshewaskilled?A.President.B.agovernmentofficial.C.PrimeMinster.D.aleaderofPeople’sParty.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordlapseprobablymean?A.inattentionB.shortageC.matterD.decision3.WhatmayhaveresultedinthedeathofBhutto?A.Theexplosioncausedbytheself–killingbombing.B.ThreebulletsstruckherintheneckandheaD.C.Caraccidentresultingfromthesun–roofofhercar.D.Thecauseisnotcertainforthemoment.4.WecaninferfromtheattitudeofPervezMusharrafthatmayberesponsibleforBhutto’skilling.A.thearmyB.informationservicesC.hersupportersinthemarchD.Bhuttoherself
SamanunemployedpianotunersaiditwasonlythesecondthinghehadeverwoninhislifE.ThefirstthingwasanAfghanblanketatachurchraffle抽奖whenhewas25yearsolD.Butthiswasmuchbigger:itwas$120000!HehadwontheBigCube骰子astatelotterygamE.Towinaplayermustfirstguesswhichnumberaturningcubewillstopon.Thecubehassixnumbersonit:1X10X50X100X500Xand1000X.Ifheiscorrecttheplayermustthenguesswhichoftwoselectedvariablesisgoingtobegreater.Sojustguessingwhichnumberappearsonthecubedoesnotensurethatyouwillwinanymoney.Samcorrectlyguessed1000Xbuthestillhadtochoosebetweentwovariables.OnevariablewasthenumberofcarsthatwouldrunthestopsignatHillStreetandLakeAvenueinsixhours.TheothervariablewasthenumberoftimesthatateenageboywouldchangeTVchannelsinathree-hourperioD.Thiswasatoughdecision.FinallySamthrewacoin.ItcameupheadssoSampickedtheteenager.Hepickedright.Thestopsignwasrunonly76timesbuttheteenclicked120times.Sixty-year-oldSamjumpedforjoyforhehadjustwon1000times120or$120000.Samdreamilyleftthelotterystudio.Talkingexcitedlyonhiscellphonewhilecrossingthestreethegothitbyalittlesportscar.Samisslowlygettingbetter.Hewasinthehospitalforamonth.Hishospitalbillwas$110000.Andtheinsurancecompanyforthelittlesportscar’sownersuedSamtocourtfor$9000worthofrepairs.AlsoSamstillhastopayfederaltaxesonhiswinnings.Samdoesn’tplaythestatelotteryanymorE.Hesaysit’sbettertobeunlucky.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A.ManWon$120000B.BettertoBeUnluckyC.AtrafficAccidentD.DreamCameTrue2.SamwontheAfghanblanketyearsago.A.25B.60C.35D.763.WhatwouldhavehappenedifSamhadchosenthestopsignbetweenthetwovariables?A.Samcouldhavewon$76000.B.TheteenagercouldhavebeenthewinnerofthelotterygamE.C.Samcouldn’thavewonanything.D.Theteenagercouldhavechangedchannelslessthan120times.4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothestory?A.Samhasalwaysbeenfortunateinlotterygames.B.Samwastheonetoblamefortheaccident.C.SampaidthefederaltaxesrightafterthelotterygamE.D.Samsupportshisfamilybywinninglotterygames
IthadbeensometimesinceJackhadseentheoldman.Collegecareerandlifeitselfgotintheway.InfactJackmovedclearacrossthecountryinpursuitofhisdreams.ThereintherushofhisbusylifeJackhadlittletimetothinkaboutthepastandoftennotimetospendwithhiswifeandson.Hewasworkingonhisfutureandnothingcouldstophim.OverthephonehismothertoldhimMr.Belserdiedlastnight.ThefuneralisWednesday.Memoriesflashedthroughhismindlikeanoldnewsreelashesatquietlyrememberinghischildhooddays.Jackdidyouherme?OhsorryMom.YesIheardyou.It’sbeensolongsinceIthoughtofhim.I’msorrybutIhonestlythoughthediedyearsagoJacksaiD.Wellhedidn’tforgetyou.EverytimeIsawhimhe’daskhowyouweredoing.He’dreminisce回忆aboutthemanydaysyouspentover‘hissideofthefence’asheputitMomtoldhim.ItoldthatoldhousehelivedinJacksaiD.YouknowJackafteryourfatherdiedMr.Belsersteppedintomakesureyouhadaman’sinfluenceinyourlifeshesaiD.He’stheonewhotaughtmecarpentry.Iwouldn’tbeinthisbusinessifitweren’tforhim.HespentalotoftimeteachingmethingshethoughtwereimportantMomI’llbethereforthefuneralJacksaiD.BusyashewashekepthisworD.Jackcaughtthenextflighttohishometown.