A person, like a commodity（商品）, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirablE.A. little exaggeration(夸张) will do no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself.A.skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity, but a human being, lively and lovely. A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granteD. Youth however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it shoulD. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautiful scene of fairylanD. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition, which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging. 61. The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning. A. decoration B. clarification C. movement D. identification 62. It can be concluded from the text that ______. A. people should be packaged at all ages B. people should be packaged in a special way C. elderly people also care about packaging D. proper packaging makes people attractive 63. For the middle-aged, attractiveness ______ . A. hardly exists B. is the strongest C. comes from the inside D. comes from the appearance 64. According to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should ______.[ A. dye your hair B. make up at a young age C. follow the ageing process D. give up fame and wealth 65. The underlined sentence means that elderly people ______. A. are usually packaged like a finely-made book B. experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life C. do a lot of traveling and can give you much information D. enjoy reading thick books about beautiful nature and fairyland

AfriendofmineinresponsetoaconversationwewerehavingabouttheinjusticesoflifeaskedmethequestionWhosaidlifewasgoingtobefairorthatitwasevenmeanttobefair?HerquestionwasagoodonE.ItremindedmeofsomethingIwastaughtasayoungster:lifeisn’tfair.It’sadisappointmentbutit’sabsolutelytruE.OneofthemistakesmanyofusmakeisthatwefeelsorryforourselvesorforothersthinkingthatlifeshouldbefairorthatsomedayitwillbE.It’snotanditwon’tbE.Oneofthenicethingsaboutsurrendering屈从tothefactthatlifeisn’tfairisthatitkeepsusfromfeelingsorryforourselvesbyencouragingustodotheverybestwecanwithwhatwehavE.Weknowit’snotlife’sjobtomakeeverythingperfect:it’sourownchallengE.Surrenderingtothisfactalsokeepsusfromfeelingsorryforothersbecauseweareremindedthateveryoneisdealtadifferenthand;everyonehasuniquestrengthsandproblemsintheprocessofgrowingupfacingtherealityandmakingdecisions;andeveryonehasthosetimesthattheyfeelunfairlytreateD.Thefactthatlifeisn’tfairdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoeverythinginourpowertoimproveourownlivesortheworldasawholE.TothecontraryitsuggeststhatweshoulD.Whenwedon’trecognizeoradmitthatlifeisn’tfairwetendtofeelpityforothersandforourselves.Pityofcourseisaself-defeatingemotionthatdoesnothingforanyoneexcepttomakeeveryonefeelworsethantheyalreadydo.Whenwedorecognizethatlifeisn’tfairhoweverwefeelcompassion热情forothersandforourselves.Andcompassionisaheartfeltemotionthatdeliversloving-kindnesstoeveryoneittouches.Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfthinkingabouttheinjusticesoftheworldtryremindingyourselfofthisverybasicfact.Youmaybesurprisedthatitcanmakeyououtofself-pityandintohelpfulaction.67.Thewriterthoughtofhisfriend’squestionasagoodonebecause.A.healsowantedtoknowwhoheldsuchanopinion.B.itmadehimrecallsomethingduringhischildhooD.C.manypeoplethoughtlifewasfairD.likehisfriendhealsothoughtlifewasunfair.68.Thesecondparagraphofthepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.it’snicetocomplainaboutlifeB.it’snicetoaccepttheinjusticeoflifeC.weshouldnotfeelsorryforeverythingD.everyoneshouldbetreatedfairly69.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthor’sattitudetolifeis.A.positiveB.negativeC.self-pityD.indifferent70.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.A.HelpfulAction:TrytoFeelCompassionB.A.badQuestion:WhyLifeIsn’tFairC.SurrendertotheFactThatLifeIsn’tFairD.DoOurBesttoImproveOurselves

GoodHousekeepinghasdiscoveredthatevenifachildwearahelmetwhenshebikesorskatesitmaynotprotectherfromaseriousheadinjury.Everyyear390000childrenunderage15gotohospitalemergencyroomswithbike-relatedinjuries.Ofthatnumberaboutonethirdchildrensufferheadinjuriesandanestimated200diE.Bywearingahelmetachildcanreduceherriskofinjurybyasmuchas85percent.Butremember——abicyclehelmetmustfitproperlytobesafE.Herearefivestepstomakingsureyourchild'shelmetfitsproperly.1Ifyouhaven'tboughtyourchild'shelmetalreadyyoumightwanttoconsideronewitharearstabilizer稳定杆.A.rearstabilizerholdsthebackoftheheadgentlyandhelpsthehelmetstaycorrectlypositioneD.2Thehelmetshouldfitcloselyandshouldn'tslidefromsidetosideorfronttoback.Ifyourchildcanputtwofingersonbothtemplesinsidethehelmetit'stoobig.TryasmallersizE.Butifthenextsizedownistoosmallusethefitpads护垫.FitpadscomeindifferentsizesandattachtothehelmetwithVelcro.3TellyourchildtoopenhermouthwidelyandaskifshecanfeelthehelmetpushdownontothetopofherheaD.Ifshecan'tyouneedtoreadjustherhelmet.4Topreventstrapslippagewindarubberbandaroundthestrapwhereitmeetsthefastener.5Recheckthefitregularly.Youshouldreplacethebicyclehelmet:Ifshehasbeeninanaccidentwithit.Ifthebuckle金属扣breaksorifapiecebreaksoff.Ifitdoesn'thaveaU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsorSnellMemorialFoundationsticker.Ifitdoesn'tfitcorrectly.Evenifthehelmetfitperfectlytwoyearsagoitmightbetoosmallnow.35.Whoisthispassagemainlywrittenfor?A.Children.B.Teachers.C.Parents.D.H.elmetproducers.36.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttostressinthesecondparagraph?A.T.hebike-relatedinjuryisaseriousthreattothechildren.B.Thebicyclehelmetsmustfitproperlywhilethechildrenarebiking.C.It’snecessaryforthechildrentowearhelmetswhilebiking.D.Manystudentssufferbike-relatedinjurieseveryyear.37.Ifagirlfindsahelmetalittlebitbigforherheadwhatshouldshedo?A.ShemustbuyasmallersizE.B.Shecanusesomefitpads.C.Shecanputfingersonbothtemplesinsidethehelmet.D.ShemustmakehelmetslidefromsidetosidE.38.PhilWhiteafatherfoundthebuckleofhisgirl’shelmetbrokenhecan_______A.buyanewbicyclehelmetforherB.mendthebicyclehelmethimselfC.continuetousethebicyclehelmetD.throwawaythebrokenbuckle

Howhardwehaveallprayed祈祷togrowupquicklyandlookedforwardtothehappydaysofbeingagrown-upandenjoyingthemanyintereststhatayouthshouldhavE.Atlastyouhavegrownup.AtleastyouarenolongerachilD.Theycallyouyounglady.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayounglady.Youareproudofbeingagrown-upteenager.Peoplewelcomeyou-thisyounglady-heartily.YouaregladthatyourprayerhasbeenanswereD.Butthereisalwayssomethingthattroublesyoualot.Yousay;PapaandMamagivemesomemoneypleasE.Mypocketmoneyisallgonealready.NotheysayyourageisadangerousagE.Ifyouhavetoomuchmoneytospenditwon’tdoyouanygooD.Thenyouhavetostayathomebecauseyoudarenotgooutwithanemptypocket.AnothertimeyoutellyourgrandmaGrandmaseeIamagrown-upnow.Goodnowyoucansithereandknit编织thisformewhileIgoandhavearest.Toshowthatyouarenomoreachildyouhavetosittherethewholeafternoondoingtheworkwhichonlyagrown-upcando.AfteranhouryoufindithardtodoandgivetheknittingbasketbacktoyourgrandmA.Yourgrandmacriticizesyourwork.YouhearwhatshesaysSuchabiggirlcan’tdosucheasywork.Youwishthenyouwereachildagain.Butthefactisyouaregrowingupandyoucan’thelpit.That’sthewayitgoes!1.Thepassageistoldabout_______problems.A.agrowing-upboy’sB.ateenagegirl’sC.anoldwoman’sD.agrown-up’s2.Itisclearthatthewriterasateenager________.A.ispleasedwiththepresentlifeB.isunhappyaboutgrowingupC.doesn’tthinkherpresentlifehappyenoughD.knowshappylifewillcometohersoon3.Howdoessheknowherprayerhasbeenanswered?A.Peopletreatherasayounglady.B.SheisnolongerakiD.C.Peoplebegintocallherteenager.D.Shecanjoinwomeninallkindsofactivities.4.Fromwhatherparentssayweknow_________.A.theydon’tbelievesheisalreadyateenagerB.it’sdangerousforagirltospendmoneyC.theylovehermorethanbeforeD.theystillregardherasachild5.Havingheardhergrandma’scriticism_________.A.shehastolieinbeddoingnothingB.sheknowsshehasalreadyworkedthewholeafternoonC.shewishesshewerenotgrowingupD.shefindsitisn’therturntodoknitting

Whenthingsgowrongandwe'retoblamewe'resupposedtofeelguilty.Right?Notnecessarily.Ittumsoutthatwhenwedosomethingthatcausesanegative消极的outcomeweactuallyfeellessresponsibleforouractions.AndweseetheentiresituationdifferentlythanwewouldhaveifthingshadturnedoutweU.Theblamegameisnothingnew.Behaviorexpertshavelongknownthatpeoplepushresponsibilitytoothersortooutsidefactorswhenthingsdon'tworkout.ButnewresearchfromtheInstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondonshowsthatthisresponseismorethanaboutwantingtoescapeblame-weactuallydon'tbelievethatwhathappenedisourfault.Toleammoreabouttheblamegameresearchersconductedastudy.Theyasked34participantstopresskeysthatrandomlyproducedthreedifferentnoises.Thenoiseswerepositiveamusementlaughternegativefeardisgustorangerorneutral.Thevolunteerswereaskedtoestimate估计thetimethatittookbetweenwhentheypushedthebuttonandwhentheyheardthesounD.Volunteersfelttherewasalongerlag延迟timebetweentheiractionsandthenegativesoundsthanbetweentheiractionsandthepositiveones.Intheirmindsthenegativeoutcomeswereseparatefromtheiractions.Thereforetheywereabletofeellessresponsibleforthem..Theresearcherssaythatwhenitcomestoassigningblamewecan'talwaystrustourownjudgment.Justbecauseyoudon'tfeelresponsibledoesn'tmeanyou'reactuallynotsaysstudyauthorPatrickHaggardThefindingssuggestthatperhapsmoreofusneedtorealizethatunpleasantornegativesituationsmayactuallybeourfault-evenifwedon'tseeitthatway.Andtakingmoreresponsibilityforouractionscouldleadtobetterrelationshipswithothers.51.Ifthingstumoutwellpeopletendto_______.A.owethesuccesstoothersB.sharethesuccesswithothersC.enjoymuchpleasurethemselvesD.feelmorerelatedtotheiractions52.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?'A.Expertsknewlittleabouttheblamegame.B.SimilarstudieshavebeendonebeforE.C.Thestudynowhasfoundnothingnew.D.Outsidefactorsleadtoourfault.53.Inthestudyvolunteerswereaskedto______.A.pushspecialbuttonsB.writedowntheexacttimeC.producedifferentsoundsD.tellapartunpleasantsounds54.What'strueofthevolunteers?A.Theyalwaysdoubtedtheirownjudgement.B.Theybelievedsomeoneelsepressedthewrongkeys.C.Theywerenotbraveenoughtotaketheresponsibility.D.Theythoughtthebadresultshadlittletodowiththem.55.Whatdotheexpertsadviseustodotogetalongwellwithothers?A.Befriendlytoothers.B.Takemoreresponsibility.C.Treatothersequally.D.Showrespecttoothers.

TheconceptofpersonalchoiceinrelationtohealthbehaviorsisanimportantonE.Anestimated90percentofallillnessesmaybepreventableifindividualswouldmakesoundpersonalhealthchoicesbaseduponcurrentmedicalknowledgE.Weallenjoyourfreedomofchoiceanddonotliketoseeitrestrictedwhenitiswithinthelegalandmoralboundariesofsociety.ThestructureofAmericansocietyallowsustomakealmostallourownpersonaldecisionsthatmayconcernourhealth.Ifwesodesirewecansmokedrinkexcessivelyrefusetowearseatbeltseatwhateverfoodswewantandliveacompletelysedentarylife-stylewithoutanyexercisE.ThefreedomtomakesuchpersonaldecisionsisafundamentalaspectofoursocietyalthoughthewisdomofthesedecisionscanbequestioneD.Personalchoicesrelativetohealthoftencauseadifficulty.Asoneexampleateenagermayknowthefactsrelativetosmokingcigarettesandhealthbutmaybepressuredbyfriendsintobelievingitisthesociallyacceptedthingtodo.Amultitudeoffactorsbothinheritedandenvironmentalinfluencethedevelopmentofhealth-relatedbehaviorsanditisbeyondthescopeofthistexttodiscussallthesefactorsastheymayaffectanygivenindividual.Howeverthedecisiontoadoptaparticularhealth-relatedbehaviorisusuallyoneofpersonalchoicE.Therearehealthychoicesandthereareunhealthychoices.IndiscussingthemoralsofpersonalchoiceFriesandCrapodrewacomparison.Theysuggestthattoknowinglygiveoneselfovertoabehaviorthathasastatistical统计的probabilityofshorteninglifeissimilartoattemptingsuicidE.Thusforthoseindividualswhoareinterestedinpreservingboththequalityandquantityoflifepersonalhealthchoicesshouldreflectthosebehaviorsthatareassociatedwithastatisticalprobabilityofincreasedvitalityandlongevity长寿.46.Theconceptofpersonalchoiceconcerninghealthisimportantbecause_______.A.wrongdecisionscouldleadtopoorhealthB.ithelpsraisethelevelofourmedicalknowledgeC.itisessentialtopersonalfreedominAmericansocietyD.ithelpscuremostillnesses47.Toliveacompletelysedentarylife-styleParA.1inthepassagemeans_________.A.toliveadecentlifeB.toliveaninactivelifeC.tolivealifeofviceD.tolivealifewithcompletefreedom48.Soundpersonalhealthchoiceisoftendifficulttomakebecause__________.A.fewpeoplearewillingtotradethequalityoflifeforthequantityoflifeB.peopleareusuallyinfluencedbythebehavioroftheirfriendsC.currentmedicalknowledgeisnotenoughyetD.therearemanyfactorsinfluencingourdecisions49.ToknowinglyallowoneselftopursueunhealthyhabitsiscomparedbyFriesandCrapoto_______.A.deliberatelyendingone’slifeB.improvingthequalityofone’slifeC.limitingone’spersonalhealthchoiceD.breakingtherulesofsocialbehavior50.AccordingtoFriesandCraposoundhealthchoicesshouldbebasedon______.A.personaldecisionsB.statisticalevidenceC.friends’opinionsD.society’slaws

Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.Wiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactive.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.Overallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassive.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.68.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Watchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepressed.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.Goingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactive.D.Gettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlife.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.Thecommunicationbetweenpeople.D.Theseparationbetweenpeople.70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors

ThesecretsofhappinessalllieinyourOperatingSystem.ThetroubleisthatwegetblindedbyourOperatingSystem.ThisisbecauseourOperatingSystemattemptstofitwhat'shappeningaroundusintoourOperatingSystem'sexpectations.AnythingdifferentisresistedasmuchasitcanbE.SoyourOperatingSystemisalwaysgoingtoberiddledwithflaws缺点anderrors.It'sinitsnaturE.Thisiswhereallprogressandevolutioncomesfrom.EveryflawandbugyoudiscoverandfixintheOperatingSystemisanotherleapforwardinthequalityofyourlifE.Noweverydayacrosstheworldtherearehundredsofinstanceswherepeoplearemakingnewdiscoveriesandoverturningoldbeliefs.ThisistheprocessoflifE.Ifyouwantsomethingthatyoudon’thaveit'syourOperatingSystemthatisblockingitofftoyou.ThismeansyouhavetoidentifytheflawinyourOperatingSystemthatisblockingyoufromhavingwhatyouwant.ThenyoutransformthestructureofyourOperatingSystemtoletitin.OpportunitiesarearoundyouallthetimE.Thereisneveraboatthatyoumustcatch.ThereisanotherboardingallthetimE.Itisonlythefactthatyouaren'tseeingtheopportunitiesthatstopsyoufromgettingwhatyouwant.UpgradingyourOperatingSystemistrainingittoshowyoutheopportunitiesallaroundyou.AndthenlifeislikepickingfruitfromatreE.62.AccordingtothepassageourOperatingSystem______.A.resistsvaluablethingsasmoreaspossibleB.neglectseverythingthathappensaroundusC.alwaysattemptstomeetitsexpectationsD.isnotessentialtoourhappinesssometimes63.TheunderlinedpartberiddledwithinParagraph2canbereplacedby_______A.beopposedtoB.befullofC.befriendswithD.befreefrom64.Ifyouwanttoimprovethequalityofyourlifeyoushould_________.A.avoidmistakesinyoureverydaylifeB.discoverflawsinyourOperatingSystemC.takealltheinformationaroundyouD.takeasuspectingattitudetowardslife65.Accordingtotheauthoroursocietyprogressesbecause_________.A.theyoungapproveofwhattheirancestorsdidB.youngergenerationsputthewrongthingsrightC.computershaveundatedtheoldoperatingsystemD.oldcomputersareconstantlyreplacedbynewones

Ihadbeenratherproudofmyselfwhenmyfriendsandfamilygottheticketwhetheritwasforspeedingparkingorstopsignviolations违反.Itwassomethingthathappenedtoothers.ButlastFridayIjoinedtheclub.Iwasaskedtodoanewprojectlastweek.OnFridaymorningonmywaytoworkIsuddenlyrememberedthatIhadspentthepastsixweekswithoutconsideringthatIhadaweek’svacationplannedduringthattimE.Iwasverydisappointedwithmyselffornotrememberingit.ThefactisthatIwasnotpayingenoughattentiontomydrivingandIdidnotcometoacompletestopatthestopsigninfrontofaschool.Iwassodistracted思想不集中的thatIdidn’tevennoticeIhadapolicemanonmytailwithhislightsflashing.FinallyIlookedinmymirrorandcaughton.Thepolicemanwasrudeandtookmypapers.FortunatelyIhadeverythinguptodateandsinceIhadneverhadaticketbeforetherewasnothingforhimtodobutwritemeaticket.WhileIwassittingthereintheseatofshameIfeltbaD.IfIhadbeenthatdistractedandachildhadrunontotheroadperhapsIwouldhavenotreactedaswellasIcouldhavE.Itwasawake-upcall.PeopleatworkaskedmeifItriedtotalkmywayoutofit.FranklyitneveroccurredtomE.Ifeltguilty.NowInolongerhaveacleandrivingrecorD.Pleasebecarefuloutthereasamoment’sdistractioncanleadtotragedy.1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thewriter’smostunforgettableexperiencE.B.Howthewritergotherfirstticket.C.Anaccidentcausedbythewriter.D.Whythewriterisalwayssocareful.2.WecaninferthattheunderlinedparttheclubinParagraph1hererefersto________.A.peoplewhoarecrazyaboutdrivingcarsB.aclubfordriverswithoutmuchexperienceC.peoplewhogetticketsforbreakingtrafficrulesD.aclubforpeopletotalkabouttheirdrivingstories3.Whatmadethewriterunabletofocusonherdriving?A.Planninghowtospendthevacation.B.Thinkingoftheforgottenvacation.C.Thinkingaboutherwork.D.Missingherchildren.4.Fromtheexperiencethewriterhasprobablylearnt________.A.whatisreallyimportanttoherB.howtodealwithpolicemenC.toenjoythesmallthingsinlifeD.tobemuchmorecareful

Somestudentsgetsonervousbeforeatestandtheydopoorlyeveniftheyknowthematerial.SianBeilockhasstudiedthesehighlyanxioustest-takers.SianBeilock:Theystartworryingabouttheconsequences.Theymightevenstartworryingaboutwhetherthisexamisgoingtopreventthemfromgettingintothecollegetheywant.Andwhenweworryitactuallyusesupattentionandmemoryresources.Italkaboutitasyourcognitivehorsepowerthatyoucouldotherwisebeusingtofocusontheexam.ProfessorBeilockandanotherresearcherGerardoRamirezhavedevelopedapossiblesolution.Justbeforeanexamhighlyanxioustest-takersspendtenminuteswritingabouttheirworriesaboutthetest.SianBeilock:whatwethinkhappensiswhenstudentsputitdownonpapertheythinkabouttheworstthatcouldhappenandtheyreassessthesituation.Theymightrealizeit’snotashardastheymightthinkitwasbeforeandinessenceitpreventsthesethoughtsfrompoppingupwhenthey’reactuallytakingatest.Theresearcherstestedtheideaonagroupoftwentyanxiouscollegestudents.Theygavethemtwoshortmathtests.Afterthefirstonetheyaskedthestudentstoeithersitquietlyorwriteabouttheirfeelingsabouttheupcomingsecondtest.TheresearchersaddedtothepressurE.Theytoldthestudentsthatthosewhodidwellonthesecondtestwouldgetmoney.Theyalsotoldthemthattheirperformancewouldaffectotherstudentsaspartofateameffort.ProfessorBeilocksaysthosewhosatquietlyscoredanaverageoftwelvepercentworseonthesecondtest.Butthestudentswhohadwrittenabouttheirfearsimprovedtheirperformancebyanaverageoffivepercent.Nexttheresearchersusedyoungerstudentsinabiologyclass.Theytoldthembeforefinalexamseithertowriteabouttheirfeelingsortothinkaboutthingsunrelatedtothetest.PrefessorBeilocksayshighlyanxiousstudentswhodidthewritinggotanaveragegradeofB+comparedtoaB-forthosewhodidnot.SianBeilock:Whatweshowedisthatforstudentswhoarehighlytest-anxiouswho’ddoneourwritinginterventionallofasuddentherewasnorelationshipbetweentestanxietyandperformancE.Thosestudentsmostlikelytoworrywereperformingjustaswellastheirclassmateswhodon’tnormallygetnervousinthesetestingsituations.Butwhatifstudentsdonothaveachancetowriteabouttheirfearsimmediatelybeforeanexamorpresentation?ProfessorBeilocksaysstudentscantryitthemselvesathomeorinthelibraryandstillimprovetheirperformancE.63.Whatmayhappenifstudentshavetheproblemoftestanxiety?A.Testanxietycanimprovestudents’performancetosomedegreE.B.Students’attentionandmemoryresourcesrunoutwhenworrieD.C.StudentsmaynotbeadmittedintotheirfavoritecollegeifworriedD.Testanxietyissuretocausestudentstofailthetest.64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theresultinthemathtestagreeswiththatinthebiologytest.B.Inthefirstmathteststudentswhosatquietlyperformedbetter.C.InthesecondmathteststudentswhowroteabouttheirfeelingsdidworsE.D.Somecollegestudentsarehighlyanxioustest-takerswhileothersarenot..65.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasepoppingupmean?A.GivingoutB.FadingawayC.BecomingclearD.Appearingsuddenly66.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itisacommonpracticeforstudentstogetworriedbeforeatest.B.Beingworriedbeforetestsdoesharmtostudents’performancE.C.Anxiousstudentsovercometestanxietybywritingdownfears.D.Itisimportantforstudentstoovercometestanxiety.

Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquer征服himself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoralfreedom.Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyafriend.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.Fitsofangerbringfitsofdisease.WhoeverthegodswanttodestroytheyfirstmakethemmaD.KeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.60.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One’smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone’slife.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.61.Ifamanlacksself-controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.strongfeelingsC.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfD.self-confidence62.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Victoriesofconqueringoneself.B.Moralfreedom.C.Self-control.D.Advantagesofself-control.