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwassmallanduneventful.Hehadnochildrenofhisownandmostofhisrelativeshadpassedaway.ThenightbeforethehadtoreturnhomeJackandhisMomstoppedbytoseetheoldhousenextdooronemoretimewhichwasexactlyasheremembereD.Everystepheldmemories.EverypictureeverypieceoffurnitureJackstoppedsuddenly.What’swrongJack?hisMomaskeD.TheboxisgonehesaiD.Whatbox?MomaskeD.Therewasasmallgoldboxthathekeptlockedontopofhisdesk.ImusthaveaskedhimathousandtimeswhatwasinsidE.Allhe’devertellmewas‘thethingIvaluemost’JacksaiD.ItwasgonE.EverythingaboutthehousewasexactlyhowJackremembereditexceptforthebox;HefiguredsomeonefromtheBelserfamilyhadtakenit.NowI’llneverknowwhatwassovaluabletohimJacksaidsadly.Returningtohisofficethenextdayhefoundapackageonhisdesk.Thereturnaddresscaughthisattention.Mr.HaroldBelseritreaD.JacktoreopenthepackagE.ThereinsidewasthegoldboxandanenvelopE.Jack’shandsshookashereadthenoteinsidE.UponmydeathpleaseforwardthisboxanditscontentstoJackBennett.It’sthethingIvaluedmostinmylifE.A.smallkeywastapedtotheletter.HisheartracingandtearsfillinghiseyesJackcarefullyunlockedthebox.Thereinsidehefoundabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Runninghisfingersslowlyoverthefinecoverheopenedit.Insidehefoundthesewordscarved:JackThanksforyourtime!HaroldBelser.OhMyGod!ThisisthethinghevaluedmostJackheldthewatchforafewminutesthencalledhisassistantandclearedhisappointmentsforthenexttwodays.Why?hisassistantaskeD.1.WhydidJackthinkMr.Belserdiedyearsago?A.CollegeandcareerpreventedhimfromrememberingMr.Bleser.B.JackwastoobusywithhisbusinessandfamilytothinkaboutMr.Belser.C.JackwastoobusyrealizinghisdreamstothinkaboutMr.Belser.D.Hispresentbusylifewashedawayhischildhoodmemories.2.Jack’smothertoldhimonthephoneaboutMr.BelserEXCEPTthat______.A.Mr.BelseroftenaskedhowJackwasdoingB.Mr.Belser’sfuneralwouldtakeplaceonWednesdayC.Mr.BelserhadaskedforJack’smailingaddressD.Mr.Belserhadpleasantmemoriesoftheirtimetogether3.WhydidBelsersendJackhisgoldwatch?A.BecausehewasgratefulforJack’stimewithhim.B.Becausehehadnochildrenorrelatives.C.BecausehethoughthehadtokeephisworD.D.BecauseJackhadalwayswanteditduringhischildhooD.4.WhydidJacksayheneededsometimetospendwithhisson?A.Hewasverytiredofhisworkandwantedtohaveagoodrest.B.Hehadpromisedtosparemoretimetostaywithhisson.C.Hehadmissedhissonandhisfamilyfordays.D.Hecametorealizetheimportanceofthetimewithhisfamily.5.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.TheGoodOldTimesB.WhatHeValuedMostC.AnOldGoldWatchD.TheLostChildhoodDays
ThesmallnumberofnewbornbabieswhichhasbeencausedbyhighpricesandthechangingsocialsituationofwomenisoneofthemostseriousproblemsinAsiA.WhenpeopletalkaboutityoucanhearawordinventedinJapan.whichmeansDoubleIncomeKids小孩.InmanymajorAsiancitieslikeSeoulSingaporeandTokyothecostofa******isextremelyhigh.A.youngcouplewhowanttobuytheirownhousemayhavetopayabout$3000000thoughpriceshavefallen.Foraflatwithonebedroomonedining-roomakitchenandabathroomthecouplewillpayabout$900amonth.What’smoreiftheywanttohaveachildthechild’seducationisveryexpensivE.Forexamplemostkindergartenchargesareatleast$5.000ayear.Insuchasituationit’sdifficulttoaffordchildren.Thenumberofmarriedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkingbecausetheyenjoytheirjobs.Howeveriftheywanttohavechildrentheyimmediatelyhaveseriousproblems.Thoughmostcompaniesallowwomentoleavetheirjobsforashorttimetohaveababytheyexpectwomenwithbabiestogiveuptheirjobs.Inshortiftheywanttobringupchildrenproperlybothparentshavetoworkbutitishardformotherstowork.Indeedwomenwhowanttocontinueworkinghavetochoosebetweenhavingchildrenorkeepingtheirjobs.InawordAsiangovernmentsmusttakestepstoimprovethepresentsituationassoonaspossiblE.1.Whatisthemainproblembeingdiscussedinthepassage?A.Thesmallnumberofnewbornbabies.B.Thechangingsocialsituationofwomen.C.Thehighpricesofhousesandeducation.D.ThenecessarystepsofAsiangovernment.2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.ItiseasyforacoupletoaffordachildinAsiA.B.ThepricesofinAsiaarequitelownow.C.FewerandfewermarriedwomenwantohaveajoB.D.ThewordDINKSappearedinanAsiancountry.3.Tobuyaflatandsendachildtokindergartenhowmuchwillacouplepayeachyear?A.85000B.85900C.$10.800D.$15.8004.TheseemstobelievethatAsiangovernmentsshould________.A.letwomenstayathomeandhaveababyB.allowoneoftheparentstogoouttoworkC.careforthegrowingneedsofwomenforjoB.D.thecompaniesthatpermitwomentoleavE.
DowningthelastdropofanexpensivefamousbrandH2OaswellasrememberingtothrowtheemptybottleintherecyclingbinmakesyoufeelprettygoodaboutyourselfItshouldn’t.EvenwhenthebottlesarerecyclesthereareallkindsofotherconsequencesofswallowingbottledwatersaysMelissaPefferstheair-qualityprogrammanagerforEnvironmentalDefensE.ThecontainersareoftenfilledinfarawaylandsthenshippedfromabroadandstoredinrefrigeratorsatyourlocalstorE.Comparethatwiththeinfluenceonenvironmentofturningonyourtapfillingaglassanddrinkingup!AnyonewhoischoosingbottledwaterforhealthreasonsismisguidedsaysPeffersMostbottledwaterisjusttapwater.Andwhatcomesoutofyourtapiscarefullymonitoredtofollowthestrictrules.ConsideranotherfactthatbottledwaterissurprisinglyexpensiveespeciallywhencomparedwiththealternativewhichisalmostfreeanditisastonishingthatAmerica’sdesireforbottledwaterseemsimpossibletosatisfyreachingnearly30billionbottlesayear.Myparents’generationneverhadbottledwatersaysIsabelleSilvrmananEnvironmentalDefenselegaladviser.Shehasmadeacommitmenttogoingbottlefree.Youdon’tneedtofetchithomefromthestoreandit’scheaper.Sheadds.Bottledwater’sroleasastatussymbolneedstochangePefferspointsout.SowhenawaiteratanexpensiverestaurantoffersAndwhat’syourdrink?that’snoreasontoforgeryourconviction信念.Don’tbeafraidtosay‘I’llhavetap.’SayitloudenoughthattheothertablesnearbycanhearyouPefferssaysAndthenspendthatmoneyonadessert.1.InthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedsentenceItshouldn’t.suggeststhatpeople.A.shouldn’tfeelpleasedwithfinishingthewaterinthebottleB.shouldn’tfeelgoodaboutdrinkinganexpensivebrandH2OC.shouldn’tbecontentwithjustrecyclingemptybottlesD.shouldn’tbesatisfiedwithdrinkingonlybottledwater2.Accordingtotheauthortapwateris.A.assafeasbottledwaterB.morelikelytobepollutedC.healthierthanbottledwaterD.lessconvenientthanbottledwater3.TheunderlinedpartgoingbottlefreeinParA.4means.A.makingbottledwaterfreeB.abandoningbottledwaterC.recyclingusedwaterbottlesD.providingfreewatercontainers4.WhydoesPeffersaskpeopletosayI’llhavetap.Loudly?A.Toencouragethemtosetanexampleforotherstofollow.B.Toadvisethemtosavethemoneyforonemoredessert.C.Toremindthemtobeawareoftheirsocialstatus.D.TopersuadethemtospeakconfidentlyinpubliC.
DearHamiltonWearefortunatethatinsuchalargehigh-pressureofficeweallgetalongsowell.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchacomfortablesetting.Idon’tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainlythegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonthhowevertherehavebeencollectionsfortwobabyshowergiftsoneweddingshowergifttwoweddinggiftsonefuneral葬礼remembrancefourbirthdaygiftsandthreegraduationgifts.It’snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortableandpoorbutthecollected-forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemoutsidetheofficE.Whowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildrentheirmarryingdaughtersandsonsortheirdeadrelatives?Thisisbasicallyakindgestureandonethatpeoplethinkwellofyouforbutthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.Thankyouforunderstanding.1.Theunderlinedwordcontributionsprobablymeans_______.A.moneyB.suggestionsC.reportsD.understanding2.Hamiltonisexpectedto__________.A.showmorekindnessB.discontinuethepresentpracticeC.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgivingD.nowmoreaboutco-workers’families3.Thisisbasicallyaletterof________.A.apologyB.sympathyC.appreciationD.dissatisfaction
WhenIwasachildIoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandescapetothecity.Welivedonafarminthewinterespecially;wewearquiteoutofffromtheoutsideworlD.AssoonasIleftschoolIpackedmybagsandmovedtothecapital.HoweverIsoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitstoo.Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogooutnottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.Isufferfromasthma哮喘andtheairissothatIamafraidtogooutsidE.ThenthereistheproblemoftravelingrounD.AlthoughIhaveacarIseldomuseitbecameofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybicyclebutthatcanbequitedangerous.Ofcoursethereareadvantages.Firstthereissomuchtodointhecitywhateveryoutastesincultureorentertainment娱乐活动.Besidestherearewonderfuljobsandgreaterchancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finallyifyoulikeshoppingthevarietyofgoodsisverysurprising---andwhatismoreshopsareoftenonlyashortwalkaway.Islifebettertheninthecity?Perhapsitiswhenyouareinyourteens十几岁ortwenties.HoweverasyougetolderandespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildrenthepeaceofthecountrysidemayseempreferablE.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.1.Whatwasthewriteralwaysthinkingaboutwhenhewasachild?A.Stayingonthefarm.B.MovingtothecountrysidE.C.Leavinghomeforthecity.D.Runningawayfromtheschool.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthewriter?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisingoodhealth.C.Heprefersdrivingacar.D.Helivesinthecitynow.3.Inthepassagethewritertriesto__________.A.expresshisopinionsaboutwayoflifeB.describehislifeinthecountrysideC.aninterestintheoutsideworldD.persuadethereadertoliveinthecity4.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byinferring.B.Bycomparing.C.Bylistingexamples.D.Bygivingexplanations.