SomepeoplemakeyoufeelcomfortablewhentheyarearounD.YouspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyouhaveknownthemhalfyourlifE.Thesepeoplehavesomethingincommon.Andonceweknowwhatitiswecantrytodoitourselves.Howisitdone?HereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershavE.Ifyoufollowtheskillsthey’llhelpyouputpeopleattheireaseandmakefriendswiththemquickly.Firstofallgoodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyonenomatterhowshyheiswillansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusinesswomansaysAtbusinesslunchesIalwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It’sacommonquestionbutitwillgetthingsgoing.Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.Secondoncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestionstheylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclearbutitisn’t.Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindoutyoureallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopicyoucantakeitasafactthathe’sreallyinterestedinit.ReallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowordsbuttotonesofvoicE.Ifthevoicesoundsdullthenit’stimeforyoutochangethesubject.Finallygoodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou’resayinggood-byeyoumaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsayI’vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou.Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagaindon’tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeelandtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey’veknownyouhalftheirlifE.63.Askingquestionsmightbeaquitegoodandsuitableway_______.A.foryoutomakemoreandmorenewfriendsB.togettheconversationgoingsmoothlyC.tobeginyourbusinesstalksD.foryoutomakeadeepandlastingimpressiononothers64.Afterhavingaskedsomebodyaquestionit’llbepoliteofyouto_______.A.makeclearwhatkindofpersonheisB.waitquietlyandpatientlyforhisanswerC.listentohisreplyattentivelyD.goonaskinghimmorequestions65.Generallyspeakinggoodtalkersarepersonswho_______.A.aregoodatmakinganytopicinterestingB.nevertalktoomuchortoolittleC.alwaysspeakinagentlewayD.knowhowandwhentheyshouldchangethetopicofthetalk66.Ifyoureallytakedelightinmeetingsomeoneagain_______.A.itseemsnecessaryforyoutolethimknowitB.youmaytakehimasyourlifelongtrustworthyfriendC.it’sproperforyoutogivehimasecondhandshakeD.it’llbehelpfulforyoutohavefurtherunderstandingofhim

Ifyoudon’twantpeopletoknowtoomuchaboutyouthenyouhadbetterkeepyourfridgecontentssecretaccordingtoaBritishmarketresearchdocumentreleasedlastweek.Researcherspeered凝视intothefridgesof400peopleinBritainandcomparedthecontentswiththeowners’lifestyles.Theyclaimtobeabletoclassifythenation’speoplebyfridgecontents.Theysaythosepeoplecanbeseparatedintofivecategoriesnutritionnerdsnosocialsensefoodfaddiestwhatever’sinstylemartyrmumsfastfoodfanaticsandrestaurantregulars.Nutritionnerdscaremuchaboutwhattheyputintotheirbodies.Theirfridgesarestockedwithfruitvegetablesandhealthymeat.Peopleinthiscategorytendtobehighlyorganizedandusuallyworkinlaworaccountancy.Thevastmajorityissinglebutiftheyhaveapartnerthatpersonwillbesimilar.Afridgefullofvitamins—enrichedjuicesimpliesitsownerworksinmediaorfashion.Theytendnottoeatthefoodstheybuy.Knownasthefoodfaddiesttheyjustwanttobeseenaspurchasingthelatestimportantthings.Afridgefilledwitheverythingfromsteaktofrozenfishsuggeststhemartyrmum.Herfridgetendstobestockedwitheverykindofproductexceptwhatsheherselfwouldwant.ThisfridgehintsatdifficultybalancingfamilyandworklifE.Fastfoodfanaticsalwaysbuymineralwaterorsodapop.ThenearesttheywillgettofreshfruitistomatosaucE.Theirfridgeshintatsomeonewhoworkshardandplayshardalsosomeonewhoisnotintolongtermplanning.FinallyafridgefilledwithnothingmorethanabottleofwhitewineandsomesparklingmineralwaterimpliesanownerwhoissinglelivesinabigcityandenjoysthefinerthingsinlifE.Thefridgeisemptybecausethispersonregularlyeatsinrestaurants.26.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Someresearchersarefondofstaringatotherpeople’sfridges.B.Peopledon’twantotherstoknowabouttheirsecrets.C.Thefoodyouputinthefridgehassomethingtodowithyourpersonality.D.TherearemainlyfivekindsoflifestylesamongBritishpeoplE.27.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhobelongtofoodfaddiest_________.A.don’tcaremuchaboutmoneywhenbuyingthingsB.willtrytheirbesttostayhealthyC.oftenstayuplatetofinishtheirjobD.prefertoaskothersaboutwhattodonext28.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Nutritionnerdsarealwaysorganizedandsuccessfulintheirjobs.B.Foodfaddistsliketostocktheirfridgeswithallkindsofvitamins.C.Martyrmumscarethemselvesmorethanothers.D.Fastfoodfanaticsusuallydonotstocktheirfridgeswithfreshfruit.29.Whatwillthosewhooftendineoutputinthefridge?A.AllkindsoffoodtheylikE.B.Onlysomethingtodrink.C.Fruitvegetablesandmeat.D.Foodrichinvitamins.30.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Whatpeoplestoreintheirfridges.B.Fridgecontentsanditsowner’ssecret.C.Whatweshouldstoreinourfridges.D.Howtokeepourfridgecontentssecret.

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.59.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.commercialpurposesB.culturalvaluesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor60.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.D.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.61.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.PurplE.D.BluE.62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorD.ColorsandPersonalExperiences

CEOofCocaColaEnterprisesoncespokeoftherelationofworktoone’sothercommitmentsimaginelifeasagameinwhichyouarejugglingsomefiveballsE.g.workfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropititwillbounceback.Buttheotherfourballs—familyhealthfriendsandspirit—aremadeofglass.YoumustunderstandthatandstriveforbalanceinyourlifE.How?Don’tundermineyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.Don’tsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeoplethinkimportant.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.Don’ttakeforgrantedthethingsclosesttoyourheart.Clingtothemastheywouldbeyourlifeforwithoutthemlifeismeaningless.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.BylivingyourlifeonedayatatimeyouliveallthedaysofyourlifE.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogivE.Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.Don’tbeafraidtoadmitthatyouarelessthanperfect.Itisthisfragilethreadthebindsustoeachtogether.Don’tbeafraidtoencounterrisks.ItisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebravE.Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossibletofinD.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveitthefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightlyandthebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.Don’tforgetaperson’sgreatestemotionalneedistofeelappreciateD.Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.NeithercanberetrieveD.Lifeisnotaracebutajourneytobesavoredeachstepoftheway.Yesterdayishistorytomorrowisamysteryandtodayisagiftthat’swhywecallitThePresent.60.Whichballisdifferentfromtheotherfour?A.Theballofwork.B.Theballoffamily.C.Theballofhealth.D.Theballoffriends.61.Iftheballsoffamilyhealthfriendsandspiritaredroppeddownwhatwillhappen?A.TheywillkeepthesameasbeforE.B.TheywillbebrokenandneverbethesameasbeforE.C.TheywillstriveforbalancE.D.Theywillbouncebacklikerubberballs.62.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.KnowledgeisthemostimportantthinginlifE.B.Don’tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuturE.C.Knowledgeisweightlessatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.D.Wemustdealwellwiththerelationshipsamongworkfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit.

Weallknowthedangersoffires.It’sgoodandnecessaryforafamilytolearnhowtoprepareforafirE.Herearesomesuggestions.Putasmokealarm火警inthehousE.Smokefromafirecausesthealarmtogooff.ThealarmmakesaloudsounD.ThesoundtellseveryonetoleavethehouseatoncE.Makeescapeplans.WeshouldknowallthewaysoutofthehousE.Ifthereisafireeveryonefollowstheplantogetout.Partoftheplanistocheckallthewindowstomakesuretheycanbeopenedeasily.Buyfireextinguishers灭火器inthehousE.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowhowtousethem.PractiseforafirE.Wedofirepracticebecauseweteachchildrenaboutfiresafety.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowthefollowingfirerules:★Don’topenahotdoor!Thefirecangrowmorequicklyifyouopenthedoor.★Stayclosetothefloor!SmokecanbemoredangerousthanfirE.Thebestairisnearthefloorbecausesmokerises.★Whatwillyoudoifyourhairorclothesstarttoburn?Firststop!Don’trun!Thefireburnsfasterbecauseofmoreair.Drop!Falltothefloor.Thenroll!Turningoverandoverwillmakethefiregoout.Putablanket毯子aroundyoutokeepairawayfromthefirethatmaystillbeonyou.Therearemanypossiblecausesforfires.A.wisefamilyisreadyallthetimE.Ifthereisafiredon’tforgettocall119forhelp.36.Whenasmokealarmringsathomeitmeans_________.A.youhavetogetupB.waterisrunningtothefloorC.somethingisburningD.someonebreaksyourwindow37.Thewriteradvisesustodothefollowingtoprepareforafireexceptthat_____.A.wepractiseforafireB.wemakeescapeplansC.webuyfireextinguishersD.weuseelectricalcookers38.Whenafirehappens____ifyouopenthehotdoor.A.thedoorwillsoonbeonfireB.theelectricitywillbecutoffC.thefirewillgrowmorequicklyD.thehousewillfalldown39.Whataretherightstepsyoushouldtakewhenyourhairorclothescatchfire?A.Stoprunroll.B.Stopdroproll.C.Rundroproll.D.Rolldropstop.40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.BeReadyforaFirE.B.TheCausesofaFirE.C.LearntoUseaFireExtinguisher.D.TheDangersofaFirE.

ASthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtherelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infactitisnotthebadthingasisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilitiesothersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakeachoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressisitinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangered.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofmdwaystodealwithit.41.PeoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecauseA.theyregardworkingastheirgreatestenjoymentB.theybelievethatworkissuperiortorelaxationC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirworkthaneverbefore42.AccordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishisA.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance43.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithworkD.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress44.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagetheunderlinedpartdoso''referstoA.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourfivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress45.AccordingtotheauthorthefightattitudetowardstressisA.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.60.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.culturalvaluesB.commercialpurposesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor61.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.62.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.GreenC.BluE.D.PurplE.63.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeings.B.TheCulturalMeaningofColor.C.ColorsandPersonalExperiences.D.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor.

Throughoutthislongtenseelectioneveryonehasfocusedonthepresidentialcandidatesandhowthey’llchangeAmericA.RightlysobutselfishlyI’mmorefascinatedbyMichelleObamaandwhatshemightbeabletodonotjustforthiscountrybutformeasanAfrican-Americanwoman.AsthepotentialFirstLadyshewouldhavetheworld’sattention.AndthatmeansthatforthefirsttimepeoplewillhaveachancetogetupcloseandpersonalwiththetypeofAfrican-AmericanwomantheysorarelyseE.UsuallythelivesofblackwomengolargelyunexamineD.Theprevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe’reallhot-temperedsinglemotherswhocan’tkeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believeblackwomenstillcan’tescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rollingoversexedfemalesraisedbyournever-marriedalcoholic酗酒的mothers.TheseimageshavehelpeddefinethewayallwomenareviewedincludingMichelleObamA.BeforesheevergetsthechancetocommittoacausecharityorfoundationasFirstLadyhermosturgentandperhapsmostcomplicateddutymaybesimpletobeherself.Itwon’tbeeasy.Becausefewmainstreampublicationshavedonein-depthfeaturesonregularAfrican-Americanwomenlittleisknownaboutwhowearewhatwethinkandwhatwefaceonaregularbasis.ForbetterorworseMichellewillrepresentusall.JustasshewillhavehercriticsshewillalsohavemillionsoffanswhousuallyhavelittleinterestintheFirstLady.ManyAfrican-Americanblogshavewrittenaboutwhatthey’dliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhiteHouse—mainlyshowingtheworldthatablackwomancansupporthermanandraiseastrongblackfamily.Michellewillhavetoworktopleaseeveryone—animpossibletask.ButformanyAfrican-Americanwomenlikemejustalittleofherpoise沉着confidenceandintelligencewillgoalongwayinchanginganimagethat’sbeenaroundforfartoolong.36.WhydoesMichelleObamaholdastrongfascinationfortheauthor?A.SheservesasarolemodelforAfricanwomen.B.ShepossessesmanyadmirablequalitiesbecomingaFirstLady.C.ShewillpresenttotheworldanewimageofAfrican-Americanwomen.D.ShewillpaycloserattentiontotheinterestsofAfrican-Americanwomen.37.WhatisthecommonstereotypeofAfrican-Americanwomenaccordingtotheauthor?A.TheyarevictimsofviolencE.BTheyareofaninferiorviolencE.C.TheyusequitealotofbodylanguagE.DTheyliveoncharityandsocialwelfarE.38.WhatdomanyAfrican-Americanswriteaboutintheirblogs?A.WhetherMichellecanliveuptothehighexpectationsofherfans.B.HowMichelleshouldbehaveasapublicfigurE.C.HowproudtheyaretohaveablackwomanintheWhiteHousE.D.WhatMichelleshoulddoaswifeandmotherintheWhiteHousE.39.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutMichelleObamaasaFirstLady?A.HowevermanyfansshehassheshouldremainmodestB.Sheshouldn’tdisappointtheAfrican-Americancommunity.C.Howeverhardshetriesshecan’texpecttopleaseeverybody.D.ShewillgiveprioritytoAfrican-Americanwomen’sconcerns.40.WhatdomanyAfrican-AmericanwomenhopeMichelleObamawilldo?A.Helpchangetheprevailingviewaboutblackwomen.B.HelpherhusbandinthetaskofchangingAmericA.C.OutshinepreviousFirstLady.D.Fullydisplayherfinequalities.

WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit’stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou’realuckydog.That’sbeingfriendlyluckydog?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.ButbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlE.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserve值得yourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarving挨饿的peopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture姿态?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.63.Thispassageismainlyabout_____.A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeopleD.Whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes64.InthesentenceMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself.inParagraph2thepronounitrefersto____.A.beingfriendlyB.luckydogC.abitofenvyD.yourluck65.Whenwelistentoapersontalkingthemostimportantthingforustodoisto___________.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.understandtherealmeaningofwhathesaysD.mindhistonehispostureandsoon

What’slifelikeonadesertedisland?Senator参议员JeffFlakeofArizonadecidedtofindout.TheadventuroussenatortookavacationfromCapitolHillandwentonafour-dayRobinsonCrusoestyleholidaywithhistwoteenagesonstoaremoteuninhabitedislandintheNorthPacificOcean.Thesenatorandhissons15-year-oldTannerand13-year-oldDallintraveled5200milesfromPhoenixArizonatotheislandofBiggarenn.Theydidn’tcarryanyfoodorwater.TheislandispartoftheMarshallIslands.ItofferednobasicfacilitiessotheFlakeshadtocatchandcooktheirownfoodandpurifytheirwater.Theirdietwasmadeupofcoconutscrabandfish.Theycapturedthecrabandfishthemselvesandcookedthefoodoveranopenfirestartedwithamagnifyingglass放大镜.TheFlakesbroughtalongalobster龙虾trapinhopesofhavingsomedelicioustreatsbutlostitwithinthefirstfewhoursafteritwasattackedbyashark.Theyalsocarriedtwopumpstoremovesaltfromoceanwater.Ittookthemhourseachnightpumpingforjustafewgallonsoffreshwater.Oneofthemostmemorablemomentsofthetripthefathersaidwaswhenheandhis15-year-oldsonwerechasedbysharksafterspearing叉afishintheocean.Stillitwasquiteanenjoyableholidayforthesenator.Foradaditwasawonderfulthing.NovideogamesaroundnotelevisionnodistractionsnotextingFlakerecalleD.41.What’saRobinsonCrusoestyleholidaylike?A.Peopletaketheholidaytoavoidmodernentertainment.B.PeoplegoonanadventuroussailinglikeRobinsonCrusoE.C.Peopletaketheholidaytolearntobeaskillfulfisherman.D.Peopletaketheholidayonaplacewithoutanybasiclivingfacilities.42.WheredidtheFlakestaketheirholiday?A.Onahill.B.OnanislanD.C.Intheocean.D.Inadesert.43.TheymighthavehadallthethingsEXCEPT_____.A.coconutsB.crabC.fishD.lobster44.Whatkindofwaterdidtheydrink?A.Thepurifiedseawater.B.Waterfromtheriver.C.Therunningwaternearby.D.WatertheybroughtfromhomE.45.WhatwasprobablythemostdifficultperiodfortheFlakesduringtheholiday?A.BeingunabletomakeafirE.B.Beingunabletogetfreshwater.C.Beingchasedbysharks.D.BeingunabletomeetpeoplE.

Everybodycansufferfromstress.Nomatterwhatyourageisyoucanfeelstressedoutbythingsthatarehappeninginyourlife.Teenagershoweverhavemanymoreopportunitiestogetstressedthanpeopleinanyotheragegroup.Beingateenagerishard.Youarenotachildanymorebutyouarenotanadulteventhoughyouhavetodealwithsomeverygrown-upproblemsanddecisions.Familiescanbeoneofthebiggestcausesofstresssuchasproblemswithparentsarguingathome.orproblemswithbrothersandsisters.Teenagersalsohavealotofstressfromschooleitherfromtheirteachersorfromtheirfriends.Someteenagersalsofeelstressedaboutchoosingtheireducationafterhighschool.Gettingaplaceatuniversitycanbeverydifficultandsomecannotaffordtogotouniversity.Thestressaboutgettingajobwhenfinishingschoolishardforsometeenagers.Therearesomanyyoungpeoplefinishingschoolandnotenoughjobsforthem.Sadlythereisnothingwecandotoremovethesecausesofstressfromthe1ivesofteenagersbutyoucanlearnthebestwaytodealwithit.Talkingtopeopleisoneofthebestwaystodealwithstress.Itmaysoundsimplebutitistrue.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.41.Whyisbeingateenageroftendifficult?A.Becauseeventhoughyouarenotanadultyoumustdealwithadultproblems.B.Becauseeventhoughyouareanadultyoumustdealwithchildren’sproblems.C.Becauseeventhoughyouareateenageryoumustdoalotofhomework.D.Becauseadultsoftenmakethemfeelstressed.42.Familiescanaddtothestressateenagermightexperience________.A.byaskingthemtogotouniversityB.byhelpingthemwiththeirhomeworkC.asteenagersquarrelwiththeirparentsandtheirbrothersorsistersD.asfamiliesneversupporttheirchildrenenough43.Whycanleavingschoolbeastressfultimeforteenagers?A.Becausetheywillbeleavingtheirfavouriteteachers.B.Becausemanypeople’sfavouritememoriesareatschool.C.Becausetheymayworryaboutgettingaplaceatuniversity.D.Becausetheymayworryaboutbecominganadult.44.Whycanfindingajobafterfinishingschoolbedifficult?A.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforjobs.B.Becausetherearenojobs.C.Becauseajobismoredifficultthanschoolwork.D.Becausethereisalotofcompetitionforplacesatuniversity.45.Wecandealwiththestressinourlife________.A.bynottryingtofindajobB.byforgettingaboutourproblemsC.bygettingaplaceatuniversityD.bysharingourproblemswithourfriends

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices牺牲.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?

Weareallinterestedinequalitybutwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequalityothersstillinthenameofequalitywantonlytodestroyit.Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavenotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschooloronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiencythevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.Withoutexaminationsemployerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavourtismwillreplaceequality.Atthemomentthebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajobwhilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenseofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenawayandthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputationunabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeopletheremustbenospecialdifferentacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.67.ThewordfavouritisminParagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat________.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatestogetsatisfyingjobs.B.childrenfromwell-respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess68.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.B.TherewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellencE.C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.D.Children’sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschoolreputation.69.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat_________.A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselectionB.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobsC.specialclassesarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandardsD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith70.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson___________.A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequalityC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclockpartlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaringbeingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.Howevertouseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresencenotourpresentsthattrulycounts.Manyofusunfortunatelycanbesoinattentiveeveninthepresenceofourlovedonesthatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.CompaniesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatimE.Wholeindustries–mediaentertainmenteducation–relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistencE.A.babylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytohepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimesbothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated没人管的withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfatforexamplE.SimilarlyinbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestorytellertodaywatchinganentireTVserieswhilespeakingtonobodyiscommon.Intraditionalsocietieswithsmallerpopulationeveryonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipediA.Shejustwantsattention.peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingthingssimplyforattention.Butthetruthisthathumanbeingsneedattentionandgivingattentiontoeachotheristoalargeextentwhathumancivilizationisbasedupon.Thisperhapsexplainstherunawaysuccess一举成功ofsocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebook.Whileweusesuchsitesformicrobloggingideavoicingandstatusupdates–therealityisthatweareoftendoingnomoreorlessthanfulfillingourbasichumandriveforattentionexchangE.IfriendyouyoufriendmeIretweetyouyouretweetmE.Thecharmingcasewithwhichwecannowgetandgiveattentioniswhymanypeopleappearoverlyattachedtotheirsmartphones.Itisalsoavicious恶性circlE.Asevermorepeoplearebusyexchangingattentiononlinethereisincreasinglylessattentiontobepaidintherealworldwhichforcesmorepeopletoseektheirattentionexchangeonlineorelseriskattentuion-starvation.Theverynatureofattentionexchangeisbeingrapidlytransformedandthereisadangerthatsomeofuswilldevelopunhealthypractices.JustaseatingredmeateverydayisabadideasoitiswithtoomuchattentionexchangE.Thebiologicalconsequencesofourtechnologicaladvancementinfoodproductionarehighlyvisible;heartdiseasediabetesandobesity.Theconsequencesofourtransformedattentionexchangeswillbepsychologicalandsocialandsomaytakelongertoidentifybuttheywillbeequallydamaging.Face-to-faceattentionisbecomingrarerandthereforemorevaluablE.Inasenseitispriceless.Anditisagiftthatcanbegivenall-year-rounD.41.Inthefirsttwoparagraphstheauthor.A.offersadvicetoattentiongiversB.analysesthepresentproblemsC.statesthenecessityofpresentsD.putsforwardhispointofview42.Attentionexchangewasnotamajorconcernintraditionalsocietiesbecauseof.A.limitedavailabilityoffoodB.naturalchecksandbalancesC.amuchsmallerpopulationD.theguidancefromoldpeople43.PeopleusesocialnetworkingsistessuchasTwitterandFacbookto.A.obtaininformationB.giveattentiontoothersC.voicetheiropinionsD.noticeandgetnoticed44.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6-7?A.Morepeoplewillriskattention-starvationinfuturE.B.ThenatureofattentionexchangeisrarelychangeD.C.Technologicaladvancementcontributestoalldiseases.D.Transformedattentionexchangesdoharmtosociety.45.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassageisto.A.advocatemorefocusonreallifeattentionB.analyzethenecessityofattentiongivingC.givepracticaltipsonattentionexchangeD.recommendsomesocialnetworkingsites

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外部的resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsapromotionthestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage–alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbutrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehavetheircautionorcourageastheygothroughnewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstobefacedwiththeunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself–doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotfaceandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubtsifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.68.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______..A.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkB.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney69.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesB.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsC.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime70.WhentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingparA.3heisreferringto_____..A.anewwayoftakingrisksB.anewsystemofadaptingtochangeC.anewmethodoffindingourselvesD.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld71.Forpersonalgrowththeauthormaynotsupport__________..A.curiosityandmorechancesB.beingquickinself–adaptationC.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubtsD.open–mindedtonewexperiences

Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices──justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing──soft-soapingorbutter-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise──tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetssolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlesspower.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.63.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooksB.AnemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagementC.Aknight骑士issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowersD.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.ToomuchflatterycancarryusawayB.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygoodC.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive过度的prideD.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.65.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause__________.A.hewassickofhisnormalB.hedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymoreC.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking66Theauthorthinksthatflatterycandogoodtothosewho_________.A.arereallyexcellentB.lackconfidenceC.arepoliticiansorinhighofficesD.thinkhighlyofthemselves

Weareallinterestedinequalitybutwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequalityothersstillinthenameofequalitywantonlytodestroyit.Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavenotestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschooloronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiencythevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher.Withoutexaminationsemployerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem—aformoffavouritismwillreplaceequality.Atthemomentthebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajobwhilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenawayandthebrightchildformapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputationunabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavouredschool.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeopletheremustbenospecialdifferentacademicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselectionwouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.Ks5u60.Whatisthesimilaritybetweensupportersandopponents?A.Theybothlikeexams.B.Theybothdislikeexams.B.Theyvaluestandards.D.Theyvalueequality.61.Thewordfavouritisminparagraph3isusedtodescribethephenomenonthat________.A.brightchildrenalsoneedcertificatestogetsatisfyingjobsB.childrenfromwell-respectedschoolstendtohavegoodjobsC.poorchildrenwithcertificatesarefavouredinjobmarketsD.childrenattendingordinaryschoolsachievegreatsuccess62.Whatwouldhappenifexaminationsweretakenawayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirreputation.B.TherewouldbemoreopportunitiesandexcellencE.C.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldbeabletochangetheirschools.D.Children’sjobopportunitywouldbeaffectedbytheirschool’sreputation.63.Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemwillagreethat_________.A.jobsshouldnotbeassignedbysystematicselectionB.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobsC.specialclassesarenecessarytokeeptheschoolstandardsD.schoolswithacademicsubjectsshouldbedoneawaywith64.Thepassagemainlyfocuseson___________.A.schoolsandcertificatesB.examinationandequalityC.opportunityandemploymentD.standardsandreputation

Thetrickofbeingwealthyisnotonlytogetrichbuttoholdontoyourfichesaswellandthatissomethingthateveryonecannotdowell.Thankfullywearetheretohelp.Allyouneedissomemoneysavingideasthatarelistedhere.SticktotheshoppinglistBuyingthingsatwillshouldbeavoided.Holdontightlytoyourshoppinglist.Ifsomethingreallynicecatchesyoureyejustlookaway.Holdaget-togetherathomeYoucanhavethesamefunathomewithyourfriendsatmuchlesscostthanheadingouttoarestaurant.Avoideatingoutunnecessarilyandprefercelebratingathome.PreferpublictransportationPublictransportisnotonlycheaperbutsometimesitgetsyoufastertoyourdestinationaswell.Besidesyou’dalsobesavingtheplanetforfuturegenerationsbysavingonfuel!Avoidluxury奢侈Doyourownworkinsteadofgettingsomeoneelsetodoitforyou.PrepareacupofcoffeeratherthanheadingtoStarbucks.Thesewilldowonderstoyoursavings.BuyinbulkWheneverpossibleprefertobuyinbulk.Youcan’timaginehowmuchyoucansavethisway.Goodsthatlastlongcanbeboughtatwholesalerateandsafelyputawayinthestore-roomforfutureuse.PreferborrowingtobuyingandoldtonewWedon’texpectyoutogoborrowyourneighbor’sjuicerbutyouareencouragedtoatleastborrowbooksfromthelibraryoryourfriends.Whenyoucan’thelpbuyingbuyusedbooksratherthanbrandnewones.56.Accordingtotheauthorsomepeoplemayhaveproblemswith____.A.gettingrichB.offeringhelpC.holdingontotheirrichesD.offeringmoney—savingideas57.Whichofthefollowingisoneofmoney—savingideas?A.Buyingatwill.B.Preferringoldtonew.C.DrinkingcoffeeinStarbucks.D.Holdingapartyinarestaurant.58.Theunderlinedphraseinbulk’’canpossiblybereplacedby____.A.onsaleB.atlowpricesC.inadvanceD.inlargequantities59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EasyComeEasyGoB.LittleWealthLittleCareC.SaveMoneyAgainstA.RainyDayD.APennySavedIsA.PennyGained

It’sgoodtomakemistakesandhereiswhy.Firstofallmistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnewhowcanyouimprove?Howcanyouexpand?ThesimpleanswerisYoucan’t.Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptionseithereverythingyouseeinyourphysicalworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew.Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakesyouarelearning.Considerthis:Edisonfailed10000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimeshesaidthathehadn’tfailed10000timesbutratherhadlearned10000thingsthatdidn’twork.Finallywhenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddoneyouwillhavetriedsomenumberofthingsbeforeyousucceeded.Everytimeyoumakeamistakeyoueliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofamistake.Quitethecontrarywhenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimitssothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantittoyouwillbeinapositiontotryagain.Weallhavelimitedresourcesintheformoftimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeapproachtoaproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeandallocate分配theseresourcesappropriatelysoyoucanlearnmakecorrectionsandtryitagain.Onlybyacceptingandusingyourmistakesinthiswaycanyoumakesignificantadvancesinyourbusinessandyourcareer.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesIfyou’renotmakingmistakesyou’renottryinghardenough.Sogoforthandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andprosper成功.63.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanconcludethat_______.A.mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB.weareafraidoftryingnewthingsC.it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD.mistakesarebetterthannottrying64.Theunderlinedwordeliminatemeans_______.A.avoidB.removeC.acceptD.solve65.Accordingtothearticleonethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis.A.avoidingmakingthesamemistakesB.acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC.takingconsequencesintoaccountD.tryingthingsoutonebyone66.Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A.NevermindIcanalwaystryagain.B.I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble.C.Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething.D.Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbeupset.

SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobE.Placesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytimebusinesshoursarenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternetthehourofthedayandthedayoftheweekhavebecomeirrelevant不相关的.AhalfcenturyagointheUnitedStatesmostpeopleexperiencedstrongandprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofworkschooltimeandsummertimE.Todaytheboundariesstillexistbuttheyseemnotclear.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmostitnolongerdoes.Itusedtokeeptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummerinmostitstilldoes.AndwhethertheworkweekshouldstrengthenitslegallimitsorwhetheritshouldbecomemoreflexibleisoftendebateD.Howshouldweasasocietyorganizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingtheboundariesoftimeuntilweliveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.PartofthedifficultyisthatwerarelyrecognizethelawoftimeevenwhenwemeetitfacetofacE.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetoattendschoolacertainnumberofhoursacertainnumberofdaysacertainnumberofyearsbutunlesswemeetthetruantofficer学监wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolduetosocialcustomandparents’demandratherthantothelaw.Asadultswearefamiliarwithextrapayforovertimeworkingbutlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhatconstitutes构成overtimeisamatteroflegaldefinition.Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylight–savingtimehaveweeverthoughttoourselves:Hereisthelawinaction?Asweshallseethereisalotoflawthathasgreatinfluenceonhoworganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlawovertimelawanddaylight–savinglawaswellaslawaboutSundayclosingholidaysbeinglatetoworktimezonesandsoon.Oncewebegintolookforitwewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.67.BysayingSundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobethewritermeansthat__________.A.worktimeisequaltoresttimeB.manypeoplehaveadayoffonMondayC.itishardforpeopletodecidewhentorestD.thelinebetweenworktimeandresttimeisunclear68.TheauthorraisesthequestionsinParagraph2tointroducethefactthatpeople____.A.failtomakefulluseoftheirtimeB.enjoyworkingovertimeforextrapayC.areunawareofthelawoftimeD.welcomeflexibleworkinghours69.Accordingtothepassagemostchildrentendtobelievethattheygotoschoolbecausethey_____.A.needtoacquireknowledgeB.havetoobeytheirparentsC.needtofindcompanionsD.havetoobservethelaw70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.OurlifeisgovernedbythelawoftimE.B.Howtoorganizetimeisnotworthdebating.C.Newwaysofusingtimechangeoursociety.D.Ourtimescheduleisdecidedbysocialcustoms

Whenthingsgowrongandwe’retoblamewe’resupposedtofeelguilty.Right?Notnecessarily.Itturnsoutthatwhenwedosomethingthatcausesanegativeoutcomeweactuallyfeellessresponsibleforouractions.Andweseetheentiresituationdifferentlythanwewouldhaveifthingshadturnedoutwell.Theblamegameisnothingnew.Behaviorexpertshavelongknownthatpeoplepushresponsibilitytoothersortooutsidefactorswhenthingsdon’tworkout.ButnewresearchfromtheInstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondonshowsthatthisresponseismorethanaboutwantingtoescapeblame—weactuallydon’tbelievethatwhathappenedisourfault.Tolearnmoreabouttheblamegameresearchersconductedastudy.Theyasked34participantstopresskeysthatrandomly随机地producedthreedifferentnoises.Thenoiseswerepositiveamusementlaughternegativefeardisgustorangerorneutral.Thevolunteerswereaskedtoestimate估计thetimethatittookbetweenwhentheypushedthebuttonandwhentheyheardthesounD.Volunteersfelttherewasalongerlag延迟timebetweentheiractionsandthenegativesoundsthanbetweentheiractionsandthepositiveones.Intheirmindsthenegativeoutcomeswereseparatefromtheiractions.Thereforetheywereabletofeellessresponsibleforthem.Theresearcherssaythatwhenitcomestoassigningblamewecan’talwaystrustourownjudgment.Justbecauseyoudon’tfeelresponsibledoesn’tmeanyou’reactuallynotsaysstudyauthorPatrickHaggarD.Thefindingssuggestthatperhapsmoreofusneedtorealizethatunpleasantornegativesituationsmayactuallybeourfault—evenifwedon’tseeitthatway.Andtakingmoreresponsibilityforouractionscouldleadtobetterrelationshipswithothers.42.Ifthingsturnoutwellpeopletendto______.A.owethesuccesstoothersB.sharethesuccesswithothersC.feelmorerelatedtotheiractionsD.enjoymuchpleasurethemselves43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Expertsknewlittleabouttheblamegame.B.SimilarstudieshavebeendonebeforE.C.Thestudynowhasfoundnothingnew.D.Outsidefactorsleadtoourfault.44.Inthestudyvolunteerswereaskedto______.A.pushspecialbuttonsB.writedowntheexacttimeC.producedifferentsoundsD.tellapartunpleasantsounds45.What’strueofthevolunteers?A.Theyalwaysdoubtedtheirownjudgment.B.Theybelievedsomeoneelsepressedthewrongkeys.C.Theywerenotbraveenoughtotaketheresponsibility.D.Theythoughtthebadresultshadlittletodowiththem.46.Whatdotheexpertsadviseustodotogetalongwellwithothers?A.Befriendlytoothers.B.Takemoreresponsibility.C.Treatothersequally.D.Showrespecttoothers.

ApopularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.71.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat_________.A.wordshavealastingeffectonusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtus72.Thereisnoneedforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_________.A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone73.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely________.A.remindourselvesB.praiseourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement74.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat_________.A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaymotivateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers75.Inwhichcolumnofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A.News.B.Advicecolumn.C.Health.D.LanguagE.

Badbehaviorissomethingthatmostpeopledon’twanttotoleratE.Howeverwehavehadtotolerateitmoreandmorewitheachpassingyear.Thereseemstobenoconcernforotherpeople’sfeelings;nordoweseemtocareaboutotherpeople’sproperty.Weliveinanagewheresayingwhatisonourmindshaspriorityoveranyharmthatitmightdo.Therearewaystodealwithbadbehaviorinmoderntimesthough.Toomanyofusletbadbehaviorgobecausewedon’twanttorocktheboat.ThisisthetimethatyoushouldrocktheboatandrockitharD.LetpeopleknowthatyouexpectittochangE.Thatisthekeytodealingwithbadbehavior.Ifitcontinuestaketheproperactionforthesituationyouarein.Ifyouhavedevelopedthehabitofbadbehaviortakeahardlookatitandthenchangeit.Youcan’texpectotherstobehavewellifyouaren’twillingtolookatyourownbadbehaviorandchangeit.Ifyoudon’thavecontroloveranythinginasituationjustwalkawayfromitandmoveontosomethingthatyoudohavecontrolover.Youneedn’tfeelashamedofthat.BesidesyoumuststandfirminwhatyoubelievE.Youcan’tcontrolwhatotherpeopledobutyoucancontrolwhatyoudoaboutit.Youcan’tgowrongifyoustandfirminwhatyoubelievE.Understandingyourresponsibilityisalsoimportant.Don’ttrytotakeontheresponsibilityforotherpeople’sbehavior.TakecareofwhatyouhavetoanddoitinthewayyouknowitshouldbedonE.Therestwilltakecareofitself.Badbehaviorisontherisewithmoreandmorepeoplebehavingbadlywithouthavingtopayanyconsequences.WorryabouthowyoubehaveratherthanhowothersbehavE.Prettysoonitjustmaycatchon.60.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1that_____________.A.badbehavioriscommontodayB.badbehaviorissuretohurtpeopledeeplyC.peoplebehavebadlybecauseofcarelessnessD.peoplearemoreunderstandingthanbefore61.Whendealingwithpeople’sbadbehavioryouareadvisedto____________.A.fightitbravelywheneverithappensB.ignoreitifitisbeyondyourcontrolC.letitgotoavoidtroubleD.makepeoplefeelashamedoftheirbadbehavior62.Whydomanypeoplebehavebadlyaccordingtothepassage?A.BecausebadbehaviorisoftenignoreD.B.Becausepeopleareofteninfluencedbyothers.C.Becausepeoplearen’tpunishedfortheirbadbehavior.D.Becausepeoplehaven’trealizeditsconsequences.

ThereisanEnglishsaying:laughterisbestmedicine.Untilrecentlyfewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhoweverdoctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartsbloodpressurebreathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhadsimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressuretheheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesinthefacethestomachandeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebodyitmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammes.Thegroupthattolerated忍耐thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupswhichlistenedtoafunnyprogramme.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminishbothstressandpain.AsaresultofthesediscoveriessomedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughingmakingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.11.DoctorshaveprovedthefollowingEXCEPTthat.A.smilingdoesgoodtohealthB.laughtercanbetoleratedC.thereisawaytoreducepainD.laughtercanworkthemusclesinthefeet12.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.laughterandphysicalexercisehavesimilareffectsonthehumanbodyBsmilecanproducethesameeffectsaslaughterC.paincanbereducedbylaughterD.laughteristhebestmedicine13.Thestudentswhotoleratedthepainforthelongesttime.A.listenedtodifferentradioprogrammesB.couldproduceakindofchemicalC.don’thavestressofpainD.listenedtoafunnyprogramme14.Theunderlinedworddiminishissimilarto.A.testB.stopC.reduceD.increase15.Doctorsholdlaughterclinics_________.A.togivebetterconditiontotheirpatientsB.inordertoimprovepatients’healthC.tomakepatientssmileD.toprovesmileandlaughterhavethesameeffect

FourSimpleKeystoTransformYourLifeThePowerofChoice.Everyoneofusmakescountlesschoiceseveryday.Everychoicewemakehasanimpactonourlives.Eveninsignificantchoicescanaffectwhatweexperienceandhowwefeel.Whenhungerstrikeswecanreachforahealthynutritioussnackorwecanchoosethesugarhighofjunkfood.Themoreimportantthedecisionthegreateritseffect.ForinstancehowdoIacttowardsthatpersonwhotreatedmebadly?DoIgenerallychoosetobepassiveordoIactivelysetclearintentionsandcreatewhatIwantinmylife?Everychoicewemakehoweverbigorsmallaffectsusinsomeway.HowDoYouMakeChoices?Ifyouareinterestedinlivingaricherfullerlifethereisafoundationuponwhichyoucanbaseallofyourdecisionswhichcanmakelifebetternotonlyforyoubutalsoforthosearoundyou.Thisfoundationistochoosebasedonwhat'sbestforall.Imagineaworldwhereeveryparentspouse配偶friendteacherbusinesspersonandpoliticiantrulydidtheirbesttochoosewhat'sbestforallinvolvedineverydecisiontheymadE.Wewouldcertainlyliveinamorecaringsupportiveworld.It'stheIntention.ButhowdoIknowwhatisreallybest?youmightask.Theanswerissimple.Itdoesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisnotthechoiceyoumakebutrathertheintentionbehindyourchoice.Whatmattersisthatwhateverdecisionyoumakeyouareclearinyourintentionofchoosingbasedonwhat'sbestforall.Ifitlaterturnsoutthatyoumadewhatappearstohavebeenabadchoicethere'snoneedforguilt.Knowingthatyoudidyourbesttochoosewithasinceredesireforwhat'sbestforallyourconsciencestaysclearandopen.Thisthenallowsyoutomoreeasilylearnfromyourmistakesandtolivewithaclearheartandmind.What'sBestforMeToo!Choosingwhat'sbestdoesnotmeanyouhavetoalwayssacrificeyourselfforothers.Anoverly过度的exhaustedmothercanlosehertempereasily.Sometimeoffforthismothermightseemselfishyetinthelongrunitcanhelphertobeabettermothertoherchildren.Soaswemovethrougheachdayofourlivesletusremembertoincludeourselvesaswedoourbesttochoosewhat'sbestforall.67.WhichofthefollowingisFALSE?A.WheneverhungerstrikeswewillreachforajunksnackB.Everychoicehoweverbigorsmallhasaninfluenceonus.C.Evensmallchoicesaffecthowwefeel..D.Wemakechoiceseveryday.68.Howshouldwemakechoices?A.Tobeinterestedinaricherfullerlife.B.Tomakelifebetterforourselves.C.Toimagineaworldwhereeveryonedidtheirbest.D.Tochoosebasedonwhat'sbestforall.69.WhydoestheauthorsayWhatmattersisnotthechoiceyoumakebutrathertheintentionbehindyourchoice.?A.Becausethechoiceyoumakeisnotimportant.B.Becauseyoumayhavemadeabadchoice.C.Becausethisallowsyoutostayclearandimprove.D.Becausethereisnoneedforguilt.70.Howtochoosewhatisbestforus?A.Weneedtodevoteallourlifetoothers.B.Weneedtoputawaysometimeforourselves.C.Weneedtosacrificeourselvesforothers.D.Weneedtobeselflesseveryminute.

Doyouwanttogooutoftownforabitofrestandrelaxation?Beforeyoustartpackingvisitthesebesttravelsitesforvacationers.Inmyopiniontheyhelppeopledealwithcommonproblemsthatpopupduringatrip.Oyster.comBasedontheadvertisedphotosthehotelyouareconsideringappearstobecleanandmodern.TakeasecondlookthroughtheeyesofOyster.com.Theirrepresentativesinspectresortareasandposttherealimagesuncoveringmarketinglies.YouseeACTUALpicturesoftheroomsattractionsandbeautifulbeaches.Skyscanner.netAreyouplanningtotravelonabudget?DiscoverthebestdealsforflightshotelsandcarrentalsatSkyscanner.net.Theyofferreasonableandcomprehensivetravelcomparison.ThebestpartisthattheirservicesarefreE.Youdon’thavetosignupprovidepersonalinformationorgothroughasocialnetwork.Virtualtourist.comChatwithsomeoneotherthanatravelagentaboutalocation.AtVirtualtourist.comfellowtravelersandlocalstalkabouttheirexperiencesinspecificareas.Thissiteissetuplikeaforum论坛soyoucanaskquestionsandgetanswersinthecomfortofyourownhomE.Findoutwheretoeatplayandgetpleasureinaplacewithoutgettingfoodpoisonorrobbedbycriminals.Travel.statE.govUnfortunatelyAmericansgetintotroubleabroadsometimes.PrepareforpossibleemergenciesbyvisitingTravel.statE.gov.TheretheBureauofConsularAffairsoffersadviceonhowtohandlethebadthingsthathappentogoodpeopleinothercountries.Youlearnwhattodointhecaseofchildabduction绑架alostpassportandillness.Inadditiontheseofficialsposttravelwarningsregardingdangerousregionsandwhyforeignersshouldavoidthem.Areyoureadytodoyourhomework?Prepareforyourdeparturebycheckingoutthesebesttravelsitesforvacationers.Learnwhatyouneedtoknownowbeforewalkingoutofthedoor.68.WhatisthecharacteristicofOyster.com?A.Itoffersyoualotoftravelinformation.B.IttellstouristswherethecheaphotelsarE.C.ThephotosonthesitearereallyreliablE.D.TherepresentativesofOyster.comareenthusiastiC.69.WhatisthebiggestbenefitofyourvisitingSkyscanner.net?A.YoucanaccepttheirservicesforfreE.B.Youcanbookthemostmodernhotels.C.Youcanmakemanyfriendsthroughthesocialnetwork.D.Youcanfindthecheapesttourdescriptionanddirection.70.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat_____.A.Virtualtourist.comgivesyouachancetochatwithatravelagentB.you’llgetanswerstoyourtravelquestionsatVirtualtourist.comC.theBureauofConsularAffairsisinchargeofTravel.statE.govD.ifyouloseyourpassportyou’llgethelpfromVirtualtourist.com

下面文章中有5处第76–80题需要添加小标题请从以下选项A.B.C.D.E.和F.中选出符合各段意思的小标题并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑选项中有一项是多余选项A.SlowDownYourLifeB.EscapeNowandThenC.SeparateYourActionsD.AllowYourselftoBeWeakE.RelievePressurebyFirmlySayingNoF.StopExpectingEverythingtoBePerfectHowtoSimplifyYourLifeLessismorE.Thisiswhywesay:reducethingsbyhalfinsteadofdoublingthemgetridofjunkinsteadofpilingituprelaxinsteadofstressingandslowdowninsteadofspeedingup.Applytheseprinciplesinyoureverydaylifeinaconsciousway.Youwillthenfindyourselfwellalongonyourjourneytosimplification.76.________Whenyouconcentrateononetaskyoufindyouhaveenergythatyoudidn'tevenknowyouhaD.Justimagine:youareatafairandyouhavetocarrytwoheavypigsover100yards.Ifyoukeepgrabbingoneandthentheotheritwilltakeforeverbecauseoneofthemwillkeepslippingoutfromunderyourarmandrunningoff.Butifyoutieonepiginaplacepickuptheothergatherallyourstrengthandmakeadashforthefinishlinepauseforamomentrunbackandgettheotheroneandwithgreatdeterminationcarrythesecondpigtothefinishlinethenyoucanbesureofsuccess.77.________Thepressureatworkisontheincreaseinalloccupations.Inthemodernnuclearfamilytheexpectationsthatformerlywouldhavebeensharedamongalltherelativesarenowconcentratedontheindividualpartner.Ifyouhavethefeelingthat24hoursperdayarenotenoughforallthethingsyouneedtodothenit'snotbecausethedayhastoofewhoursbutbecauseyouhavetoomanyactivities.A.simplefactthatoverloadedpeopleoftentendtoforget.Thesolutionisequallysimple:refusetoacceptsomanyworkassignmentsinyourprivatelifeoryourworkinglifE.78.________Icanhandlestressisregardedasapositivestatementintheworldofwork.Peoplewhocanhandlestressaregivenmoreandmoretocopewith--untilonedaytheybreak.Paycarefulattentiontothesignsthattellyouthatyouareundermorestressthanyoucancopewith.ThesesignalscancomefromvariousareasoflifE.Youbecomeilloryourworkefficiencydecreases.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptomschangeyourlifegoalsanddecreaseyourtoleranceofstress.SayquiteopenlyIcan'tmanagethat.79.________IfonlyIwereslimmermorebeautifulrichermorecleverthenIwouldbehappier.Thisisadreamthatmakesalotofpeopleilldepressedandunhappy.Lifehasitsflawsdefectscornersandedges.Onlythosewhoacceptthisrealitycanleadareallyfu]]lifE.Ofcoursethereareactivitiesinwhicherrorsaredangerous:drivingacar;crossingtheroaD.Butlifedoesn'tconsistentirelyofthesethings.Inamongthemthereisalotofroomforsmallandlargemistakes.80.________Successfulpeopleallhavetheirownplaceswheretheycanwithdrawinordertowork.Findoutwhichplacesimproveyourcreativity.Formeit'sthetrain.WhenIknowthatI'mgoingtobetravelingforfourhourswithoutphonecallsandpeopleknockingonmydoorIfindmaymindisfreeandIcanreadorwritecomplexarticles.Therecanbeproblemsworkingonthetrainofcourse:ifthepersonsittingoppositeyoukeepstalkingawayoriftraintrapsmakeyoutiredsomepeoplefallasleepafterafewmiles.