ThepositionofchildreninAmericanfamilyandsocietyisnolongerwhatitusedtobE.The1familyincolonial殖民时期的NorthAmericanwasmainlyconcernedwithsurvivaland2thatitsowneconomicprosperity.Thuschildrenwere3intermsoftheirproductivity生产能力andtheyplayedtheroleofproducerquiteearly.4theyfulfilledthisroletheirpositioninthefamilywasoneofsubordination附属Whichthe5ofthesocietythepositionofchildreninthefamilyandinthesocietybecamemoreimportantInthecomplexandtechnologicalsociety6theUnitedStateshasbecomeeach7mustfulfillanumberofpersonalandoccupational8andbeincontactwithmanyothermembers.9viewingchildrenasnecessarymembersofsocietymeansthattheyare10moreaspeopleintheirownrightthanasthoseofsubordination.Thisacceptanceofchildrenas11participantsinthefamilyisreflectedinvariouslaws12therightsofchildrenandinthesocialandpublicwelfareprograms.Thisnew13ofchildrenandthefrequentcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalso14anincreasinginterestinchild-raisingtechniques.Peopletodayspendmuchtime15theproperwayto16children.NowadaysthesocializationofthechildintheUnitedStatesisa17transaction事务betweenparentandchild18aone-wayparent-to-childtraining19.Asaconsequencesocializationchildrenand20withthemoveralongperiodoftimeisforparentsamixtureofpleasuresatisfactionandproblems.1.A.poorB.ordinaryC.happyD.wealthy2.A.exceptB.forC.beyondD.through3.A.supportedB.receivedC.encouragedD.valued4.A.UntilB.AfterC.AlthoughD.When5.A.movementB.achievementC.developmentD.requirement6.A.thatB.whereC.whenD.what7.A.parentB.memberC.familyD.relative8.A.purposesB.promisesC.rolesD.tasks9.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Therefore10.A.admiredB.regardedC.madeD.respected11.A.willingB.equalC.similarD.common12.A.enjoyingB.preventingC.consideringD.protecting13.A.viewB.faithC.worldD.study14.A.ledinB.broughtinC.resultinD.takenin15.A.seekingB.makingC.fightingD.working16.A.nurseB.praiseC.understandD.raise17.A.one-sidedB.many-sidedC.round-wayD.two-way18.A.morethanB.ratherthanC.betterthanD.lessthan19.A.mannerB.methodC.programD.guide20.A.takingB.livingC.playingD.discussing
Tear’emapart!Killthefool!Murderthereferee裁判！Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremadetheymayseeminnocent清白enough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.TheyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodsheD.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations含义maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntoourusualbehavior.Iseethetermopponentasoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermopponentisenemy;onewhoopposesyourinterests.Thuswhenaplayermeetsanopponentheorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimeswinningmaydominate占据one’smindandeveryactionnomatterhowaggressivemaybeconsideredjustifiablE.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenexclaimedAretheywetenoughnow?Intheheatofbattleplayershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequences.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourttheyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlyreflectsacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.ThereforeIbelieveitistimeweelevated提升thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworlD.Replacingtheterm‘opponent’with‘associate’couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermassociateiscolleague;friend’;‘companion.’Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontothetermassociateratherthanopponent.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’view?A.Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.B.Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.C.Unpleasantwordsinsportareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.D.UnfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfielD.2.Sharpwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers___________.A.aretooeagertoshowoffthemselvesB.areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedC.cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitionsD.treattheirrivalsasenemies3.Accordingtothepassageplayersinagamemay__________.A.deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneblockingtheirwayB.keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughthegameC.leavethecourtasanactofprotestD.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce4.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby___________.A.callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourtB.raisingtherefereesresponsibilityC.changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldD.promotingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees
Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.IfyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengE.Itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpat拍yourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!1.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself2.Accordingtothepassageourserf-images_________.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrueC.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions3.Howshouldyouchangeyourserf-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtoprepareforyoursuccess.B.HowtofacechallengesinyourlifE.C.Howtobuildapositiveself-imagE.D.Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities.5.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Adolescents.C.Educators.D.Peopleingeneral.
Margaretmarriedwithtwosmallchildrenhasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleanercleaningofficesinabigbuilding.Shetrainedasanursebuthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.Iwouldhavelikedtogobacktoitbuttheshifts工作班次areallwrongformeasIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandofftoschool.Sosheworksasacleanerinsteadfrom9p.m.till6A.m.fivenightsaweekforjust£90beforetaxandinsurancE.It’sbetterthanitwaslastyearbutIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork‘unsocialhours’shouldgetabitextrA.Thehoursshe’schosentoworkmeanthatsheseesplentytothechildrenbutverylittleofherhusbanD.Howevershedoesn’tthinkthatputsanypressureontheirrelationship.Herworkisn’tphysicallyveryhardbutit’snotexactlypleasanteither.Idogetangrywithpeoplewholeavetheirofficeslikeaplaceforraisingpigs.Iftheyrealizedpeoplelikemehavetodoitperhapsthey’dbeabitmorecareful.Thefactthatshe’sworkingallnightdoesn’tworryMargaretatallUnlikesomedarkbuildingsatnightthebuildingwheresheworksisfullylitandthewomenworkingroupsofthreeSinceI’vegottobehereItrytoenjoymyself－andIusuallydobecauseoftheothergirls.Weallhaveagoodlaughsothetimeneverdrags.AnotherchallengeMargarethastofaceisthereactionofotherpeoplewhenshetellsthemwhatshedoesforaliving.Theythinkyou’reacleanerbecauseyoudon’tknowhowtoreadandwritesaidMargaret.IusedtothinkwhatmyparentswouldsayiftheyknewwhatI’dbeendoingbutIdon’tthinkthatwayanymorE.Idon’tdisliketheworkthoughIcan’tsayI’mmadaboutit.1.Margaretquitherjobasanursebecause.A.shewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupportherfamilyB.shehadsufferedalotofmentalpressureC.sheneededtherighttimetolookafterherchildrenD.shefelttiredoftakingcareofpatients2.Margaretgetsangrywithpeoplewhoworkintheofficebecause.A.theynevercleantheirofficesB.theylookdownuponcleanersC.theyneverdotheirworkcarefullyD.theyalwaysmakeamessintheiroffices3.WhenatworkMargaretfeels.A.light-heartedbecauseofherfellowworkersB.happybecausethebuildingisfullylitC.tiredbecauseoftheheavyworkloadD.boredbecausetimepassesslowly4.TheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphimpliesthatMargaret’sparentswould.A.helpcareforherchildrenB.regretwhattheyhadsaidC.showsympathyforherD.feeldisappointedinher
AboutahundredforeignteacherswerevisitingaChineseschoolforthedeaftoseeaperformanceputonbytheyoungsters.ItwasentertainingandthestudentswerecharmingAftertheshowtheschoolmastercameonstagethankedusforcomingandshowingsupporteventhoughthestudentshadnotdoneverywell.Therewasasurprisefromtheforeigncommunity.Howcouldhepossiblydenigrate中伤theeffortandabilityoftheseyoungdeafstudents?Wellsoonenougheveryonerealizedthathewasjustshowingmodestythathereallydidn’tthinkthathisstudentshaddoneapoorjoB.Ican’tbesureexactlywhattheculturalbackgroundsarethatleadtodifferencesinspeakingmanners.AmericanculturevaluesoverpolitenesstodegreewhereasinChinaIhaveseenanumberofoccasionspolitenessvaluedovercandor直率.SayingexactlywhatyouthinkandfeelislessimportantthanbeingpoliteattimesinChinA.AnotherexampleRecentlyIwasaskedtohostamovieforEnglishlearningandculturalpurposes.AfteraboutfifteenminutessomethingapproachedmeandsaidIthinkthisisamostwonderfulmoviebutI’msorryIhavesomethingelsetodoandmustleavE.Thensheleftthehall.InAmericait’shighlyunlikelysomeonewouldsaywonderfulmovieafterfifteenminutes.It’snotenoughtimetodecideandsuchapointwouldberegardedasdishonestflattery奉承AfterA.littlefurtherreflectionI’mthinkingshewasjustbeingpolicE.ThatisanicepersontalkingthetimeforpraisebeforeshehadtoleavE.Thiswholeprocesstakesabouttwominutes.AfterallthatthinkingIfallasleepfromoverworkingmybrain.1.ItcaninferredfromthepassagethattheauthorconsidersChineseculture.A.reasonableB.understandableC.puzzlingD.apleasure2.Whyweretheforeignerssurprisedattheschoolmaster’sstatement?A.WhattheschoolmastersaiddiscouragedtheforeignersgreatlyB.Theschoolmasters’swordsmightnothurtthefeelingsofthestudentsC.Theythoughttheschoolmasterevaluatedthestudents’sperformancesunfairly.D.Theschoolmasterdidn’thavetherighttoblamethestudentsbeforeforeigners.3.Whatdidtheschoolmasterreallymeanbysayinghiswords?A.Hewantedtoshowhismodestytotheforeigners.B.Hewantedtogetsympathyfromtheforeigners.C.Hewantedtogetalongwellwiththeforeigners.D.Hewantedtomakeadeepimpressionontheforeigners.4.What’sthecharacterofAmericanculturecomparedwithChineseculture?A.Americanpeopleregardpolitenesstobemoreimportant.B.AmericanpeopletendtoexpresstheiropinionsdirectlyC.Americanpeoplethinkofhonestymoreimportant.D.Americanpeoplearemorepractical.