AreyouthetypeofpersonwhoalwayssaysyesI.’vecometolearnthatitisveryimportanttolearntosayNO！It’sokay.Peoplearestillgoingtolikeyou.Theymayevenrespectyoumorebecausetheyknowyouarehonest.I.mnotsayingtosaynotosomeonewhoreallyneedsyourhelp.I.’mtalkingaboutrefusingthatmeetingthatyoureallydonotwanttoattendorthatbirthdaypartythatyoudon’twanttobeaguestat.ThinkforamomenthowyoufeelwhenyousayYEStosomethingthatyoureallydon'twanttodo.Ifyou’relikeIoncewasyoucan’tsleepatnightandyouthinkaboutittoomuch.ItweighsonyourminD.Youtrytofindwaysout.Whateveryou’resayingtoyourselfifyoureallywantedtogoyouwouldn’thaveallofthesethoughts.SowhynotjustsayNOfromthebeginning?Maybeyoufeellikeifyoudon’tshowupatthemeetingbythewayitisnotoneyoumustattendyourbossisn’tgoingtolikeyouoryourco-workerswon’trespectyou.Maybeyoufeelasifyourmomdadorsisterswon’tloveyouasmuchifyoudon’tdoeverythingforthemthattheyaskeveryoccasion.Ifthesepeopleareyourtruefriendsfamilymembersoragoodbosstheywilllikeorloveyouthesamenomatterwhat.Peopletreatyouthewayyouteachthemtoandifyou’resomeonewhoalwayssaysyesthenthat’swhattheyreexpecting.Youneedtodowhatisrightforyou.Ofcoursewedohaverealobligationsinlifetofulfillbutwedonothavetodoeverythingotherswantustodo.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewithA.Weshouldtrytodowhatourfriendsaskustodo.B.WeshouldhelpothersinneeD.C.Alwayssayingyesmeansyouaredishonest.D.AlwayssayingnomeansyouarebravE.65.Whatdoestheunderlinedword’ItinParagraph3referto?A.Sayingyes.B.A.friend'sbirthdayparty.C.Somethingyou’reunwillingtodo.D.Somethingyouthinkdifficulttodo.66.Thewriterbelievesthatifyousaynotoyourfamilymembersyou’11＿·A.havethesamerelationshipwiththemasbeforeB.havealooserelationshipwiththemC.disappointthemD.upsetthem67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LearntoMakeaRightChoiceB.ToBeYourselfC.DoWhatYouWanttoDoD.LearntoSayNo

61.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.62.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends63.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck64.Thispassagemainlydiscuss_____.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriend

TherearethreedifferentkindsoffriendsinourlifE.Iclassify分类themaccordingtohowwellIknowthemandhowwelltheyknowmE.Thefirsttypeoffriendisjustanacquaintance熟人.ThismeansthatyouonlyknowtheirnamE.Youmightnotevenrememberwhattheylooklikeifyougoawayforashortvacation.Youdon’tmissthemwhentheyareelsewherE.Itisalsothistypeoffriendwhogivesyouthemostamountofaggravation恼怒.Sincemostofthetimeyouareplacedinapositionwhereyouhavetoactfriendly.Youwouldnotnormallytellanacquaintancewhenheorsheisdoingsomethingthatmakesyoufeelangrysuchastappingthefingersonatableorshoutingloudly.Icallthempestfriends.Thesecondkindoffriendisaguestfriend.Theyarejustsocialpartners.Youmeetthematacertainlocationandattheendofthemeetingyougoyourseparatewayandtheygotheirs.Youdon’ttalktoooftenwiththissortoffriendandyoudon’tshareeachother’ssecrets.Lastlywehavebestfriends.Thissortoffriendistherewhenyouneedthem.Theyknowyouasapersonandtheyaretherethroughthickandthin.Bestfriendsaretheonesthatyoucanleananddependonnomatterwhathappens.Ifyouneedalisteningeartheywillbetheonetolendsupport.Friendscomeinalldifferentshapesandsizes.EveryfriendhasaninfluenceonourlifE.67.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WhatatruefriendislikE.B.ThreekindsoffriendsinourlifE.C.TherolethatfriendsplayinourlifE.D.Whytherearedifferentkindsoffriends.68.Accordingtothewriterwhenafriendofthefirsttypeactsinanannoyingwayyou________.A.cantellhim/heraboutitdirectlyB.shouldstayawayfromhim/herC.shouldadvisehim/hertocorrecthis/herbehaviorD.mayfindithardtotellhim/hernottodoso69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaboutthesecondtypeoffriend?A.Theyareonlysocialpartners.B.Youdon’ttalkveryoftenwiththem.C.Youdon’tshareyoursecretswiththem.D.Theyarecalledpestfriendsbythewriter.70.WhatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinParagraph5?A.Howtomakefriends.B.HowfriendsinfluenceourlifE.C.Howtoimprovefriendship.D.HowtogetalongwellwiththethirdtypeoffrienD.

Thefinalexamweekhasarrivedandtheonlywaytofaceexamsisthroughearlypreparation.Hereareafewitemstorelievethestressandprovideasuccessfulendingtothesemester.FoodInadditiontobuyingsuppliessuchaspencilscalculatorsandsoonfortheexamitselfcertainfoodcancalmone'snerves神经whilestudying.KatherineSamuelsamarketingsophomore大二学生believesthateatingahealthybreakfastaffectsherabilitytotakeatest.Onthemorningbeforeafinalexamshesuggeststakingamomenttorelaxwhileeating.I’llhaveagoodbreakfast—somefruitandcoffeeonthemorningbeforeafinalSamuelssaiD.MusicWhenhehastroublefocusingonstudyingforhisfinalfreshmanLaneGenzlingerreliesonalittleBachorMozarttoconcentratE.Ilikelisteningtoclassicalmusicbecausetherearenowords.ItcanbereallyrelaxingGenzlingersaiD.SleepPriyaRaoafinancesophomoremakessurethatherheadhitsthepillowlongbeforeshehastotakeanexam.PeoplefoolthemselvesintothinkingtheycanremembereverythingneededforafinalandmakeanA.Don’tspendthewholenightstudyingbeforeafinalexambecausewhenyouwakeupyou’llhavenoenergytotakethetestshesaiD.Haveagoodnightofsleepbeforetheexam.64.WhilepreparingforthefinalexamPriyaRaobelieves_____.A.itisnecessarytohavesomegoodfoodB.studentsshouldattendeveryclassgivenbyprofessorsC.goodsleepisquitenecessaryD.shecanpassthefinalexameasily65.WhothinksfoodisquiteimportantinpreparingforthefinalexamA.PriyaRaoB.LaneGenzlinger.C.StacieRitter.D.KatherineSamuels66.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.whatcollegestudentscandoinpreparingforthefinalexamB.collegestudentsneedfoodsleepandsoonC.thehobbiesofthecollegestudentsD.collegelifeofsomestudents

DearJohnIhavethesamefeelingsaboutChinaasyours.InthepastIhadnointeresttovisitthiscountry.EverythinglookedsostrangeandmysterioustomE.ThiswasthecaseuntilonedayIcreatedastrongfriendshipwithsomeChinesepeoplE.TheoneofthemIhadnevermet－webecamefriendsthroughtheInternet.SincethattimeIhavebeenlovewithChinA.IstartedlearningChineseandthissummerIhavevisitedChinA.ImostlystayedinBeijing.WhenIcamebacksomedaysagoIfoundthatIlovedChinamorethanbeforE.SometimesIthinkmyGoddosomethingnottolovethemsomuchbecauseIsuffer.Myfeelingsaresostrongthattheymakemesuffer.InthepastIwassohappywithmyfamilyatleastIthoughtthatIwashappyandallofasuddenIlostmyminD.Whatisthat?Idonotwanttotellyoumorethingsnow.Iwillcreateanewthreadsoeverybodycanreaditandcomment.IwillalsotellyousomethingelsE.ThistimeyouhavewhatIhaveeverdreamedinmylifE.IamaGreekwhowantstoliveinLondonforsomeyearsandinChinA.Youhaveallofthem.OhIenvy妒忌yousomuch.SoluckytofindyouherE.IgotoLondoneveryyear.Iwasalsotherethissummer.IstayedinMileEndareafortwoweeks.DoyoumissGreece?YoursGreekAngel58.Thislettermostprobablycomesfrom.A.aprivateletterB.theInternetC.thenewspaperD.themagazine59.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingSometimesIthinkinParagraph3?A.Shecan’tloveChinamorE.B.It’sstrangewhysheshouldloveChinasomuch.C.It’samistaketoloveChinA.D.Sheshouldn’tloveChinasomuch.60.Whichofthefollowingabouttheauthoristrue?A.ShehasneverbeentoChinA.B.ShehasalwayslovedChinA.C.ShehasoncebeentoLondon.D.ShelovesChinamorethanherfamily.

RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeprecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idonotknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.51.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized____.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflifeD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney52.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney____.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship53.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.HedoesnotfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesnotthinkthatheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn’tthinkthatbeingrichisworthsomuchattention.D.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.54.WhatdoestheAmericanprofessorofphilosophywanttoexplaininhisbook?A.MoneyisanenD.B.Moneyisameans.C.Moneyiseverything.D.Moneyisunimportant.55.Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthordisagree?A.Moneyisimportantinmodernsociety.B.Themeaningoflifedoesnotcompletelylieinmoney.C.Wealthwillsurelybringtheownerhappiness.D.Happinessisnotnecessarilytheresultofwealth.

Fearplaysnopartinthislatestproblem.I’mnotafraidI'lllosemychildren.Iwon'tlosemychildren.WelivetogetherandnothingnothingsherepeatshervoicerisingwhenspeakingtoJohn'slawyerwillstopmefrombeingwithmychildren.A.law?Yearright.Don'tdisturbmewhenitcomestomychildren.Youarenevergoingtowin.IfJohnwantstoseethemIcannotstophim.He'stheirfather­­—Iwantthemtoseehim!Howeverhisvisitinhispresentconditionwilldisturbthechildren'sstable稳定的life.JohnwhohasspentmuchofhistimeinCaliforniarecentlyhasonlyhiredahouseforhimselfinPennsylvaniaaccordingtohislawyer.Ifhe'dliketosticktoaregularlifeI'dbemorethanhappytodothatJanesays.Thebestthingforanychildofadivorced离婚的parentisastablelifE.Iwantnothingmorethanforhimtosetupastablelifeforhimselfsothathecanbepartofmakingourchildren'slivesmorestablE.Whilemattersofmoneyandcarewon'tbesettledforweeksJanehardlyputsherlifeonholD.LastweektheABCnetworkannouncedthatJanewouldreturnwithherownshowTwistofJaneinwhichshegivesadvicetoothermoms.JaneandhereightchildrenwillalsoreturntoABCinaseriesofJanePlus8specialsshowingthemonvariousadventures.It’sarestforJane.whoinsiststhatsheneedshernewbusylifetoprovideforherfamily.Ihavetoleadsuchalife.andI’mthankfulthatI’vebuiltittothetopwherenowIcansupportmychildren.shesays.Andwhetherabellicose好斗的dancejudgeorabellicoseformerwifeJaneplanstokeep0nfacingattacksonher.Somepeopletrytoknockmedown—onlytomakememorefiercemoreprotectivemoredeterminedtodobettershesays.Goaheadtakemeon.Thiswilljustmakemestronger.49.AccordingtoJaneinthefirstparagraphthelow____________A.can’ttakeherchildrenawayfromherB.can’tdoanythingwiththecaseC.willbestsettletheproblemD.willdisturbherchildren50.Whatdoestodothatrefertointhesecondparagraph?A.TolivewithJohn.B.TohireahouseforJohn.C.ToallowJohntoseethechildrenD.ToaskJohntosetuparegularlifE.51.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Jane’slifeisverydifficult.B.Janecontinuestoliveasusual.C.Janealmostcan’tcontrolherlireD.Janeworksveryhardtoliveahappylife.52.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJane?A.Proud.B.Fierce.C.Determined.D.Independent

Whenyouhavegoodfriendsyoureallyfeelspecialandwanttoshareinthespiritoffriendship.Youtrytodopleasingandexcitingthingsforeachother.Youcouldgoonafriendshipholidaywhichwouldbeveryjoyous.Therearemanyplacesthatyoucangoforafriendshipholiday.Firstletuslookatsomeofthethingsthatyouwillenjoywhenyougoonholidaywithyourfriends.YouwillgetachancetorelaxandforgetyourhecticlifE.Youcanrelaxandforgetaboutdealingwithlotsofdifferentthingseveryday.Alsosuchaholidayisanopportunitytohavefunwithyourfriendsasyouexploredifferentplaces.Moreoverthereisnobetterwaytogetatruefriendship;youhavetospendtimewithpeoplesothatyoucanfullyunderstandeachother.Icannotinsistenoughontheimportanceoflookingforenoughtimetoshareandyoucandothisthroughafriendshipholiday.Youwillhavetolookforaplacethatyouallenjoyandfeelcomfortablein.TakingafriendshipholidaydoesnothavetobeexpensivE.YoucanlookforagoodplacewhereyoucanspendtheweekenD.Theideaistogoawayforsometimesothatyoucanbealonetogether.Besidesknowingwhichplacetogotoyouneedtoknowtheactivitiesthatyouaregoingtotakepartinwhileyouareonholiday.IfyouareusingatravelagencyletitguideyoutosomeofthethingsthatyouwillreallylikE.Gofortheactivitiesthatyouwillenjoy.Itisprettyexcitinghowyoucanenjoyyourselfwithfriends.Youwon’twanttogobackhomE.68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabenefit收获ofgoingonafriendshipholidayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Youcanrelaxontheholiday.B.Youwillenjoyexploringdifferentplaces.C.Youcanunderstandyourfriendsbetter.D.Youcanhaveagoodchancetomakenewfriends.69.Accordingtotheauthortomakerealfriendsyoushould______.A.spendtimetogethertofullyunderstandeachotherB.goonmanyholidaystomeetnewpeopleC.notstayathomebutgoonholidaywithyourfamilyD.spendtimealoneandawayfromyourfriends70.Theunderlinedwordhecticinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.tiringB.boringC.busyD.relaxing71.Whenyougoonafriendshipholiday______.A.youmustgotoatravelagencybeforeyougoB.youneedn’tplantheactivitiesthatyouwilltakepartinC.youhavetospendalotofmoneywithyourfriendD.youmustfindaplacethatyouallenjoyandfeelcomfortablein

Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresent代表thecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidates候选人soitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.72.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.C.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.73.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.74.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.EmployeesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.AppearancesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter75.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas_______________.A.enthusiasticB.negativeC.positiveD.sympathetic同情的

Mostpeoplenowadaysarepersistentlyseekingforopportunitiesthatwillassisttheminreachingtheirgoals.Marketingyourselfiswhenthereisademandforyouandyourservicesthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoals.Marketingyourselfmeansyouaresimplysellingyourself!Thecommonprobleminmarketingyourselfisthatmostpeoplethinkthatitisnastytodothis.Theythinkthatmarketingconcernsonlytoabusiness.OfcoursethisisabsolutelynottruE.Peoplewhowanttoattainthesuccesstheydesiremustpromotethemselves.Ineveryattemptyoumakejustthinkthatmarketingyourselfisaveryusefultool.ThebetteryoumarketyourselfthemoreopportunitiesyouwillhavE.MarketingyourselfdoesnotreallymeantellingeverypersonhowbeautifulandwonderfulyouarE.Itsimplymeanstellingyourprospectiveemployerthatyouexistthatyouhavethepossibilityofgeneratingmuchgreaterincomethanyourprospectiveemployermakes.Ormaybeyouhavethechanceofdoingsomethingbetter.Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentwaysofmarketingyourself.Butthereareonlytwoprimaryapproachesthatyouimplement实施.Thefirstisyoufindwaystoreachouttoothersandthesecondistoconstructwaysinorderforthepeopletofindyouandmakeconnectionwithyou.InorderforyoutoreachoutandtouchthelivesofothersyouhavetobeagoodpersonandagoodemployeE.Inthatwayyourgoodreputationwillfollownaturally.Haveabriefandconcise简明messagethatyoucansharewithothers.Whenyoumarketyourselfyoutellpeoplewhoyouareandwhatyoucandoforothers.PlanwellandpracticeyourmessagE.Inconstructingwaysforthepeopletonoticeandmakeconnectionwithyouyoumustbeopentothem.Bearinmindthatcommunicationisagreatopportunitytomakeanimpactespeciallywhenyoumarketyourself.Youalsocommunicatebywhatyouarewearing.Knowtheappropriatedresscodeandhaveplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwear.Justremembertomakeagreatfirstimpression!1.Accordingtothepassageingeneralpeopletendtothinkmarketingyourself________.A.isaveryusefultoolB.willmakeyouhavemoreopportunitiesC.isnastyandconcernsonlytoabusinessD.isnatural2.AllofthefollowingaretrueaboutthemarketingyourselfEXCEPT________.A.ifyoucanmarketingyourselfbetteryouwillhavemoreopportunitiesB.ifyouwanttosucceedyoumustlearnhowtomarketyourselfC.marketingyourselfsimplymeansmakingyourbossknowyoucanmakemoremoneythanhimD.marketingyourselfreallymeanstellingothersyouarebeautifulandwonderful3.InordertomarketyourselfwellyoucandothesethingsEXCEPT________.A.praiseyourselfgreatlyB.wearappropriatelyC.haveabriefandclearmessageD.beopentoothers4.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A.thereareonlytwowaysofmarketingyourselfB.communicationplaysanimportantpartinmarketingyourselfC.youneedn’tspentplentyoftimetodecidewhatyouwillwearD.marketingyourselfsimplymeanstellingyouremployeryoumustearnmuchgreaterthanhim5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AchievingYourGoalsB.KnowingtheAppropriateDressC.WaysofMarketingYourself

MistakesareapartoflifE.Toerr犯错ishuman.FailureisalsoapartoflifenottheendoflifE.Behappyfacinglife’schallenges.Whenyoumaketheefforttobehappyandtoimproveyourlifeyouareactuallyrewardedalongtheway.Lifeislikeagameandmaybeyoucanaward奖励pointsforeveryeffortthathasbeenasuccessfroyou.Tryit.Addtenpointsforeveryachievement.Andwhenyouhavereached50pointsjustyell喊出HeyI’vewon!andgiveyourselfarewarD.IfyouhappentohavemissedyourpointsforwhateverreasontellyourselfWellItried!whichisbetterthannottryingatall.Don’tletitbesaidyoudidn’ttry.Whatisitthatyouwanttomakeyourselfhappy?ActuallyhappinessmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.ForexampleanathletewillbehappywinninghisfirstracE.Foranewmotherhappinesswouldbeseeingherbaby’sfirststeps.Happinessforapoorpersonwouldmeanhavingamealjustfortoday.Sohappinessfroyouisreallysomethingsimplethatyouwantforyourself.Itreallydoesnothavetobebig.Asamatteroffactyoushouldalwayshaverealisticexpectations.Makethebestoutofeverygivensituation.Ifyouexpectacertainresultfromasituationanditdoesnothappendon’tgetdespondent.ThisjustmeanstryinghardernexttimE.WeallhaveinusthepowertosucceeD.Don’tletgiveupbeapartofyourvocabulary.70.BysayingToerrishumantheauthormeansthat________.A.humanbeingsshouldtrytoavoid避免makingmistakesB.nooneisperfect完美andeveryonemakesmistakesC.mistakesandfailuresmakeupourlifeD.humanbeingsmakemistakeseasily71.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Trytoreach50points.B.NeverstoptryinginyourlifE.C.Awardyourselfforyoursuccess.D.Don’tbeafraidofmissingyourpoints.72.TheauthorproveshisideainParagraph3through________.A.examplesB.numbersC.experimentsD.stories73.Theunderlinedworddespondentinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.frightenedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.excited

Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversincE.A.manwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.A.motherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbeginsTwinkletwinklelittlestarorrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearningwhichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomethingadditionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimmingbicycleridingandplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.WecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchasTwinkletwinklelittlestarandchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables乘法口诀表areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschoolbecausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhooD.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming突击学习foranexaminationthoughitmayresultinapassinggradeisnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecoursE.BycrammingastudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexaminationbutheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearneD.A.littleoverlearningontheotherhandisreallynecessaryforone’sfuturedevelopment.55.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A.PeoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhooD.B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.56.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_________.A.presentingresearchfindingB.settingdowngeneralrulesC.makingacomparisonD.usingexamples57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph4referto?A.Themultiplicationtables.B.Commonlyacceptedrules.C.Thingseasilyforgotten.D.Schoolsubjects.58.Whatistheauthor’sopiniononcramming?A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.B.It’spossibletoresultinpoormemory.C.It’shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.D.Itincreasesstudents’learninginterest.

BritonsLearntoForgiveLEEDSEngland─A.LeedsUniversitypsychology心理学professoristeachingacoursetohelpdozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies.ThehatredweholdwithinusisacancerProfessorKenHartsaidaddingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasE.Morethan70peoplehavebecomemembersinHart’sfirst20-weekworkshopinLondon─acoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworlD.Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwithamemory.TheyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisontheythinktheycanpouroutbuttheyendupdrinkingitthemselvessaidCanadian-bornHart.Thestudentsmeetingroupsofeighttotenforatwo-hourworkshopwithanadvisereveryfortnight.ThecourseendinginJulyisexpectedtogetridofthecancerofhatredinthesepeoplE.PeoplehavelotsofnegativeattitudestowardsforgivenesshesaidPeopleconfuseforgivenesswithforgetting.ForgivenessmeanschangingfromanegativeattitudetoapositiveonE.HartandhisteamhavecreatedinstructionstoprovidethetrainingneedeD.ThemainideaistogiveyouguidelinesonhowtolookatvariouskindsofangersandhowtheyaffectyouandhowtochangeyourattitudestowardsthepersonyouareangrywithsaidNormanClaringbullaseniorexpertontheforgivenessproject.Hartsaidhebelievesforgivenessisaskillthatcanbetaughtasthesepeoplewanttogetfreeofthepast.56.Fromthispassageweknowthat_________.A.highbloodpressureandheartdiseaseareonlycausedbyhatredB.highbloodpressurecanonlybecuredbypsychologyprofessorsC.withouthatredpeoplewillhavelesstroubleconnectedwithbloodpressureandheartD.peoplewhosufferfromhighbloodpressureandheartdiseasemusthavemanyenemies57.InHart’sfirst20-weekworkshoppeopletherecan________.A.meettheirenemiesB.changetheirattitudestowardsbitternessC.enjoytheprofessor’sspeechD.learnhowtoquarrelwithothers58.IfyouareamemberinHart’sworkshopyou’ll________.A.paymuchmoneytoHartB.gototheworkshopeverynightC.attendagatheringtwiceamonthD.pourouteverythingstoredinyourmind59.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto________.A.persuadeustogotoHart’sworkshopB.TellusthenewsaboutHart’sworkshopC.tellushowtorunaworkshoplikeHart’sD.helpustolookatvariouskindsofangers

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusyyouaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogapsthereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycoulD.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactorpeoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions消遣.Insteadpeopleeventhosewhoarehighlyproductiveneedtotakebreaksoccasionallyprocrastinate拖延andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retiredyoucanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdonE.YourattentionabilityisalsolimitedbecauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedoneyoucanonlyfocusononeortwoatatimE.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardtofindtimeisn’talackoftimE.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.IwasinsanelybusybutatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitemsandIstillfoundtimetoexercisE.HoweverafterafewweeksoffduetoillnessIstoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandardsinfactmyschedulewasincrediblylight.DespitethisfreetimeIfoundithardtofindtimetoexercisE.ItseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgonE.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiencythemostimportantlimitingfactoris________.A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.breaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy27.Accordingtoparagraph4everyoneincludingtheextremelybusypeoplecan___________.A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly28.Afterafewweeksoffwhatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A.Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.B.Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C.Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D.HepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedulE.29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A.provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB.showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC.explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD.telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AreYouReallyLackofTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimitedd?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?

Whenyouwanttogoshoppingdecidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendfornewclothes.ThinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneeD.ThenlookforthoseclothesonsalE.Therearelabelsinsideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.A.sweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashbywashingincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysaydrycleanonly.Washingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirections说明sayonthelabelyoucankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbest.ManyclothestodaymustbedrycleaneD.DrycleaningisexpensivE.WhenbuyingnewclotheschecktoseeiftheywillneedtobedrycleaneD.YouwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewasheD.YoucansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewellmadE.Well-madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.ClothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotalwaysbettermadE.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimelessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.64.Ifyouwanttosavemoneyyoucanbuyclothesthat_____.A.don'tfityouB.don'tlastlongC.needtobedrycleanedD.canbewashed65.Thelabelinsidetheclothestellyou______.A.howtokeepthemlookingtheirbestB.howtosavemoneyC.whethertheyfityouornotD.wheretogetthemdrycleaned66.Welearnfromthereadingthatcheaperclothes______.A.arealwaysworsemadeB.mustbedrycleanedC.cannotbewashedD.cansometimesfityoubetter

HomelessnessisahugeproblemallovertheworlD.It’ssaidthateachdaythereareabout1millionpeoplelivingonthestreetsintheUS.Itisaseriousproblemwhichshouldbedealtwitheffectively.Therearetwomainreasonsforpeopleleavingtheirhomespovertyandlessaffordablehousesduetobadeconomicconditions.Otherreasonsincludedomesticviolencedivorceandmentalillness.Livingwithoutahomemakespeoplemaintargetsofviolenceactivitiesandbesidesthesehomelesspeoplehavetofacethefollowingdifficultiesonadailybasis.Theyhavetomoveaboutcarryingtheirbelongingswhichmakesitdifficultforthecharityandthegovernmenttohelpthem.Theyhavelimitedaccesstobathroomsandrestroomsandareforcedtoliveindirtyconditionsmakingthemeasytobeattackedbydiseases.Theyhavelimitedaccesstohealth-carefacilitiesincaseofemergencyandalmostnoaccesstoeducationastheyhavenomoney.Theyareoftenill-treatedbysocietywhichmakesthemunfriendlyoftenendingupbeinginvolvedinactivitiesconnectedwithcrimelikesellingdrugsorguns.Homelessnessisnotsomethingthathappenedovernight---ithasbeeninthecountryfordecades.ThesocietyusuallybelievesthoselivingonthestreettobementallyunstablE.ThisbeliefispartiallytruE.MostofthemarenormalpeoplejustlikeyouandmE.Thefederalgovernmentisdoingallitcantohelpbutitisnotenoughsotheordinarycitizenshavetostandupandtrytohelpwheneverit’spossiblE.Therearevariousorganizationssuchascharityorganizationsthatareworkingconstantlytomakesurethathomelesspeoplefindasheltertolivein.theunitedeffortshavehelpedmillionsofpeoplereturntotheirnormallifestylE.Howeverthereisstillalongwaytogobeforeabettersituationiscreatedforallthehomeless.63.Howmanyreasonsarementionedforpeoplehavingnohometolivein?A.FiveB.FourC.ThreeD.Two64.Thehomelessareusuallytreatedas__________.A.adangertosocietyB.havingmentalproblemsC.physicallydisabledpeopleD.beingtoolazytodoanything65.Whichofthefollowingarementionedtohelpsolvetheproblemofthehomeless?①thegovernment②homelesspeople③charityorganizations④theordinarycitizensA.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④66.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MosthomelesspeoplediedofhungerandcolD.B.Thehomelessshouldworkhardtochangetheirownsituation.C.Thehomelesspeoplehavenothingtotakewhentheymoveabout.D.Thehomelessproblemisaseriousproblemthatneedsolvingeffectively.

WhenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlifetherearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidencE.PeoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidencE.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdobuteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals.Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals.OneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplacE.WeallknowhowdifficultitcanbeforinstancetoaskthebossforaraisE.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterallifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilitieshowwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraisehavingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess.Ifyouarecertainofyourabilitieschancesarethatthosearoundyouwhethertheyareyourcoworkersyourcolleaguesoryoursuperiorswillseethatconfidenceandthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouarethebestatwhatyoudo.BeingthoughtofasthepersontogotoandbeingseenasanexpertinyourchosenfieldisnaturallyveryimportanttosuccessonthejoB.Ifyoucanmakeyourselfthepersonpeoplegotoforguidanceandadviceyouwillhelptoprotectyourselffromtheeverpresentdangerofdownsizing.Afterallifyouarearecognizedexpertattheofficeyouwillberegardedasanindispensablememberoftheteam.HavingahighlevelofconfidenceafteralldoesnotmeanoverlookingtheplaceswhereyoucouldimprovE.KnowingwhatyoudowellandwhereyouneedhelpwillhelpyouenjoyincreasedsuccessandconfidencE.64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone’slifE.B.Theimportanceofconfidencetosuccess.C.Thedifferenceofpeople’sconfidencE.D.Thejudgmentonone’sconfidencE.65.Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose_____.A.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreachB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whodreamtoberecognizedexperts66.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParagraph5probablymean?A.importantB.attractiveC.outspokenD.energetic67.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoexpressinthelastparagraph?A.Tooverlookone’sdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofone’sadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone’sabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofone’sabilities.

·RoundtheworldticketsRTWsTheseusuallylastayearandletyougotoseveraldestinations.Theremaybesomerestrictions.限制onwhereyoucangobyairsoit'simportanttocheckoutthetermsandconditionsofeachdealanddecidewhichonesuitsyoubest.AtypicalRTWforusuallylessthan￡1000wouldbe:London—Toronto—Honolulu—Fiji—Sydney—HongKong—London.YoucangetapresetRTWormakeoneuptoyourself—thiscanbecheaperinsomecases.·Multi-stopoverticketsIfyoudon'twanttogoaroundtheglobebutwanttoseeseveraldifferentplacesmulti-stopoverticketscanletyoumakeseveralstopovers中途停留.Forinstanceyourroutecouldbe:London—Singapore—Sydney—Bombay—London.OritcouldbealotmorecomplicatedwithlotsofflightswithinAustraliaforinstance.·OpenjawticketsIfyouwanttogotoonedestinationbyah-andthentraveloverlandandcomebackbyanotherdestinationbyairyoucanbuyanopenjawticket.Forinstanceyourroutecouldbe;London—Cairo—Nairobi—LondonTravelingbetweenCairoandNairobibyland·AirpassesIfyouwanttotravelaroundwithinonecountryorevenoneareayoucanbuyairpassestocoveroneofthefollowing:theUSAAfricaAustraliaIndiatheFarEasttheCaribbeanSouthAmericaandthePacific.Insomecasesyoumayhavetobuytheairpassbeforeyougettothecountryorareayouwanttotravelin.Shortairpasseslastaweek.Longeronescanlastupto2months.Costsvarybutstart￡150.Askyourtravelagentfordetails.·SpurlegsSpurlegsletyougooffonadetour迂回路onyourwaytoyourfinaldestination.ForexampleyoumightvisitChinaonyourwaytoAustralia.49.Mr.Brownretiredlastmonthandwantstotravelaroundtheworld;hemostprobablybuys______.A.RoundtheworldticketsB.Multi-stopoverticketsC.OpenjawticketsD.Airpasses50.Openjawticketssuitthosewhowantto______.A.gotoseveraldestinationsindifferentcountries.B.visitseveraldifferentplacesandmakeseveralstopoversC.gotooneplaceandthentravelbylandandthenreturnbyplaneD.gooffonadetourontheirwaytotheirfinaldestinations51.WhatkindofticketmayyoubuyifyouwanttotraveltoJapan.passingbyBeijing?A.Openjawtickets.B.Roundtheworldtickets.C.Airpasses.D.Spurlegs.52.Ifyouwanttotravelinonecountryforashorttimetheairticketwillcostyou______.A.morethan￡1000B.nolessthan￡150C.lessthan￡150D.about￡1000

Findingtruehappinessisauniversalaspiration渴望.Weallwantitbutcanweallhaveit?Genuinehappinessiswrittenalloverourfaceswhenwearetrulycontentedandlikewiseaforcedsmiledoesnothingtohideunderlyingsadness.BelievingthateveryonecancreatetheirownlastingjoyMatthieuRichardhasbeendeclaredtheHappiestManintheWorlD.Richardearnedhishappiestmanstatusafteraseriesoflaboratorytestsin2004.RichardhassharedhisthoughtsonhappinesswithaworldwideaudiencE.Asanexperiencedspeakerhehasexplainedhisinsightsintohappinesstoeveryonefromstudentstocorporategroups.Lookinginwardstofindjoyratherthanrelyingonouterconditionshebelievesisthewaytoachievewell-being.It’squiteclearthattheouterconditionsarenotenough.Thewayweinterpretthoseouterconditionsinourinnerexperienceiswhatdetermineseitherasenseofwell-beingormisery.Welovetogojoggingforfitnessandwedoallkindsofthingstoremainbeautifulyetwespendsurprisinglylittletimetakingcareofwhatmattersmost:thewayourmindsfunction.It’stheessentialthingthatdeterminesthequalityofourexperiencE.BesidesthisRichardstressesthatitisnotwhat’shappeningaroundusthatmakesusunhappybutratherthewaywechoosetoreacttoit.Thepursuitofhappinessisbecomingamodernobsession痴迷.Aslifebecomesmorecomplexourabilitytoprocessourreactionstovariousoutsideinfluencescomesunderstrain.Genuinehappinesshesaysdoesn’tmeanpleasantfeelingsoneaftertheother.It’smorelikeaseriesofqualitiesthatwecandevelopasskills—likeopennessgenuinelovecompassioninnerstrengthandinnerpeacE.67.RichardhasbeendeclaredtheHappiestManintheWorld_______.A.becausehehassharedhisthoughtsonhappinesswithaworldwideaudienceB.afterhehasexplainedhisinsightsintohappinesstoeveryoneC.afteraseriesoflaboratorytestsD.becausehetrieshisbesttoachievehappinessandwell-being68.AccordingtoRichardwhatisthebestwaytoachievewell-being?A.InterpretingthoseouterconditionsinourinnerexperiencE.B.Lookinginwardstofindjoyratherthanrelyingonouterconditions.C.Spendinglittletimetakingcareofwhatmattersmost.D.ReactingtovariousoutsideinfluencesinthemodernworlD.69.Whatdeterminesthequalityofourexperience?A.Thewayourmindsreacttoouterconditions.B.InsightsintohappinessthatweholD.C.TheconstantpursuitofhappinessinourlifE.D.Thoseouterconditionsaffectingourhappiness.70.Howcanwepursuithappiness?A.Gojoggingforhappiness.B.Doeverythingtoremainbeautiful.C.Makesurethatourmindsarefunctioningnormally.D.Developnecessaryqualities.

WecanmakemistakesatanyagE.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.ButmostmistakesareaboutpeoplE.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjobdidJimreallyfeelgoodaboutitasafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndPaul—whydidn’tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbaD.Butwhenwelookbackit’stoolatE.Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends—orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon’treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.SupposesomeonetellsyouYou’realuckydog.That’sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There’sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.ButbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittlE.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.ItcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawholE.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.TheminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistakE.56.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.howtointerpretwhatpeoplesayB.whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalkingC.howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeopleD.whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes57.Accordingtotheauthorthereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.A.wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalkB.peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysayC.peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeananotherD.wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay58.InthesentenceMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Inthesecondparagraphthepronounitrefersto.A.beingfriendlyB.abitofenvyC.luckydogD.yourluck59.Whenwelistentoapersontalkingthemostimportantthingforustodoisto.A.noticethewaythepersonistalkingB.takeagoodlookatthepersontalkingC.mindhistonehispostureandthelookinhiseyesD.examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismannerhistoneandhisposture

Beforeyoumakefriendsyouhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindsofthingstheydo.ThequickestwaytomakeafriendistosmilE.Whenyousmilepeoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.ItmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmilebutremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromascaredorangrylookingfacE.Oneeasywaytostartaconversationwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who’stheirfavoritesingerwheredotheylivewhatdotheydoafterschoolareallgoodquestionstostartaconversation.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtotheconversationtoo.Whensomeoneasksyouaquestiondohaveananswerforthem.Thereisnothingthatwillstopaconversationquickerthanashrugforananswer.Kidswhoshowaninterestinotherkidsandwhoarekindandfriendlymakegoodfriends.Remembereveryonewantstobearoundpeoplewholiketodosimilarthingsandpeoplewhoarenicetothem.63.Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon_______.A.howtomakefriendsB.whatkindofpersonyoucanmakefriendswithC.howtostartaconversationD.theimportanceofsmile64.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose________.A.whoaresadeverydayB.whosharethesameinterestC.whoarefondoftalkingD.whosaybadthingstothem65.Accordingtothethirdparagraphmostpeopleenjoytalkingtoone_______.A.whoisalwayssmilingB.whoseemstobefriendlyC.whopraisesthemD.whopointsouttheirshortcomings

Asyougrowrapidlythroughyourteenageyearsyouwillexperiencealotofchanges.Thechangesmayseemdifficultandtheymayseemtohappenquickly.Don’tpanic！Youwilldealsuccessfullywiththem！Youareayoungadultnow!Withmoreresponsibilityyouwillfindmorefreedomtomakeyourownchoices.ThisisatimetobewellinformedaboutyourchoicessothatyoucanmakehealthybalanceddecisionsthatwillhelpshapeyourfuturE.Youmayalreadyknowyourcareerpathoryoumayhavenoideaatallwhatyouwanttodo.Bothsituationsarefine！Workhardandtherightopportunitywillpresentitselftoyou.Youngadulthoodmeansgreaterfreedomandmorechoices.Youwillprobablywanttobeindependent.ButtrynottoshutyourfamilyoutofyourlifE.Youshouldlearntothinkofotherseventhoughyouareoldenoughtolookafteryourself.YourfamilyhavebeenwithyousinceyoucameintothisworlD.Itisalsoperfectlynaturalinthistimeforyoutospendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanyourfamily.Chooseyourfriendswisely.A.truefriendwillstandbyyounomatterwhathappens.ThisperiodispartofthelifecyclE.Therearesomepeoplewhowillbewithyouthroughoutlife'sjourneyandtherewillbesomepeoplewithwhomyoupartandgoseparateways.LeavingschoolcanbeharD.Therealityisthatyoumaynoteverseeallofyourclassmatesagain.Youareayoungadult.ItisyourlifE.Noonecanliveitforyou.Thechoicesthatyoumakefromnowonwillbeyourchoices.Somakingtherightchoiceswillbeimportanttoyou.Lifeisforliving.Enjoyyourlifewisely!64.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.TheChoicesinLifeB.TheKeytoSuccessC.SayGoodbyetothePastD.BecomingaYoungAdult65.WhodotheunderlinedwordssomepeopleParagraph4probablymean?A.yourparentsB.yourclassmatesC.truefriendsD.yourrelatives66.Asfarastheauthorisconcernedteenageyearsare___.A.aperiodofcompletefreedomB.toohardforyoungpeopletogetthroughC.animportanttimefortheyoungtomaketherightchoicesD.averyimportantperiodforyoungstudentstoleavetheirparents67.Whoisthepassagemainlyintendedfor?A.Teenagers.B.Teachers.C.YoungparentsD.Adults.

Lastweekwhilevisitingmydadwithmydaughterwewenttoarestaurantfordinner.Whenwewereseatedmydadaskedthewaitressiftherewereanysoldierseatingattherestaurant.ThenwaitresssaidtherewasasoldierhavingdinnerwithhisfrienD.Mydadtoldthewaitresstotellthesoldierandhisfriendthattheirdinnerwaspaidfor!Healsosaidthathedidnotwanttobeknownasthebenefactor施主.Thenwaitresslatercommentedonmydad’sthoughtfulbehaviorsayingthatshehadneverseenanythinglikethisbeforE.AtalocalcollegeshehadstudiedoperaandsosheusedthistothankmydadbyperformingapiecefromThePearlFisherman.Hervoicebroughtmetotearsbecauseitsoundedperfect!AfterawhilethesoldierappearedatourtableIdon’tknowhowheknewmydadpaidthebillforhim.andsaidthathewouldbesenttothefrontthenextmorningandthathecouldnotleavethiscountrywithoutsayingthankstomydaD.Mydadrepliedthatitwashewhowantedtosaythanks.Theyshookhandsasthesoldierleft.Beforeweleftthewaitresscamebyagain.ShedidamagicshowasanotherwaytoshowherthankstomydaD.Hershowwasreallygreat.Mydadleftheranotewithemailaddressaskingforhernextperformancetimeinadditiontoa$50tip.Everyonewitnessedsomethingexemplary可作榜样的inthehumanspiritthatnight.IcanonlyhopetoseemoreofthisinthefuturE.56.Mydadofferedhelptothesoldierandhisfriendintherestaurantprobablybecause________.A.hewantedtothankthemforalltheyhaddoneB.hewantedtoknowmoreaboutthemC.hewantedthewaitresstothankhimD.hewantedthesoldierstoknowhiskindness57.ThewaitressperformedThePearlFishermanintherestaurantbecause______.A.shewasaskedtoperformtotheguestsB.shewantedtoshowoffherwonderfulskillsC.shewantedtoshowherrespectandthankstotheauthor’sdadD.shewantedtoattractmoreandmoreguests58.Whatdidthesoldierdoinresponsetotheauthor’sfather’skindness?A.Hegavesomethingtoauthor’sdaD.B.Hegaveabigtiptothewaitress.C.Hedidamagicshowfortheauthorandherfather.D.Hesaidthankstotheauthor’sdadinperson.59.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatweshould___.A.findwaystothankothersB.learntobegratefultoothersC.trytolearnfromeachotherD.respectsoldiersandwaitresses

Diseasepovertyhatelove－CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisagE.TwohundredyearsonhisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworldprovingthatDickens’legacy遗产wasfargreaterthatjustgreat-literature.February7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.TomarkthisdateBBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworlD.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.AWhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedasthemanwhoinventedChristmas－notthereligiousfestivalbuttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.Intheearly19thcenturyChristmaswasbarelyworthmentioningaccordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay－unthinkableintheWestnowadayswheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocomE.InhisclassicnovelA.ChristmasCarolhenotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmasbutalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth－homeenjoymentsaffectionsandhopes.InhisbiographyofDickensPeterAckroydwrote:Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.DickenspovertyDickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizethetermredtapetodescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy官僚作风inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.Dickensianhasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritainshedidnotusewordsliketerribleorhorrificbutratherdescribeditaslifemirroringthetimesofDickens.68.Thearticleismainlyabout.A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickens’B.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’storiesC.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliteratureD.CharlesDickens’impactontheworld69.WhyisDickens’calledthemanwhoinventedChristmas?A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.B.BecausehisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.70.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmasB.CharlesDickens’novelsreflect反映thetruelifeathisageC.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmasD.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty71.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Dickensgavethemodernworldsixthings.B.DickensisstillpopulartodayinBritain.C.DickensinventedChristmasD.Agreementsaremadebytheunderclassofsociety

Withagoodshoppingpositionandtherightamount数量ofmoneyanyeducatedpersonoughttobeabletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-storescanneverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehoursofworkareverylong-Iwasonlydoingapart-timejobbutmybossputinaseventy-hourweekbesidesregularjourneysoutofshoppinghourstobuybooks.TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackinthebooktradeforlifehoweveristhatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.A.booksellercannotalwaystellthetruthabouthisbooksandthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewhenIreallydidlovebooks—lovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem—iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsoldthatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargainlotofthemonsaleforseveralpounds.Thereisapeculiarflavour独特的味道abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:little-knowneighteenth-centurypoetsorout-of-dategeographybooks.Foroccasionalreading—inyourbathforexampleorlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobed—thereisnothingasgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamassfiveortenthousandatatimebooksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionallybutonlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan’tborrowandIneverbuyrubbish.64.Accordingtothepassageisoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop.A.aneducatedshop-ownerB.agoodpositionatastreetcornerC.aregularjourneyoutoftheshopD.theforceoflargechain-stores65.Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlifebecause.A.hehatedhisjobofsellingbooksB.sellingbookswasonlyapart-timejobC.thebooksintheshopgavehimadislikeD.hewasunabletobehonestaboutthebookshesold66.Thebookspreferredbytheauthorshouldbethose.A.storiesmakingreaderssleeplessB.valuableonesboughtonsaleC.peculiaroneswithgreatexpectationD.geographyonesfromtheeighteenthcentury67.Theauthorwillonlybuynewbooks.A.ifhefeelsdullandtiredB.afterhegivesuphisjobasabooksellerC.whichareinterestingbuthardtoborrowD.whenhethrowsawayoldones

MakeUpYourMindtoSucceedKind-heartedparentshaveunknowinglylefttheirchildrendefenselessagainstfailurE.Thegenerationbornbetween1980and2001grewupplayingsportswherescoresandperformancewereplayeddownbecauseeveryone’sawinner.AndtheirreportcardssoundedmorepositivethaneverbeforE.AsaresultStanfordUniversityprofessorCarolDweckPhDcallsthemtheoverpraisedgeneration.Dweckhasbeenstudyinghowpeopledealwithfailurefor40years.Herresearchhasledhertofindouttwoclearlydifferentmind-setsthathaveagreateffectonhowwereacttoit.Here’showtheywork:A.fixedmind-setisgroundedinthebeliefthattalentisgenetic–you’reabornartistpointguardornumbersperson.Thefixedmind-setbelievesit’ssuretosucceedwithoutmucheffortandregardsfailureaspersonalshamE.Whenthingsgetdifficultit’squicktoblamelieandevenstayawayfromfuturedifficulties.Ontheotherhandagrowthmind-setbelievesthatnotalentisentirelyheaven-sentandthateffortandlearningmakeeverythingpossiblE.Becausetheego自尊isn’tonthelineasmuchthegrowthmind-setseesfailureasachanceratherthanshamE.Whenfacedwithadifficultyit’squicktorethinkchangeandtryagain.InfactitenjoysthisexperiencE.Weareallbornwithgrowthmind-sets.Otherwisewewouldn’tbeabletoliveintheworlD.Butparentsteachersandinstructorsoftenpushusintofixedmind-setsbyencouragingcertainactionsandmisdirectingpraisE.Dweck’sbookMind-set:TheNewPsychologyofSuccessandonlineinstructionalprogramexplainthisindepth.ButshesaystherearemanylittlethingsyoucanstartdoingtodaytomakesurethatyourchildrengrandchildrenandevenyouareneverdefeatedbyfailurE.67.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthepresentgeneration?A.Theydon’tdowellatschool.B.TheyareoftenmisunderstooD.C.Theyareeagertowininsports.D.TheyaregiventoomuchpraisE.68.A.fixedmind-setpersonisprobablyonewho__________.A.doesn’twanttoworkhardB.caresalotaboutpersonalsafetyC.cannotsharehisideaswithothersD.cansucceedwiththehelpofteachers69.Whatdoesthegrowthmind-setbelieve?A.Admittingfailureisshameful.B.Talentcomeswithone’sbirth.C.ScoresshouldbehighlyvalueD.D.GettingoverdifficultiesisenjoyablE.70.WhatshouldparentsdofortheirchildrenbasedonDweck’sstudy?A.Encouragethemtolearnfromfailures.B.Preventthemfrommakingmistakes.C.Guidethemindoinglittlethings.D.HelpthemgrowwithpraisE.