TalesofthesupernaturalarecommoninallpartsofBritain.Inparticulartherewasandperhapsstillisabeliefinfairies仙女.Notallofthese1arethefriendlypeople-lovingcharactersthatappearinDisneyfilmsandinsomefolktalestheyare2andcausemuchhumansuffering.ThisistrueinthetalesabouttheChangeling.Thesetellthestoryofamotherwhosebabygrows3andpaleandhaschangedsomuchthatitisalmost4totheparents.Itwasthen5thatthefairieshadcomeandstolenthebabyawayand6thehumanbabywithafairyChangeling.Thereweremanywaystopreventthisfromhappening:hangingaknifeoverthebaby’sheadwhilehesleptorcoveringhimwithsomeofhisfather’sclotheswerejusttwooftherecommended7.Howeverhopewasnotlostevenifthebabyhadbeen8.Inthosecasestherewasoftenawaytogetthe9babyback.Youcould10.TheChangelingonthefire--thenitwouldriseupthechimneyandyouwouldhearthesoundoffairies’laughterandsoonafteryouwouldfindyourownchildsafeandsoundnearby.1.A.babiesB.believersC.fairiesD.supermen2.A.powerfulB.cruelC.frightenedD.extraordinary3.A.sickB.slimC.shortD.small4.A.uncomfortableB.unbelievableC.unacceptableD.unrecognizable5.A.fearedB.predictedC.heardD.reported6.A.coveredB.changedC.replacedD.terrified7.A.casesB.toolsC.stepsD.methods8.A.missedB.stolenC.foundD.lost9.A.1ittleB.paleC.sadD.real10.A.seizeB.burnC.placeD.hold
FormanyfamiliesspendingonheatingmeanssacrificingotherbasicthingsaccordingtoRobertCoardpresidentofActionforBostonCommunityDevelopmentIncABCDanationalorganizationwhichoffersfuel燃料assistancetolow-incomefamilies.TheysaytheyarehavingaproblemofeitherheatingoreatinghesaiD.EllenCampbella29-year-oldsinglemotherofafive-yearolddaughterwhoisoneofABCD’sclients客户saidafterspending$350forrenther$531monthlyassistancecheckhardlycoversallherexpensesevenwhenshe’snotpayingforheatingoil.Ijustdon’tknowhowI’mgoingtodoit.I’mdefinitelyworrieD.It’sgoingtobeover$3agallon加仑.It’scrazysaidCampbellwholivesinBoston.ThebadnewsforpeoplelikeCampbellisthatsomespecialistsdon'tthinkheatingoilpriceshavehittheirtopyet.Ithinkthecrudeoil原油pricewillprobablyhit$100inthecomingweeksandthatwillflowthroughtotheheatingoilpricesaidRickMuelleracrudeoilanalystatEnergySecurityAnalysisIncinBoston.Aseriesoffactorsincludingaworldwideincreasingneedforoilhavebroughtupoilprices.Althoughspecialiststhinkpriceswillfallsoonerorlaterforecastsputittoofarofftobeofcomfortduringthefreezingwintermonths.1.Thewriterintendstotellusthat.A.therisingpriceofheatingoilhasbroughtpeopleintogreattroubleB.theincreasingpriceofcrudeoilhasbecomeaworldwideproblemC.anincreasingnumberofpeoplearerunningintopovertyD.ABCDisanorganizationwhichaimstohelppoorpeople2.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.thegovernmentwillhelptosolvetheproblemofoilpricesoonB.$100abarrelisthehighestoilpricepeoplecanacceptC.theoilpricemaynotdropuntilafterthiswinterD.theoilpricehasrisenjustbecauseofagreaterneed3.Thispassagemostprobablyappearsinthesectionofinanewspaper.A.advertisementB.sport&entertainmentC.politicsnewsD.economynews
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