Mostofusseemtoreachourpeakofalertness警觉aroundnoon.Soonafterthatalertnessdeclinesandsleepinessmaysetinbymid-afternoon.Yourshort-termmemoryisbestduringthemorning—infactabout15percentmoreefficientthanatanyothertimeofday.Sostudentstakenotice:whenyouarefacedwithamorningexamitreallydoespaytoreviewyournotesrightbeforethetestisgiven.Howeverlong-termmemoryisdifferent.Afternoonisthebesttimeforlearningmaterialsthatyouwanttorecalldaysweeksormonthslater.Politiciansbusinessexecutivesorotherswhomustlearnspeecheswouldbesmarttodotheirmemorizingduringthattimeofday.Youshouldtrytodomostofyourstudyingintheafternoonratherthanlateatnight.Manystudentsbelievetheymemorizebetterwhileburningthemidnightoilbecausetheirshort-termrecallisbetterduringtheearlyhoursofthemorningthanintheafternoon.Butshort-termmemorywon’thelpthemmuchseveraldayslaterwhentheyfacetheexam.Bycontrastwetendtodobestontasksrelatedtotheprocessofknowingunderstandingandlearningnumbersduringthemorninghours.Whataboutsports?Duringafternoonandearlyeveningyou’reabletoreactthequickesttoanoutsidestimulus刺激—likeabaseballspeedingtowardyou.Studieshavealsoshownthatlateinthedaywhenyourbodytemperatureispeaking达到顶峰youwillconsiderPEeasierandlesstiring—whetheritactuallyisornot.Thatmeansyouaremorelikelytoworkharderduringalateafternoonorearlyeveningworkoutandthereforebenefitmorefromit.Infactallofyoursenses—tastesighthearingtouchandsmell—maybeattheirkeenestduringlateafternoonandearlyevening.Thatcouldbewhydinnerusuallytastesbettertousthanbreakfast.Whileallofusfollowthesamegeneralpatternofupsanddownstheexacttimingvariesfrompersontoperson.ItalldependsonhowyourbiologicaldayisstructureD.Eachofuscanincreaseourknowledgeaboutourindividualrhythms.Learnhowtolistentotheinnerbeatsofyourbody;letthemsetthepaceofyourday.YouwillliveahealthierandhappierlifE.64.Whatdoestheunderlineditreallydoespaymean?A.Itwillcostalot.B.ItisworthwhilE.C.Itisverypainful.D.ItrequirespricE.65.IfthereisanEnglishexamtwoweekslateryoushouldgooverEnglish____________fordaysbeforethat.A.rightbeforetheexamB.inthelateeveningC.intheearlymorningD.intheafternoon66.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat______________.A.weeatmorefoodatnoonB.wefeelmosttiredifweexerciseintheeveningC.itisagoodchoicetostudymathinthemorningD.wefeelmostsleepybeforenoon67.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoKeepYourBestStateofLearningB.HowtoLiveaHealthierandHappierLifeC.HowtoStudyEfficientlyD.What’sYourBestTimeoftheDayforDifferentTasks

Forsomestudentsespeciallythosefrompoorfamiliestakingajobisnotamatterofchoicebutnecessity.TheyneedtoworktosaveforcollegeoreventosupplementfamilyincomE.Counselorsshouldhelpstudentswhohavearealneedtoworkimprovetimemanagementskillsandseekemploymentthathelpstheireducationalgoals.Collegecostsarehighandyoungadultsalsowanttheamenities便利设施thatextramoneybringsaccordingtoJohnB.BoshovencounselorforcontinuingeducationatCommunityHighSchoolinMichigan.HoweverhewarnsSchoolismystudents’full-timejoB.StudiesshowthatstudentswhoworkaremoreconfidentandpossessbettertimemanagementskillsthanstudentswhoarenotemployeD.Inadditiontoofferingapaychecksomeindependenceandsatisfactionapart-timejobcanprovideteenagerswithbothtrainingandexperiencE.Workingteachesstudentsaboutresponsibilityandcanalsoreinforce充实whattheyarelearninginschool.CollegeswanttofindcandidateswhodemonstratematurityresponsibilityindependenceandinitiativeandgoodworkerscertainlydemonstratethoseimportantcharactertraitsBoshovensays.Employerscanwriteexcellentrecommendationlettersforthestudentswhohaveworkedforthem.Ontheotherhandexpertsagreethatstudentswhoworkmorethan15to20hoursperweekoftenexperiencelessenedschoolsuccesswhichcanleadtodroppingoutentirely.Workinglonghourscanalsolimitopportunitiestobuildfriendshipsandexploreintereststhatenhanceateenager’sintellectualandemotionaldevelopment.ThemajorpointthatstudentsshouldkeepinmindistheimportanceofbalancE.DanCrabtreecollegeandcareercounseloratWheatonAcademyinIllinoisexplainsWewantourstudentstoestablishahealthybalanceinlifeandworktomaintainitthroughouttheirlives.Ifworkingwillinterferewithcompletingschoolworkparticipatinginextracurricularactivitiesspendingtimewithfamilyandfriendsorgettingenoughrestitmaynotbeawisedecision.60.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowstudentscanfindapart-timejoB.B.Todiscusstheissueofstudents’part-timework.C.Tostresstheimportanceofstudents’part-timework.D.Toexplainwhatisapart-timejoB.61.InBoshoven’sopinionstudents_____.A.shouldtaketheirstudiesasthefirstpriorityB.canbenefitfrompart-timeworkC.canformhealthyhabitsintheirlivesD.shouldn’tdependontheirfamiliesfinanciallyA.bcB.bdC.abD.ac62.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat_____.A.withoutcounselors'helpfewstudentscangetemployedB.teenagersshowstronginterestinpart-timeworkC.expertsencouragestudentsdomorepart-timeworkD.toomuchpart-timeworkcanleadtobadacademicperformance63.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Studentsshouldbalancepart-timeworkwellwithotherthings.B.Part-timeworkisimportantformoststudentsatcollegE.C.Experts’adviceisthekeytofindingagoodpart-timejoB.D.Allinallstudentshadbetternotspendtimeonpart-timework

HaveyouheardofthescandalthathappenedinoneofGreatBritain’sbiggestsupermarketchainscalledTesco?TheBritishloveTescoasitsellsverycheapproductsanditcanbefoundonalmosteverycornerofaBritishcityortown.OnJanuary15th2013foodinspectorsdiscovered30%horsemeatinacertainbrandoffrozenbeefburgersthatweremostlysoldbyTescointheUKandIrelanD.IntimesofsocialmedialikeFacebookandTwitterthenewshasspreadfastandcustomershavebeenveryconcernedaboutwhatthefoodtheybuyactuallycontains.Tescosaidithadtakenawaytheburgersfromtheshopshelvesimmediatelyandapologizedtotheircustomers.Theyalsopromisedthattheywouldfindoutwhatexactlyhappenedandthattheywouldworkharderthaneversothiswouldneverhappenagain.Customersarealsoabletoreturnthebeefburgersandgetarefundthatistheirmoneyback.HoweveritwillbehardforTescotogetthepeople’strustback.Justimaginebuyinglovelybeefburgersthatyoufryathomeandsuddenlyyoufindoutthatyouhaveactuallyeatenhorsemeat!Inthiscasenotonlyhorseloverswillbeupset!BythewaywhyareBritishpeoplesoshockedabouteatinghorsemeat?Inhistoryhorseshaveplayedgreatrolesasworkinganimalsandasanimportantmeansoftransport.WhenBritonsoftodaythinkofhorsestheythinkofmajesticanimalsorcutepetsratherthanmeat.Butthisisnottheonlyreasonfortheprotest:Customersalsowanttobesurethattheproductstheybuycontainwhatitsaysonthelabel.HopefullysupermarketscanavoidmistakeslikethatinthefuturE.Maybethereshouldbestricterregulationsandmorecontrolsofourfood?Otherwisewewillsoonfindourselveseatingpandameatinsteadofporkandparrotinsteadofchicken.Sothenexttimeyouareinasupermarketmaybechecktheingredientsofyourfoodbeforeyoubuyitoryoucouldgetanastysurprise43.Whatisthescandal?A.Tesco’sproductsweremuchmoreexpensivethantheyaresupposedtobE.B.Tescodidn’treactimmediatelytoafoodqualityissuE.C.TescosoldexpiredfooD.D.HorsemeatwasfoundinburgerssoldinTesco.44.Whatdidn’tTescodoinresponsetothescandal?A.Itwithdrewthebeefburgers.B.ItmadeanapologytothepubliC.C.Itinvestigatedandfoundoutthecauseandeffectofthescandal.D.Itreturnedmoneytocustomerswhoboughtthebeefburgers.45.Whichstatementisn’tamongthereasonswhycustomersarefurious?A.PeopletrustedTescosomuchthattheyneverexpectedascandallikethis.B.EveryonecancallhimselforherselfahorseloverintheUK.C.Sellersshouldn’tcheatcustomers.D.Thehorseishumans’frienD.

Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod’swayoftakingcareofus.Buthowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepit?TheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.SallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatreE.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.FirstyoushouldchooseafrienD.Whatmakesagoodfriend?Itisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.A.goodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.Tomakeafriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwayshehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.Whatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?Youhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn’twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.Therearethreestepstobeingfriendsagain:Tellhimorherhowyouarefeeling;saywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.RememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlifE.41.Sallywantstotellstudentsthewaysto____.A.findfriendsB.planttreesC.gethappyD.keepfit42.Whatmakesgoodfriends?A.goodfriendshould______.A.belovelyandcoolB.bekindandpatientC.havelotsofmoneyD.havegoodlooks43.Accordingtothetextyoucan_____yourfriendafterafight.A.buyapresentforB.neversayawordtoC.havedinnerwithD.writealetterto44.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TeenagersandfriendshipB.ThegoodfriendsaroundyouC.ThetroubleofgrowingupD.Thecareandkeepingoffriends

It’sbeensaidthatlifeturnsonsmallthings.Sometimesit’shardtoseehowsmallchoicescanchangeyourlifE.ButwhenputtogetherovertiimethelittlethingscanmakethebiggestdifferencE.ThethemeofSuccessforTeensislittlethingsmatter.Thebookhelpsteensidentifysmallpositivechoicestheycanmakeintheirlivestohelpthemreachtheirgoals.Lotsofteensdon’trealizehowthelittlechoicesintheirlivescanhavelastingeffects.OftentheyfocusonthebiggereventssuchasamajorexamabiggameorcompetitionorchoosingacollegE.ThelittlethingshowevercangounnoticedunlessyourteenunderstandshowimportanttheycanbE.Thelittlethingsthatleadtosuccessaremostlyeasytodo.Helpyourteenidentifyafewareasineverydaylifewhereheorshecanmakesmallpositivechoices.Itmightbeassimpleasgettingupontimeprioritizingtheirschoolworkputtinginanextra10minutesofpracticeorusingsomesparetimetohelpsomeoneelsE.Nineteen-year-oldKyleFreasusedtobeonhisschoolbaseballteamandwouldplayeverydayafterschool.Whentheseasonwasoverhehadanemptythreehoursadaysohestartedspendingonethirdofsuchextratimedailylookingforwaystohelpotherkids.Overthepastfewyearshisprojecthasraisedthousandsofdollarstohelpabusedhomelessandsickchildren.Kylespentjustalittletimeeachdaydoingsomethingthatendedupbenefitingalotofkids.TheimprotantthingtounderstandisthatKylemadethesmallandpositivedecisionsnecessaryforsuccess.Makesureyourchildunderstandsthateventhoughtheresultsofthepositivechoicesmaynotbeseenrightawaytheyarebuildingoneachotherandtakinghimorheronapaththatwillleadtosuccess.68.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeKyleFreas?A.Kind-heartedB.CreativeC.NaughtyD.Self-confident69.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.A.dealingwithbigeventsisthemostimportantinone’slifeB.manyteensfailtorealizetheimportanceoflittlechoicesC.littlechoicesseldomhavelastingeffectsonone’slifeD.teensshouldtrytofocustheirattentiononbigchoices70.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartturnsoninthefirstparagraphmean?A.takesawayB.dependsonC.setsasideD.putsout71.Thewritermainlydiscussedtherelationshipbetween_________.A.littlechoicesandbigchoicesB.teens’goalsandtheiractionsC.positiveandnegativedecisionsD.smallpositivechoicesandsuccess

Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.ButinfactanunknowncitizenwholivedinRomein53ADwroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexcitingamazingandtheycanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?Picturethis:You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephoneringsamessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreenandthenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.NowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdonE.Howcalmandhappydoyoufeel?InventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveusfeelingstressedandtireD.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitieswhohavenotelephonesnocarsnotevenanyelectricityoftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheyleadsimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwentbackintimetoseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.ThegrandparentswiththeirdaughterandgrandsonsBenjaminandThomasspentnineweeksina1940shousE.Theyhadnowashingmachinemicrowavecomputerormobilephones.ThegrandmotherLynsaidItwashardphysically.Butnotmentally.ShebelievedlifewaslessmaterialistiC.ThemorethingsyouhavethemoredifficultlifebecomesshesaiD.Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probablytheysaidbecausetherewaslesstofightoversuchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeingatrendy时髦的beer-drinkinggrannytoonewhocookedthings.Herearesomesimplewaystobeatthestressoftencausedbyourinventions!Don’tbeavailableallthetimE.Turnoffyourmobilephoneatcertaintimeoftheday.Don’tcheckyoure-maileveryday.Don’treplytosomebodyassoonastheyleaveatextmessagejustbecauseyoucan.Itmaybefunatfirstbutitsoongetsannoying.WiththeInternetandsomuchinformationavailableweareexpectedtoknoweverythingallthetimebutsometimesdon’tbeafraidtosayIdon’tknow.Makesureyouspendsometimetalkingtoyourfamily.Setasideoneeveningaweekwhenyoudon’tturnonthetelevision.PlaycardsandchatinsteaD.Getalow-neckhobby.Everydaydosomethingintheold-fashionedwaysuchaswalkingtohaveaface-to-facemeetinginsteadofusingthee-mailortelephoneormakingabirthdaycarD.Don’tworrytoomuchaboutlife—laughmore!73.Thewriterusesthequoteatthebeginningofthepassageto___________.A.shareatruthaboutlifeB.telluswhatlifewaslikealongtimeagoC.makeuswonderwhathappenedinRomein53ADD.pointoutthatyouexperiencesomebigproblemsandtheymaybethesame74.Whydidthefamilychoosetospendsometimeina1940shouse?A.Becausetheylovedtolivesimplelives.B.Becausetheywerecuriousabouthowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventions.C.Becausetheyweretroubledbymoderninventions.D.Becauselivinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem.75.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordavailableinthefirstsuggestionofferedbythewritermeans?A.BusyonlinE.B.FreE.C.Beableto.D.Befoundbyothers.

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailydifficulties.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopleprotectthemselvesfromillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandcoworkersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourselfrespectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustoexplainandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Thirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Engaginginleisuretimeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistract转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusimportantsupport—financialaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingussolveanddealwithourproblems.56.Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealthhasmuchtodowith.A.thesocialmedicalsystemB.theamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.theirstrengthfordealingwithinterpersonaltiesD.theirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles57.TheunderlinedwordcushionsprobablymeansA.addsuptoB.decreasestheeffectofC.getsridofD.laysthefoundationfor58.SocialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthatitA.helpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.enablesustogetridofourfaultsandmistakesC.makesourleisuretimeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.drawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles

WithabusylifeandjobpressurecanmakeyoulooktiredandageD.KissiHealth-BeautyCentergivesclassesmakestrainingplansaccordingtoyourphysicalconditionsandsetsupanindividualfilE.Allthesethingswillhelpyoutogettoknowyourbodyandthewaytokeepitfit.1BODY-BUILDINGImportedgymequipmentwillhelpyoubuildupyourbody’smusclesmakingyoulookfullofenergyandstrength.2GYMNASTICEXERCISESAbrightandlargeexerciseroomwithexcellentequipmentandmusicwillgiveyourbodyachancetoenjoymovementwithrhythm.3SPECIALLAZY-BONEFITNESSCENTERLazy-bonefitnessequipmentisthefirstbodyshapingsetofsevenbedsinHouston.Designedaccordingtohumananatomic解剖学的andkinematic运动学的theorythesevenspecialbedswillhelpyoutoexerciseyourwaistabdomen腹hips臀orlegs.Intherelaxinghoursyoumaytrythemtostrengthenyourmusclesandloseweight.*Tuition:Lazy-bonefitnesscard1000dollars/monthgymnasticclassesincluded.*OpenTime:10:30A.m.—10:30p.m.everyMondayWednesdayFridaySaturdayandSunday*Tel:59185700*Address:16JohnsonStreetHouston68.Thepurposeofthispassageisto______.A.giveadviceonhealthB.introducenewwaysofbody-buildingC.askyoutogotothecenterD.introducewaystoloseweight69.Ifyouwantsomeexerciseaswellasrelaxationafterabusydayyou’llgotothecenterand______.A.learnanatomicandkinematictheoryB.liestillonthespecialbedsC.joininthegymnasticexercisesD.buyaspecialcard70.TomEverestwhokeepsaLazy-bonefitnesscardcangotothecenter______thisweek.A.11:30A.m.MondayB.11:30p.m.MondayC.10:00A.m.TuesdayD.10:00p.m.Tuesday71.Accordingtothepassagethecenterwantstoshowitis_____.A.themostconvenientB.thelargestC.thenewestD.themostadvanced

InonewayofthinkingfailureisapartoflifE.Inanotherwayfailuremaybeawaytowardssuccess.ThespiderstoryisoftentolD.RobertBruceleaderoftheScotsinthe13thcenturywashidinginacavefromtheEnglish.HewatchedaspiderspinningaweB.Thespidertriedtoreachacrossaroughplaceintherock.Hetriedsixtimeswithoutsuccess.OntheseventhtimehemadeitandwentontospinhisweB.BruceissaidtohavetakenheartandtohavegoneontodefeattheEnglish.EdisontheinventorofthelightbulbmadehundredsofmodelsthatfailedbeforehefoundtherightwaytomakeonE.Sowhat?FirstalwaysthinkaboutyourfailurE.Whatcausedit?Wereconditionsright?Wereyouintopfromyourself?Whatcanyouchangesothingswillgorightnexttime?Secondisthegoalyou’retryingtoreachtherightone?TrytodosomethinkingaboutwhatyourrealgoalsmaybE.ThinkaboutthisquestionIfIdosucceedinthiswherewillitgetme?Thismayhelpyoupreventfailureinthingsyoushouldn’tbedoinganyway.Thethirdthingtobearinmindaboutfailureisthatit’sapartoflifE.LearntolivewithyourselfeventhoughyoumayhavefaileD.RememberYoucan’twinthemall.【小题1】ThispassagedealswithtwosidesoffailurE.Inparagraph1theauthortalksmainlyabout___.A.thevalueoffailureB.howpeoplewouldfailC.famousfailuresD.thecauseoffailure【小题2】Theunderlinedphrasemadeitmeans.A.failedB.succeededC.gaveD.got【小题3】ThelessonthespidertaughtRobertBruceseems.A.interestingB.difficultC.deepD.sorrowful【小题4】TheauthortellsyoutodoallthethingsEXCEPT___.A.tothinkaboutthecauseofyourfailureB.tocheckoutwhetheryourgoalsarerightforyouC.toconsiderfailureasapartoflifeD.tobearinmindthatyouwillneverfailinyourlife【小题5】WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BruceandEdisonweresuccessfulexamples.B.Failuremayberegardedasawaytowardsuccess.C.EdisonlearnedalotfromthelessonthespidertaughtRobertBrucE.D.Onemayoftenraiseaquestionwhetherhisgoalsareworthattempting.

AtsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterriblE.Howeverchancesarethatyoudon'tactonyourimpulsebutletitpassinsteaD.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.Perhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthephenomenonoftaboo禁忌的behaviorishowitcanchangeovertheyearswithinthesamesocietyhowcertainbehaviorandattitudesonceconsideredtaboocanbecomeperfectlyacceptableandnaturalatanotherpointintimE.Topicssuchasdeathforexamplewereonceconsideredsoupsettingandunpleasantthatitwasatabootoeventalkaboutthem.NowwiththepublicationofimportantbookssuchasOnDeathandDyingandLearningtoSayGoodbyepeoplehavebecomemoreawareoftheimportanceofexpressingfeelingsaboutdeathandasaresultaremorewillingtotalkaboutthistaboosubject.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.UnlikemanyothertaboosfatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It'snottaboototalkaboutfat;it'stabootobefat.Theinlookisthinnotfat.Intheworkworldmostcompaniespreferyouthful-lookingtrimexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepubliC.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouthvigorandsuccess.Thefatpersonontheotherhandisthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergyself-disciplineandself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheU.S.thinisinfatisout.It'snotsurprisingthenthatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomeobsessed着迷withstayingslimandinshape.ThepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnothoweverthesolereasonforAmerica'sobsessionwithdietandexercisE.Recentresearchhasshownthecriticalimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednationsthelife-styleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.ModernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhanD.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivityanddisusepeople'sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerabletodiseasE.InanefforttoavoidsuchafatemillionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercisingeveryday.72Fromthepassagewecaninfertaboois______.A.astrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterribleB.acrimecommittedonimpulsecommittedC.behaviorconsideredunacceptableinsociety'seyesD.anunfavorableimpressionleftonotherpeople73Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconcludebeingfat______.A.willalwaysremainatabooB.isnotconsideredataboobymostpeopleC.haslongbeenatabooD.maynolongerbeataboosomeday74IntheU.S.thinisinfatisoutthismeans_______.A.thinisinsidefatisoutsideB.thinisdevotedfatislazyC.thinisyouthfulfatisspiritlessD.thinisfashionablefatisunfashionable75.ThemainreasonthepassagegivesforwhysomanyAmericansareexercisingregularlyis________.A.theirchangedlife-styleB.theireagernesstostaythinandyouthfulC.theirappreciationoftheimportanceofexerciseD.theencouragementtheyhavereceivedfromtheircompanies

NoonewantstolookstupidordothewrongthingatanewjoB.Itisimportanttomaketherightimpressionfromtheveryfirstday.YouwillfacenewpeoplE.YouwillbeinanewplacE.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.Herearefivetipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdaysatanewjob:1.Firstimpressionscanlastforever.MakesureyoumakeagoodonE.Beforeyourfirstdayfindoutifyournewjobhasadresscoderulesaboutwhatyoucanweartowork.Ifsobesuretofollowit.Nomatterwhatalwaysbeneatandclean.2.GettoworkontimE.Giveyourselfanextra15minutestomakesureyouarriveontimE.3.Payattentiontointroductions.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisormaydoistointroduceyoutoco-workers.Theseco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.TheyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisnotarounD.4.Askplentyofquestions.Makesurethatyoursupervisorhastoldyouwhatisexpectedofyou.Ifheorshehasnottoldyouyourdutiesaskforalist.Setdailyandweeklygoalsforyourself.5.NeverbethefirstonetoleavE.Observe观察whatyourco-workersdoaroundquittingtime下班时间.ItdoesnotlookgoodforyoutobeeagertoleavE.60.Beforeyouarriveatworkonthefirstdayyoushould__________.A.dressinarightwayB.introduceyourselfC.knowyourdutiesD.knowyourco-workerswell61.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Youshouldbethefirstonetoarriveatwork.B.Youshouldaskyourco-workersaboutyourduties.C.Youshouldnotbeeagertogobackhomeafterwork.D.Youarerequiredtoarrive15minutesearlier.62.Accordingtothepassageyoursupervisorismostlikelyyour_____________.A.visitorB.teacherC.workmateD.leader63.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GettingaNewJoB.B.TipsonHowtoWork.C.TheFirst-dayWork.D.TheImportanceofCo-worker.

WhensomethinggoeswrongitcanbeverysatisfyingtosayWellit’sso-and-so’sfaultorIknowI’mlatebutit’snotmyfaultthecarbrokedown.Itisprobablynotyourfaultbutonceyouformthehabitofblaming责怪somebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituationyouarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.Howeveryoucanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoacceptthesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexampleifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedownmaybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.OryoumightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumberssoyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneeD.Foranotherexampleifyourworkmatecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorabilityfindwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Youshouldacceptthefactandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourworkmatefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout—creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersalsohavesomeproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelsE.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirownabilities.Sostopfocusingonwhosefaultitis.Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituationsproblemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.50.Accordingtothepassagewinners.A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB.meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC.haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD.blamethemselvesratherthanothers51.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblemyoushould.A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB.blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp52.WhenproblemsoccurwinnerstakethemasA.excusesfortheirfailuresB.barrierstogreaterpowerC.challengestotheircolleaguesD.chancesforself-development53.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.Winner’sSecret.B.A.Winner’sProblem.C.A.Winner’sOpportunity.D.A.Winner’sAchievement.

HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingNeverjudgeabookbyitscover?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.A.youngpeoplewithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessinthepresenceofaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon'tmakemistakeofthinkinghimstupidwithapenandapaperhecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybody.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating过高估计theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.A.studentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassissuretomakeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexamshemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.Itallboilsdowntothis:youcan'tjudgesomeonebyappearancE.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson'sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.ThemoresituationyouseethebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobE.SotakeyourtimE.Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.49.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeakerB.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeakerC.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswellD.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechless50.Accordingtothispassageastudentwholistensattentivelyandtakenotesinclass______.A.isanintelligencestudentB.maynotbeaintelligencestudentC.willscorebetterinexamsD.willnotbeagoodstudent51.Thepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson'sintelligencethrough______.A.histeachersB.hisdeedsintheclassroomC.hisappearanceD.hisreactiontodifferentsituations52.Thewriterofthispassagewantstotellus______.A.nottojudgeabookbythecoverB.nottomakethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupidC.nottooverestimateastudent'sintelligenceD.nottojudgeperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance

Forgivingsomeonewhohashurtyouorletyoudownisneveraneasything.Severalnewstudieshoweversaythatitcouldhavealotofhealthbenefits.Whenyouthinkofforgivenessyouprobablydon’tthinkofitasbeingahealthormedicalproblem.StudiesfromStanfordUniversityontheotherhandshowthatsomethinglikeangercanchangeyourwell-being.WhencartoonbookcharactersliketheIncredibleHulkgetangrytheychangecoloursandoftengainspecialpower.Intherealworldangerislessobviousandmaybemoredangerous.That’swhyProfessorFredLuskinfounderoftheStanfordForgivenessProjectandauthorofForgiveforGoodsaysholdingontoangerandhatredcanharmyourphysicalandmentalhealth.TwonewstudiesseemtoshowthesameideA.Thestudiesfindthatpeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstresslessbackpainandlessdepression.Theyalsohavefewerheadacheslowerbloodpressureandfewerproblemsonsleeping.Soitdoesn’tmatterifyourangeriscausedbythetrafficorotherthings.Learningtoletitgoisimportant.Techniquessuchasdeepbreathorthoughtcanhelp.Orjustaskyourselfifit’sworthhurtingyourselfbystayingangrywithsomeoneelsE.Forgivenessdoesnotmeanthatyousimplyacceptwhathappenedandsayit’sOK.Insteadit’sawayofmakingpeacewithyourselfaboutwhathappenedinthepast.60.Theauthorofthepassagetriestomakehisviewpointclear______.A.byraisinghisownexamples.B.basedonhisownexperiencE.C.bymentioningsomestudies.D.bymentioningsometypicalpatients.61.Theexampleofthecartoonbookcharactersistakeninthepassageto______.A.tellusthatangerismoreobviousandmaybemoredangerousintherealworlD.B.supporttheviewpointthatangerandhatredharmphysicalandmentalhealth.C.letthereaderknowthedifferentcoloursofcartoonfaces.D.showhowtocontrolone’stemper.62.Theunderlinedphraseholdingontointhispassagepossiblymeans______.A.keepingup.B.removing.C.gettingridof.D.learningabout.63.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably_______.A.ForgivenessIsGoodforHealth.B.ForgivenessIsNeverEasy.C.A.SecrettoKeepingHealthyD.AngerIsBadforHealth.

Findingajobisdifficult.Butwhatmightbeevenmoreontowardisfiguringouthowtogetusedtothenewenvironmentthatyouareworkinginwhenyoudofinallymanagetogetanewjob.Herearesometipsfordealingwiththeadjustmentperiod.BefriendlytopeoplE.Anyjobisbetterwhenyouarefriendsofthepeoplethatyouareworkingwith.Youshouldbefriendlytoeveryonethatyouaremeeting.Actuallylistentowhatthesepeopletellyou.Mostpeoplelikemakingfriendswiththosewhoarewillingtolisten.Staypositive.Oneofthetingsthatmakesitdifficulttoadjusttoanewjobisnegativity.Ifyouautomatically无意识地makejudgmentsaboutthingsattheofficethatyouaren’tgoingtolikethenyou’regoingtofinditdifficulttoapproachthejobwithapositiveattitude.Trytofocusonthethingsthatyoulikeabouttheworkandstayawayfromanyonethatissayingnegativethingsonthejob.KeeprelaxeD.Acceptthefactthatyouprobablyaren’tgoingtogetusedtothenewjobimmediately.YouaregoingtomakesomemistakesYouaregoingtogetconfusedoryou'regoingtoconfuseothersbydoingthingsdifferentlyfromwhatthey’reusedto.BerelaxeD.ThethingthatyoureallyneedtogetusedtoanewjobisjusttimE.Gettingusedtoanewjoboranewworkenvironmentisn’teasybutitdoesn’thavetobeparticularlydifficulteither.Gettoknowthepeoplethatyouareworkingwithandtheunspokenrulesoftheplacebypayingattentiontowhatisgoingonaroundyouandacceptingthatit’sgoingtotakesometimetogetusedtoitall!Afteryouhaveadjustedtoyournewjobthewaytodothejobwelliscomingtothefirstquestion.66.TheunderlinedwordontowardinPara.1probablymeans.A.difficultB.impressiveC.importantD.shocking67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It’shardtostaypositiveinanewenvironmentB.ListeningtootherscanhelpyougetusedtothenewenvironmentC.It’simportanttomakefriendswithpeoplethatyou'reworkingwithD.Yourjudgmentsaboutthingsattheofficealwaysmakeyoufeelnegative68.Intheauthor’sopinionyoucanlearnunspokenrulesby——.A.askingforothers’helpB.copyingothersbehaviorC.followingothers’instructionsD.noticingwhat’sgoingonintheworkplace69.Ifthepassagecontinueswhatmaybetalkedabout?A.HowtokeeprelaxedB.HowtodoyourjobwellC.Howtomakefewermistakesinyourjob.D.Theimportanceofadjustingtoyournewjob70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Whattodoinanewinterview.B.WaystofindasatisfactoryjobC.TipsforadjustingtoanewjobD.Howtogetalongwellwithothers

Ifit’spossibletoseeredaboutnotseeingredthatiswhatIwasdoing.WehadmisjudgedthetimingofourautumntriptoseethechangingleavesintheGreatLakesstatesandIwasreallyupset.NomatterhowIstrainedmyeyes使劲用眼Icouldn’tseeredanywherE.Notevenabitofgoldenyellowbrokethroughthedullgreenery.ThisvacationwasacompletewastE.Isataloneinthebackseatofourrentedcarandgotangryaswedrovenorththroughthedulldarkgreen.InthefrontseatmyhusbandandfatherchattedhappilyobviouslyunconcerneD.Thenamottocametomind:Happinessisadecision.ItmusthavebeensomethingmymothersaiD.ShewasalwayspassingonwordsofadvicE.WhenIwasachildshegavemealittleblackbookwithemptypages.Ontheflyleaf扉页shehadwrittenLookforabeautifulthingandyouwillfindit.IwassupposedtokeeparecordofthemostbeautifulthingIsaweachday.IrememberspendinghoursdecidingwhatI'dwritedown.A.baby'sdimpledsmile?A.stoneshiningwithgold?Picturesinthecloudsortulips郁金香tippingtheirheads?IfoundsomanythingsthatitwasimpossibletopickjustonE.NowontheroadIplayedMother'sgameagain.Itookintheall—greenscenery.Thickforestslinedbothsidesofthehighway.Thelongconical圆锥形的pinesandspruce云杉wasseenhereandtherE.MapleleavesdancedinthegentlewinD.Ifeltlikeagirlagain—surroundedbybeautifulthings.LaterinthetripafterwecrossedtheUpperPeninsulaanddroveintoCanadaIfoundthebrightfallplantsIhadbeenlookingfor.ButbythenI'dalreadyseenamillionshadesofgreentheinfinitevarietyandbeautythatonlyourheavenlyFathercanproducE.Andthatwecanalwaysfind-ifwelookcloselyenough.56.Whatwasthepurposeoftheauthor'strip?A.Toseethegreenforest.B.TohaveasightseeingacrossAmericA.C.Toseeredleavesinfall.D.Totryoutthemottohermothergaveher.57.What'sthepointtheauthorwantstoshowinthepassage?A.NothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoitB.NopainsnogainsC.FailureisthemotherofsuccessD.Beautyexistsifyouhaveaneyeforit58.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor'sfeelingattheendofhertrip?A.DelightedB.AngryC.DisappointedD.Surprised59.Theunderlinedphraseseeredinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.getdiscouragedB.getangryC.getashamedD.getexcited60.Whatweretheauthor'shusbandandfatherunconcernedabout?A.ThewasteoftheirvacationB.Thewriter'slonelinessC.NotbeingabletoseeredleavesD.Thedullsceneryalongthehighway

Lifecomesinapackage.Thispackageincludeshappinessandsorrowfailureandsuccesshopeanddespair.Lifeisalearningprocess.Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusabetterperson.Witheachpassingdaywelearntohandlevarioussituations.LoveLoveplaysapivotalroleonoutlife.Lovemakesyoufeelwanted.WithoutloveapersoncouldgoHayward不归路andalsobecomecruelandferocious.Intheearlystageofourlifeourparentsaretheoneswhoshowuswithunconditionalloveandcaretheyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwronggoodandbad.Butwealwaystendtotakethisforgranted.Itisonlyaftermarriageandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsandbecomessensitivetoothersfeelings.Kidsmakeapersonresponsibleandmatureandhelpustounderstandlifebetter.HappinessandSorrowMaterialistichappinessisshort-livedbuthappinessachievedbybringingasmileonothersfacegivesacertainleveloffulfillment.Peaceofmindisthemainlinktohappiness.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Werealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedonefailureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandpassaway.FailureandSuccessFailureisthepathtosuccess.Ithelpsustotouchtheskyteachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.Successbringsinmoneyfameprideandself-respect.Hereitbecomesveryimportanttokeepourheadonourshoulder.TheonlywaytoshowourgratitudetoGodforbestowingsuccessonusisbybeinghumblemodestcourteousandrespectfultothelessfortunateones.HopeandDespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.Lifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourbecauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesamewehaveonlyonechoicekeepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterdayforithaspassedandisbeyondourcontrol.Tomorrowisunknownforitcouldeitherbebrightordull.Sotheonlyalternativeisworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.61.Inthepassagetheauthorcompareslifeto.A.packageB.joyandsorrowC.failureandsuccessD.hopeanddespair62.Inwhichsectioncanreadersprobablyreadthepassage?A.OpinionsB.EducationC.LifestylesD.Politics63.Howisthepassageorganized?A.Inorderofrules.B.Inorderoffrequency.C.BymakingcomparisonD.InorderofimportancE.64.What’sthegeneralmeaningofthelastsentenceofthewholepassage?A.WhatyouonlycanchooseistoworkhardtodayratherthantomorrowB.Ifyouworkhardyou’llhaveabetterlifeinthefuture.C.whenchoosingbetweentodayandtomorrowyou’dbetterenjoytomorrowbetter.D.Enjoyingabettertomorrowisyouronlychoice.65.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toencouragepeopletoloveeachother.B.Totellpeoplehowtodealwithhappinessandsorrow.C.Toremindpeopleofkeepinghavingabeautifuldream.D.TogivereaderssomeinformationaboutlifE.

TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.71.Peoplewhoareunhappy.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings72.TheunderlinedphrasesourthepleasureofsocietyinParagraph2mostnearlymeans.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife73.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons74.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes75.Inthispassagethewritermainly.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.RecyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcoursE.HoweverbeingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneeD.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthat-over­consumptioninthegreenestwayaspossibleaswecanbutitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotbringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplacE.Thetotalamountofpackaginghasincreasedby12%between1999and2005.ItnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhouseholdwasteintheUK.InmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboarD.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUKforexampleisrunningoutofitforburyingthisunnecessarywastE.Ifsuchpackagingisburntitgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelpsbuttheprocessitselfusesenergy.ThesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplacE.Foodwasteisaseriousproblemtoo.ToomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneeD.HoweverfewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinueencouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbagsforexamplE.Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.ThisisespeciallytrueoffooD.Butitisalsoappliedtoawiderangeofconsumerproductswhichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.TherearesignsofhopE.AsmoreofusrecyclewearebeginningtorealizejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialsarecollecteD.WeneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculturebutwehaveamountaintoclimB.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethatover­consumptionreferto?_______A.HavingmorematerialthanitisneedeD.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Usingtoomuchpackaging.69.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow______.A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecyclingC.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsD.thefactofpackagingoveruse70.Accordingtothetextrecycling______.A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergyC.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland71.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.OtherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfooD.

61.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.Understanding.B.Honesty.C.Reliability.D.A.senseofhumor.62.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends63.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck64.Thispassagemainlydiscuss_____.A.theimportanceofhavingafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.thequalitiesofafriend

Manyyoungpeopletellmethattheywanttobewriters.IalwaysencouragesuchpeoplebutIalsoexplainthatthereisabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandbeingfamousnotthelonghoursaloneatthetypewriter.WhenIbecameawriterIhadnofuturE.WhatIhadwasafriendcalledGeorgE.HefoundmeahomE.Itwascoldandhadnobathroom.Icouldonlyaffordausedtypewriter.A.yearlaterhoweverIstillhadn’treceivedabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.ButIknewIwantedtowritE.Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithfearoffailurE.Thisistheshadowland阴影ofhopeandanyonewithadreammustlearntolivetherE.ThenonedayIgotacallfromafriendwhoaskedmetobeanassistantfor$6000ayear.AsthedollarsweredancinginmyheadsomethingbroughtmetomysensE.ThanksbutnoIheardmyselfsaying.AfterthatIwalkedaroundmylittleroomandstartedtofeellikeafool.Ifeltalittlelow.LaterIgraduallybegantosellmyarticles.Itwasafter17yearsofbeingawriterthatRootswaspublisheD.AtonceIhadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwriterseverexperienceD.Theshadowshadturnedintogreatsunlight.Beforethatitwasalongandslowclimboutoftheshadows.59.Thesecondparagraphismainlyabout______.A.thejobchancetheauthoreverhadB.thedifficultiesbeforetheauthorsucceededC.thegreathelpfromtheauthor’sfriendsD.theimportantchoicestheauthormade60.TheunderlinedwordsomethinginParagraph2refersto_______.A.theauthor’sdreamofbeingawriterB.theauthor’stroubleinmakingmoneyC.theauthor’shardlifebeforesuccessD.theauthor’swishtobesuccessful61.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterherefusedthejoboffer?A.confidentB.angryC.excitedD.unhappy

Whenaskedabouthappinessweusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinaryanabsolutedelightwhichseemstogetrarertheolderweget.Forkidshappinesshasamagicalquality.Theirdelightatwinningaraceorgettinganewbikeisunreserved毫不掩饰的.Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.Suddenlyit’sconditionalonsuchthingsasexcitementloveandpopularity.Icanstillrecalltheexcitementofbeinginvitedtodancewiththemostattractiveboyattheschoolparty.Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringdeepjoy----lovemarriagebirth----alsobringresponsibilityandtheriskofloss.Foradultshappinessiscomplicated复杂的Mydefinitionforhappinessisthecapacityforenjoyment.ThemorewecanenjoywhatwehavethehappierwearE.It’seasytooverlookthepleasurewegetfromthecompanyoffriendsthefreedomtolivewherewepleaseandevengoodhealth.Iexperiencedmylittlemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirstIwasoverjoyedwhenIshutthelastlunch-boxandhadthehousetomyself.ThenIspentanuninterruptedmorningwritingwhichIlovE.WhenthekidsandmyhusbandcamehomeIenjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.Psychologiststellusthattobehappyweneedamixofenjoyableleisuretimeandsatisfyingwork.Idon’tthinkthatmygrandmotherwhoraised14childrenhadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveanetworkofclosefriendsandfamilyandmaybethisiswhatsatisfiedher.Wehoweverwithsomanychoicesandsuchpressuretosucceedineveryareahaveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwe’vegottohavE.We’resoself-consciousaboutourrighttoitthatit’smakingusmiserablE.Sowechaseitandequalitwithwealthandsuccesswithoutnoticingthatthepeoplewhohavethosethingsaren’tnecessarilyhappierHappinessisn’taboutwhathappenstous----it’sabouthowweseewhathappenstous.It’stheskillfulwayoffindingapositiveforeverynegativE.It’snotwishingforwhatwedon’thavebutenjoyingwhatwedopossess.60.Aspeoplegrowolderthey_____________________.A.associatetheirhappinesslesswithothersB.feelithardertoexperiencehappinessC.willtakefewerrisksinpursuinghappinessD.tendtobelieveresponsibilitymeanshappiness61.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph5and6?A.Shecareslittleaboutherownhealth.B.Sheenjoysthefreedomoftraveling.C.Sheprefersgettingpleasurefromhousework.D.SheiseasilypleasedbythingsindailylifE.62.Peoplewhoequalhappinesswithwealthandsuccess__________________.A.considerpressuresomethingblockingtheirwayB.areatalosstomakecorrectchoicesC.stresstherighttohappinesstoomuchD.aremorelikelytobehappy63.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Happyishewhoiscontent.B.EachmanisthemasterofhisownfatE.C.Successleadstohappiness.D.HappinessliesbetweenthepositiveandthenegativE.

Thefollowingpassageisahealthyprescription处方ofhowwecanapproachlifE.Itisnotaboutbeingfamousorbeingwealthyoraboutourgoodlooks.TrulyitisallaboutlovE.Therearetimeswhenwefeelasifweareseparatedfromtherest.Thisfeelingcreatesamentalprison.Thereforeweshouldtrytoworkhardtointernally内在地liberateourselvesbywideningourcircleofpitytoacceptalllivingthings.OpenyourhearttoothersandtrytounderstandWhensomeonereachesforyouholdouttothemyourhandFollowyourheartnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayDothingsthatmakeyouabletosmilethroughoutyourdayTreatotherpeoplethewayyouwouldlikethemtotreatyouDowhatyouknowisrightandtoyourheartandselfstaytrueRememberwhatlifeisallaboutitishowyoumakepeoplefeelWhatyoudowhereyougoandmakingdreamsbecomerealHelpingpeoplethroughinhardtimesofpainandstrifeWhatyoudoforothersiswhatisimportantinthislifE.Lookdeeperanddon’tjudgepeoplebywhatisontheoutsideItiswhatisinsidethatcountsandwhatpeopleoftenhideCarehelplovebehonestandbekindWithpurityandgoodnesswithinyourselfitishappinessyouwillfinD.Doallyoucaninthetimeyouhaveyouwon’talwaysbearoundRecapturethejoyoflittlethingsthatoncewereeasilyfoundAndifyoucandoallthisandlivealifeofloveYouwillbehelpedthroughlifebyallthoseupabovE.IwillleaveyouwiththeinspiringwordsofourlategeniusAlbertEinstein:TherearetwowaystolivelifE.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle奇迹.TheotherisasthougheverythingisamiraclE.36.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.livingalifeofloveB.helpingthoseinneedC.takingbackthejoyoflifeD.separatingourselvesfromothers37.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue?A.TreatingothersthewayotherstreatyouisrightforyourlifE.B.MakingyourdreambecomerealisselfishinyourlifE.C.Judgingpeoplebywhatisinsidecounts.D.Doingwhatyoucanmakesyourselfhappy.38.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.DifferentwaysoflifeleadtocompletelydifferentresultsB.LifeisnotalwaysfullofmiraclesC.TherearetwokindsofmiraclesinlifeD.Lookingformiraclesinlifehelpspeoplefindhappiness

Failuretheysayisthebestteacher.Welearnandgainmoreconfidencethroughtrialanderror.Atonetimeoranotherwewillencounterfailure.Youdon’thavetoacceptyourfailureifwhatyoureallywanttoachieveissuccess.Foreveryachievementtherehavebeenoneormorefailures.Butthosewhowecallsuccessfularethosewhorefusetoacceptfailureandbelievesuccessistheothersideoffailure.Theincandescentlight白炽灯wasinventedafter1000failure.Assuminghehadstoppedafterhetried100timeswithoutthedesiredresultwhatwouldhavebeentheresultofsucheffort?Anytimeyouseeproductsandnewinventionsthinkintermsoffailuresthatarenotaccepted.Moreovereverythinginamicroformtodayisaresultoffailurethatisnotaccepted.Anytimeyoureffortisnotbringadesiredresultyoudon’thavetocallitafailure.Callitachanllenge.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetwo?Oneisnegativeandtheotherispositive;onemotivatesandtheotherdemotivates.Whatyouneedispositivethinkingandmotivationtoattainsuccess.Failureisanendthing;challengingisanopenthing.Failuremeansthereisnowayoutnoaltermativebutchallengeisaquestionmarkaskinganotherwayoutofthesituationanalternativesolutiontotheproblemthejobathand.Keepdreamingandmoving;thatisthesolutiontosuccess.Awisemanoncesaidifyoucannotflyrun.Ifyoucannotrunwalk.Ifyoucannotwalkcrawl;justkeeponmoving.Ifyoufalldownyouhavetogetupandstartmoving.Ifnototherpeoplewillsteponyoutothewaytotheirsuccess.Whatyoucallfailureandabandoniswhatsomeonewillcontinuewithjustalittleadditionalefforttoreachsuccess.64.Failureisthebestteacherbecause___________.A.whatpeoplehavelearnedfromfailureisthebestB.peoplewillknowwhatfailureislikeafterfailureC.peoplecanlearnalotbytryingvarioussolutionsD.numerousfailurearesuretoleadtosuccess65.TheauthorgavetheexampleoftheincandescentlightinParagraph2inorderto______.A.showthatsuccessistheothersideoffailureB.tellpeopletheireffortswillbepaidofffinallyC.advisepeoplenottowastetheirtimeD.provethateveryachievementisbasedoninvention66.Whatistheadvantageifyouregardafailureasachallenge?A.youwillfeelproudevenifyoufailmanytimes.B.Youwon’tfearfailureandwillbereadytoacceptit.C.Failuremeanspainwhilechallengesoundsgood.D.Youwillcontinuetryingyourbesttosucceed.67.Inwhichpartcouldthispassagebefoundifitistakenfromamagazine?A.Economy.B.Career.C.CulturE.D.Wealth.

Whenitcomestogettingolderhumansaren'tsospecialafterall.Itturnsouttheirpatternofagingisn'ttoodifferentfrommostotherprimatessuchaschimpsmonkeysandbaboonsnewresearchshows.AteamledbyAnneBronikowskiofstudieddataonprimateagingcollectedoverdecadesaroundtheworldandcompareditwithstatisticsonmodernAmericans.Agingwasdefinedastheincreasedriskofdyingfromnaturalcauseswhilegettingolder.Someexpertshavethoughtthatbecausepeoplehaverelativelylonglifespanshumansageddifferentlyfromothermammals.Theresearchteambelievedthatanymajordifferencebetweenhumansandprimateswasmostlikelytoshowupwithmodernpeopleratherthanahunter-gatherercultureBronikowskisaidinatelephoneinterview.Andthefactthatwedon'tfindadifferencethereismorecompelling.Thebasicpatterntheyfoundisarelativelyhighriskofdyingininfancy幼儿时期alowriskofdeathduringthejuvenileyearsandthenanincreasedriskofdyingasagingprogresseD.Alsotheyfoundthatinmostcasesmalesdon'tliveaslongasfemales.TheauthorswroteitinastudypublishedonlineThursdayintheJournalSciencE.TheonlyexceptiontothegeneralpatternwasthemuriquimonkeyinBrazil;malesandfemaleshavesimilarlifespans.Unlikeotherprimatesmuriquimalesdonotcompetewitheachotherforaccesstofemales.Insteadtheycooperatewitheachotherexplainedco-authorKarenStrierananthropologistattheUniversityofWisconsinwhohasstudiedmuriquissince1982.Theresearcherssaidthereasonmalesofotherspeciesdieearlierthanfemalesmaybearesultofstressofcompetition.JosephW.KemnitsoftheWisconsinNationalPrimateResearchCetercalledthestudyanimportantstepbecauseitprovidesthefirstassessmentofpatternsofaginginlargepopulationsofnonhumanprimateslivingintheirnaturalenvironments.Kemnitswasnotpartoftheresearchteam.ThestudyofotherprimatescontributestounderstandinghumanagingbecausewesharesomuchofourbasicphysiologyaddedanthropologyprofessorKristenHawkesofthewhowasnotpartoftheresearchteam.67.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Humansandapeshavesimilaragingpattern.B.Malesdon’tliveaslongasfemales.C.Humansageddifferentlyfromothermammals.D.Malesandfemaleshavesimilarlifespans.68.Whoistheresearchteammember?A.Bronikowski.B.KarenStrier.C.Kemnits.D.Hawkes.69.Theunderlinedwordjuvenilein.4refersto______.A.oldB.earlyC.adolescentD.babyhood70.Whichsectiondoesthepassagebelongto?A.Entertainment.B.SciencE.C.Politics.D.Technology.

Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.ForexampleinAmericanculturethesmileisusuallyanexpressionofpleasurE.Yetitalsohasotheruses.A.woman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchilD.A.smilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.Itoftencausesconfusion困惑acrosscultures.ForexamplemanypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplacesalthoughthisislesscommoninbigcities.SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsianculturesasmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.VietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmilE.Ourfacesshowemotions情感butweshouldnotattempttoreadpeoplefromanothercultureaswewouldreadsomeonefromourownculturE.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasmembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.RatherthereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressivenesspermitteD.ForexampleinpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.WhenwithfriendsJapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.Itisdifficulttogeneralize概括aboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabitswemaymakethemistakeofreadingtheotherpersonincorrectly.46.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeanintheU.S.?A.LoveB.PolitenessC.JoyD.Thankfulness47.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatasmilecan_____.A.showfriendlinesstostrangersB.beusedtohidetruefeelingsC.beusedinthewrongplacesD.showpersonalhabits48.Whatshouldwedobeforeattemptingtoreadpeople?A.LearnabouttheirrelationswithothersB.UnderstandtheirculturalbackgroundsC.FindoutabouttheirpastexperienceD.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext

Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic

Ifyouareafraidofthedarkit’snotabigdeal.It’sperfectlynormaltofeelafraidAfterallanimalsdotoo.FearmatterssaysKarenWarkentinanecologist.It’sagoodthingsheaddsbecausefearmakesyoudothingsthatkeepyoualivE.Likekidsmanyanimalsexperiencefearandtheyrespondtothefeelinginvarietyofways.Afrightenedturtlepullsitsheadandlegsinsideitsshell.Asmallfishwillswimawaywhenabighungryfishapproaches.Someanimalsrespondtofearinwaysyoumightnotexpect.Thefirstexampleisthatthefearofbeingeatencanscaresomefrogsrightoutoftheireggs.Warkentinmadethesurprisingdiscoverywhilestudyingred—eyedtreefrogsinCostaRicA.Inthisspeciesfemalefrogsattachjellylikeclumps果冻一样的块状物oftheireggstotheundersidesofleaves.Theleaveshangonbranchesthatdangle悬挂overponds.Aftertheyhatchfromtheeggsthetadpoles蝌蚪thenfallintothewaterwheretheyeventuallygrowintoadultfrogs.Treefrogeggsusuallygrowfor6daysbeforehatching.Iftheysensethatahungrysnakeisabouttoattackhowevertheycanhatchupto2daysaheadofschedulE.AsthesnakesareunabletoswimbyfallingintothewaterearlythetadpolescanescapE.Ifhatchingearlyhelpsprotectred—eyedtreefrogsfromsnakesyoumightwonderwhytheireggsdon’talwayshatchsooner.Itturnsoutthathatchingearlybringsitsowndanger.Oncetadpoleslandinthewaterhungryfishandotheranimalsliketoeatthemtoo.Stayingintheireggsforafull6daysthenallowsfrogembryos胚胎togrowbigandstrong.Thisextragrowthimprovestheirchancesofsurvivinginthewater.68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfears.A.helpanimalsgrowbiggerandstrongerB.arelesscommonamongyounganimalsC.helpanimalsmovealottofittheenvironmentD.aremoreorlessimportantinorderforanimalstosurvive69.Wearetoldinthepassagethattreefrogs.A.facedangerbothinsidetheireggsandinthewaterB.willgrowfastiftheyfallintothewaterlaterC.aresurprisinglycleverwheninsidetheireggsD.stayintheireggslongeriftheyarefrightened70.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A.Furtherexplanationsastowhytreefrogshatchaheadofschedule.B.Howtheunbornfrogsknowwhenasnakeisabouttoattackthem.C.Anotherexampleofanimalsthatrespondstofearinanunexpectedway.D.Howtreefrogsimprovetheirchancesofsurvivalbeforefallingintothewater.

Causeandeffectisonewaytoexplainthingsthathappenaroundus.Manythingshappenbecausesomethingcausedorinfluencedthemtohappen.Sometimesitishardtolookatacauseandfindoutwhatcausestheeffect.Itmayhelpyoutostartwiththeeffectanduseyourreasoning推理的skills.ThinkaboutallthethingsyouknowthatcouldbereasonsfortheeffectyoucanseE.Forexampleyoumayseesomeoneputtingonaheavyjacket.Thisistheeffect.TolookforacausethinktoyourselfWhatwouldmakesomeoneputonaheavyjacket?Maybethepersonworksinthepenguinpen企鹅圈养地ataSeaWorlD.MaybethepersonisgoingtovisitaniceskatingrinkwheretheairiskeptverycolD.Allofthesethingscouldbeacauseforputtingonaheavyjacket.NowthinkaboutasecondexamplE.TheeffectisaboynamedAbihastogototheheadteacher’sofficE.Whatarethepossiblecauses?Maybehebullied欺负anotherstudent.Maybeheisjustbeingpickedupearly.Maybeheisbeinggivenaprize!Hereisanotherexampleforyoutothinkaboutitscauseandeffect.Cait13wastryingtofallasleepwhenher8-year-oldbrotherDougcameintoherroom.Helookedaroundabitbutseemedreallyoutofit.ThenDougwentbackintothehallwayandstoodtherelookingstraightupatthehalllightforquiteawhilE.LittlebrotherscanbeverystrangethiswasreallymuchtoostrangE.Caitdidn’tknowwhattodo.JustthenCait’sfatherappearedandexplainedthatDougwassleepwalking.What’sthecauseandeffectcouldyoutell?41.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwhichofthefollowingisaneffect?A.Someonewillgooutsideintocoldweather.B.Someoneworksinthepenguinpen.C.Someoneputsonaheavyjacket.D.Someonewillgotovisitaniceskatingrink.42.Abihastogototheheadteacher’sofficE.Whichofthefollowingisn’tthepossiblecause?A.Hebulliedanotherstudent.B.Heisgoingshopping.C.Heisbeingpickedupearly.D.HeisbeinggivenaprizE.43.WhatwasDougdoingwhenhissisterCaittriedtofallasleep?A.HewasgoingoutsideB.Hewasreadingastory.C.Hewasleepwalking.D.HewaslookingforhisdaD.44.Whichofthefollowingiscauseandeffect?A.Tonygotupandhadaglassofwater.B.Wecamehomeandfoundhimsleeping.C.Theballwaslostandawindowwasbroken.D.Timwaslateagainandhisteachergotangry.45.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TruthandliesB.WorkandsleepC.CauseandeffectD.Lifeanddreams

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviourbutwhenyou'reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretive不坦率的person.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubborn顽固的butyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.ThismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtimE.Ifyousleepcurledup卷曲youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensivE.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeoplE.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon'toftengetdepresseD.YoualwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeoplE.61.Accordingtothewriteryounaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_______.A.onlyinanormalnightB.onlywhenyouaresleepingC.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition62.WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonalityA.Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B.Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C.Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D.Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.63.PointoutwhichsentenceisusedtoshowthepersonalityofapersonwhoisusedtosleepingonhisorherstomachA.Heorsheiscarefulnottooffendothers.B.Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C.Heorshemaynotbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D.Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.64.Maybeyoudon'twanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup.WhyA.Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B.Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C.Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D.Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.65.Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause__________.A.heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB.heorsheisconfidentbutnotstubbornC.heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD.heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeople

FacedwithatoughjobmarketfreshgraduatesaredreamingofrunningtheirownbusinessesinsteaD.Butarecentsurveyhasshowedthatsuchambitionslacktherequiredsupportandremainjustthat—dreams.TheShanghaiMunicipalEmploymentPromotionCenterpollof1276graduatesinseveraluniversitiesandcollegesinthecityreleasedlastFridayshowed59.78percentofrespondentsconsideredthepossibilityofsettingupacompanyoratleastasmallstorE.Buttheyjuststopatthe'thinking'stageitstateD.Respondentsputthetopreasonsfornotgoingitalonedowntoashortageofinvestmentandalackofbusinessopportunity.Theyalsolistedlackofbusinessexperienceandsocialnetworkstheneedforadvancedstudyandobjectionsfromfamilymembersasfactorsthatstoodintheirway.Morethan90percentoftheintervieweessaidtheywouldrathertakeupajobaftergraduatingandthenconsiderstartingtheirownbusinesstwoorthreeyearsdowntheroaD.GuoBingaseniorstudentinShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversitymajoringinEnglishdecidedhewantedtobehisownbosslastyear.Butheislookingforajobfirst.IfIfailtofindasatisfyingjobIwouldliketoestablishacompanyinexhibitionservicesGuosaiD.TheShanghainativehassomerelativesworkinginalocalprintingplant.WiththeirhelpGuohopestoproduceexhibitionbrochuresatarelativelylowpricE.HeisalsoconfidentthathisEnglishlanguageskillscanhelphimdowellintheindustry.SocialnetworkingisanimportantfactorleadingtobusinesssuccessGuosaiD.Guosaidthattheshortageofgraduatejobsisthemainreasondrivingmoreuniversitystudentstosetupabusinessrightaftertheirgraduation.Jiangsaidtheuniversitysetsupabusinessguideteammadeofgovernmentofficialsandprofessionals.Theyregularlygivetrainingcoursestostudentswhoshowaninterestinhavingtheirownbusiness.TheparentsofuniversitygraduatesaremorewillingtohelptheirchildrenstartupalonethesurveyshowedOnceyouwinthesupportofyourfamilyyouhavewonhalfthebattleGuoaddeD.45.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.AToughJobMarketB.GraduatesWhoCanOnlyDreamofBeingBossC.TheAmbitiousFreshGraduatesD.TheStoryofGuoBing46.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTstopfreshgraduatesrealizingtheirdreamsofbeingbosses?A.ThelackofbusinessopportunityandinvestmentB.TheshortageofbusinessexperienceC.LessskilledEnglishlanguageD.Theirfamilymembers’objections47.IntheviewofGuoBingwhatisthekeyfactorthatmakesfreshgraduatesdreamofbeingbosssoonaftergraduation?A.Theirfamilydon’tsupportthemB.TheirsocialnetworkingisnotgoodC.TherearenotenoughgraduatejobsD.Theywanttoachievegreatersuccess48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGuoBing?A.HehasstartedhisownbusinesswiththehelpofhisrelativesB.EnglishishismajorintheuniversityC.HeistryingtofindajobwhichcansatisfieshimD.HeisaShanghainative49.Whoisthisarticlemostlyintendedfor?A.TheparentswhosechildgraduatesfromuniversitysoonB.ThosewhowillgraduatefromuniversityC.ThosewhowanttobebossesD.Theofficialswhoworkinthegovernment

Angerisgoodforyouaslongasyoucontrolitproperlyaccordingtonewpsychologyresearch.AnewstudyfromCarnegieMellonUniversityshowsangermayhelppeoplereducethenegativeimpactsofstressandhelpyoubecomehealthier.HeregettingemotionalisnotbadforyouifyoulookatthecaseofangersaidJenniferLernerofCarnegieMellon.Themorepeopledisplayangerthelowertheirstressresponses.’’Lernerstudied92UCLAstudentsbyaskingthemtocountbackfrom6200.Theymustsayoutloudeverythirteenthnumber.Researchersdisturbedthembyaskingthemtocountfasteroraskthemotherquestions.Iftheymadeanymistakestheyhadtorestartfromtheverybeginning.Manystudentsfeltdepressedaboutmakingsomanymistakesorgotangrybecausetheresearcherswereinterruptingthem.Lernerusedahiddenvideocameraandrecordedalltheirfacialexpressionsduringthetest.Theresearchersdescribetheirreactionsasfearangeranddisgust.Otherresearchersrecordedthestudents’bloodpressurepulseandproductionofahigh—stresshormone荷尔蒙calledcortis01.Peoplewhosefacesshowedmorefearduringtheexperimenthadhigherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.Bothcanhavelastingeffectssuchasdiabetes糖尿病heartdiseasedepressionandextraweightgain.Whenpeoplefeelfearnegativeimpactsincreasebutwhentheygetangrythosenegativesgodownaccordingtothestudy.HavingthatsenseofangerleadspeopletoactuallyfeelsomepowerinwhatotherwiseisamaddeningsituationLernersaid.LernerpreviouslystudiedAmericans’emotionalresponsetothe9／11terroristattackstwomonthsaftertheincident.Shefoundpeoplewhoreactedwithangerweremoreoptimistic.Thesepeoplearehealthiercomparedwiththosewhowerefrightenedduringtheevent.Soinmaddeningsituationsangerisnotabadthingtohave.It’sahealthierresponsethanfear.36.WhichstatementwillJenniferLerneragreewith?A.It’sbettertobeangrythantobefrightenedinmaddeningsituations.B.Differentreactionsreflectdifferentoutlooksonlife.C.Don’tcontrolyourangeranditmakesyoupowerful.D.Pessimisticpeoplearegenerallyhealthierthanoptimisticpeople.37.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbothinthefifthparagraphrefertoaccordingtothepassage?A.Fearandanger.B.Bloodpressureandpulse.C.Bloodpressureandcortisone.D.Higherbloodpressureandhigherlevelsofthehormone.38.Theresearchersmadetheexperimentedstudentsangryby_________.A.recordingtheirperformancesecretlyB.askingthemtocountto6200againandagainC.disturbingthemandmakingthemstartailoveragainD.criticizingthemwhentheymademistakes39.Inwhatwayscanangerbebeneficialtopeople?A.Byshowingtheiroptimisticside.B.Byreducingtheirstress.C.Byreducinghighbloodpressure.D.Bytakingtheplaceoffear.40WhatisthispassageMainlyabout?A.Thefindingsofnewpsychologyresearch.B.Whatyoucandowithangerincertaincases.C.Differenteffectsproducedbyangerandfear.D.Healthierresponsesinmaddeningsituations.

NoonewantstolooksillyordothewrongthingatanewjoB.It’simportanttomaketherightimpression印象fromthefirstday.YouwillfacenewpeoplE.YouwillbeinanewplacE.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.Hereareseventipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdaysatanewjob:1.Firstimpressionisimportant.MakesureyoumakeagoodonE.Beforeyourfirstdayfindoutifyournewjobhasadresscode.Ifsobesuretofollowit.Nomatterwhatyouwearalwaysbeneat整洁andclean.2.GettoworkontimE.EmployersvalueworkerswhocometoworkontimE.Giveyourselfanextra15minutestomakesureyouarriveontimE.3.Payattentiontointroduction.Oneofthefirstthingsthatyoursupervisor主管maydoistointroduceyoutoco-workers.Theseco-workerswillbeimportanttoyou.Theyaretheoneswhowillansweryourquestionswhenthebossisn’tarounD.4.Askplentyofquestions.Makesurethatyoursupervisorhastoldyouwhatyourareexpectedtodo.Ifheorshehasnottoldyouyourjobdutiesaskforalist.Setdailyandweeklygoalsforyourself.5.Don'tmakepersonalphonecalls.Youshouldnevermakepersonalphonecallstoyourfriendsandfamilyunlessit'sanemergency.6.Don’ttaketoolongforlunch.What’sthelunch-hourpolicyatyournewjob?Youcanfindoutfromyoursupervisororyourcompany’spersonneldepartment人事部门.Forexampledopeopleeatattheirdesksordoeseveryonetakeafullhouroutsidetheworkplace?7.NeverbethefirstonetoleavE.Observehowyourco-workersbehavearoundquitting离开timE.ItdoesnogoodforyoutobeeagertoleavE.63.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TipsOnFirstDaysAtaNewJobB.HowtoDoaJobWellC.BetheLasttoLeaveD.WaystoFindaNewJob64.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthatthemostimportantruleweshouldfollowis______.A.tohavelunchoutsidetheworkplaceB.todoasotherpeopledoC.nottobethefirsttoleaveafterworkD.topayattentiontointroductions65.TheunderlinedphraseadresscodeParA.2means______.A.abeautifuldressB.aplacewhereadresscanbeplacedC.aneatandcleandressD.aruleaboutwhatyoucanweartowork66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldnotmakepersonalcallsunlessverynecessary.B.Co-workerswillbeimportanttoyouwhenthebossisout.C.Youshouldn’taskanyquestionsincaseyoutroubleothers.D.Leaveanextra15minutesearliertomakesureyouwon’tbelatE.

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisimportantforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanbeardependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyimportantformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsightofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenfightorflightandinmoreprimitive远古的daysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Theproblemswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressisitneedsthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.59.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesB.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthC.theyaretravellingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork60.Accordingtothewriterthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.A.notfearingstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountsofstress.62.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto______.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress

WhenfirstenteredVanakRestaurantdoesnotlooklikemuchofarestaurantbutoncethepleasantsmellsofkabob烤肉串hitthesensesyouareincapableofcallingitanythingless.OwnedbyalocalcouplethisPersianrestaurantthasaninvitinghomelikeatmospherethatmanyrestaurantslack.Thespaceissmallwithonlyafewdiningtablesandnearlynodecorationbuttheenvironmentistrulycharming.LyinginahardlynoticeablestreetcornertherestaurantstillattractsallcustomersespeciallythoseexperiencedinthedelightsofMiddleEasterncooking.AcommonsightisthatofoldPersianmensittinginthecornertalkingloudlyaboutworldtopicswatchingnewseventsonTVdrinkingablackteaknownasPersianchaiandreadinglocalPersiannewspapersallthewhiletryingtofinishofftheirplatepiledwithfood.Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimitedbuttheamountofeachdishisfairlylarge.Mostofthemealscanservetwopeopleandareunder$10sonotonlyisitaffordablebutpracticalaswell.Thefoodespeciallyappealstohealth-consciouseatersbecauseeachdishisveryhealthymadewithlimitedfatandoilandservedstraightoffthegrill烤肉架.Themaindishthattherestaurantispopularforisitskabobswhicharedifferentstyleofgrilledmeat.OnedeliciousandextremelyhealthydishistheJoojehKabobwhichismadeofgrilledchickenpiecesservedwitheitherriceorbread.AnothergreatkabobistheCheloKabobakabobconsistingofgrilledbeef.Althoughtherestaurantissmalltheatmosphereandthefoodisdelicious.Itisaplacethatshouldnotbeoverlooked.41.Whenfirstenteringtherestaurantonecanfindthatit________.A.issplendidlydecoratedB.haspleasantsmellsofkabobsC.iscrowdedwithdiningtablesD.lookslikeacommonrestaurant42.Whatactivityisalsomentionedapartfromdiningintherestaurant?A.WatchingnewseventsonTV.B.Drinkingakindofblackcoffee.C.ReadinglocalEnglishnewspapers.D.Discussingworldtopicsinlowvoices.43.Thefoodoftherestaurant________.A.isservedinsmallamountsB.isratherexpensiveC.isrichinvarietyD.isveryhealthy44.WhatisthedishJoojehKabobmainlymadeof?A.RiceB.ChickenC.BreadD.Beef45.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattherestaurant________.A.occupiesalargespaceB.ownsafavorablelocationC.ispopularforitsspecialfoodD.hasaquietenvironmentinside

GiveyourselfarewardRewardingyourselfforwhatyou’vealreadydonenomatterhowsmallisagreatwaytomotivateyourselftokeepgoing.Itwillreducestressandmakeyouhappiertogoonwiththenexttask.GiveyourselfabreakBreaksoftentofifteenminutesareimportant.Visitacafeortakeaquickwalk—anythingtotakeyourmindofftheworkforawhilE.Ifyouneedtostayatworksitwithyoureyesclosedandimagineapeacefulplaceorsomeotherrelaxingscenes.ThiswillremovethestressfromyourmusclesandminD.62.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe_____.A.StressIsGoodorNotB.HowtoFormGoodWorkingHabitsC.TipsonHowtoManageStressD.WaystoKeepHealthy63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.It’sbettertoplanaspecifictimetodothetask.B.Ithelpsyoustaymotivatedtothinkabouttheundonetasks.C.It’sunnecessaryforyoutodoallthetasksbyyourself.D.IthelpsifyouputyourattentiontoonetaskatatimE.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragree?A.ThemorestressyouhavethemoremotivatedyouwillbE.B.WritingdowneverythingseemsimpossiblE.C.Onlyrewardyourselfforyourbiggestachievementsinyourwork.D.Itisnecessarytohaveabreakduringyourwork.65.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.StressisalwaysbadforpeoplE.B.Imaginingarelaxingscenemayhelp.C.Thebestwaytorelaxisbyrewardingyourself.D.Finishingtasksontimereducesstress.

Friendshipisoneofthebasicbonds纽带betweenhumanbeings.Whilethecharacteristicsoffriendshipmightvaryfromonecountrytoanotherpeoplefromallculturesnotonlyenjoyfriendsbutneedthem.Manystudieshaveshownthatteenagerswhohavenofriendsoftensufferfrompsychologicaldisorders.Ithasbeenshownthatteenagersperhapsmorethananyotheragegroupneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelonging.Thenegativeconsequencesoflonelinesshavealsobeenobservedamongtheelderly.Thedeathofaspouseoftenleavesawidoworawidowertotallybereft失去.Ifhowevertheyaresurroundedbyfriendsandrelativesandiftheyareabletoarticulate清楚表达theirfeelingstheyaremorelikelytorecoverfromtheirgrief.NomanisanislanD.Inotherwordsweareallpartsofsociety.WeallneedtheloveadmirationrespectandmoralsupportofotherpeoplE.IfwearefortunateourfriendswillprovideuswithallofthesenecessaryaspectsoflifE.Asmostpeopleobservetherearemanylevelsoffriendship.Thedegreeorintensityoffriendshipvariesdependingonthepersonalityoftheindividualsinvolvedandthecontextoftherelationships.Extroverts性格外向者enjoybeingsurroundedbymanypeoplewhereasintroverts性格内向者areperhapscontentwithfewerbutmoreintensefriendships.Everyoneisnotequallyopenwithalltheirfriends.Thedegreeofintimacy密切isdeterminedbymanyfactors.Closefriendscanbeformedatanystageinone’slifebuttheyareusuallyveryrarE.Notverymanypeoplehavemorethanafewreallyclosefriends.Irrespectiveofthelevelofintimacyallfriendshipsarebasedonreciprocity相互性honestyandacertainamountofloveandaffection.53.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat_____..A.teenagerswithoutfriendswillsufferfrompsychologicalproblemsB.awidoworawidowerwilldieverysoonwithoutcompanionshipC.humanbeingsneedcompanionshipandasenseofbelongingD.bothA.andB.54.Thedegreeofintimacyoffriendshipmainlydependson_____.A.ageB.belongingC.personalityD.culture55.Theauthorthinksthatclosefriends_____.A.canbeeasilyformedwhenoneisyoungB.cannotbelong-lastingC.arenotrareforeveryoneD.arerareformostpeople56.ThewordirrespectiveLastsentenceParA.5means_____.A.notrespectingB.dishonoringC.regardlessD.considering