A seeker asks, “I want to make a difference in the world, but there are so many
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A seeker asks, “I want to make a difference in the world, but there are so many causes crying for attention that I feel deeply confused. I don"t know where to put my energy to have the greatest 21 . Where do I begin?”
Lynn Answers:
There is no one “ 22 ” place to begin. Each of us has a different 23 place, and the place where we will be of greatest service has to do with where we most want to 24 . If we want to have an effect on the world around us, it"s important to 25 what I think of as our "Area of Power." Our Area of Power is where we feel the most passion to act and have the most 26 that results are 27 .
If we pray for world peace, but have no vision of what this would look like and no faith that our 28 will help, our effect is less than if we pray for peace and harmony in our own 29 with a clear picture of what this means and excitement that healing is possible. Without faith that we can 30 , our power to help is decreased.
21. A. power B. ease C. effect D. result
22. A. right B. real C. similar D. exact
23. A. amusing B. ending C. starting D. finishing
24. A. give B. live C. act D. dream
25. A. work B. regard C. consider D. identify
26. A. power B. peace C. faith D. energy
27. A. visible B. possible C. reasonable D. accessible
28. A. prayers B. players C. seekers D. watchers
29. A. language B. way C. world D. family
30. A. make an effort B. make it
C. make a difference D. make ends meet |
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21. C
22. A
23. C
24. A
25. D
26.C
27. B
28.A
29. D.
30. C |
解析
本文讲述的是该怎样做才能成为对世界有影响之人。
21. C 联系上文，他想成为对世界有影响的人（make a different），却有如此多的事业(causes)。他不知道该怎样投入才能对世界有最大的影响，故选C。
22. A 根据下文，不同的人都有不同的起点，是故没有一个“合适”的起点。
23. C starting place 意为起点。
24. A give这里用作不及物动词，意为“给予”。
25. D identify sth as …确认﹑鉴别出某事物是… 。
26.C 此句意为“我们的力量之地是我们最有热情而行动的地方，我们最有信心的地方”。
27. B that 引导的同位语从句修饰faith, 是指有可能产生结果的信心.
28.A prayer这里意为“祈祷，祷告”。其它选项与句意不符。
29. D. 根据本句：“如果我们对世界和平的祷告毫无帮助的话，如果我们祈祷自己家庭和谐，影响会大很多”。
30. C make an effort 意为“努力”；make it 意为“成功”；make a difference 意为“有影响,起(重要)作用”；make ends meet意为“使收支相抵”。本句意为没有能起重要作用的信心，我们的帮助力量就会减少。 |
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Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __21__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.
Despite the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was __22__ to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative __23__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __24__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __25__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”
He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __26__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __27__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out _28__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __29__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and _30__ reached complete recovery after a few years.
21. A. run B. pass C. move D. travel
22. A. able B. determined C. willing D. positive
23. A. attitudes B. beliefs C. goals D. positions
24. A. shortcoming B. harm C. benefit D. interest
25. A. emotion B. pain C. fear D. will
26.A. bring about B. set about C. put up D. make up
27.A. afforded B. appointed C. offered D. arranged
28.A. positive B. approving C. strong D. mixed
29.A. escape B. decrease C. shrink D. end
30.A. generally B. especially C. actually D. presently |
Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo (单独的) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them 21 . They were also constant communication with people on the earth. 22 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine (潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on 23 space flights in the future. Will there be special problem of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 24 is. When men are 25 together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 26 .
Apparently, although no one wants to be 27 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 28 or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to 29 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 30 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress.
21. A. tired B. asleep C. conscious D. busy
22. A. So far B. After all C. However D. Therefore
23. A. long B. fast C. dangerous D. direct
24. A. fuel B. entertainment C. adjustment D. health
25. A. shut up B. held up C. brought up D. picked up
26. A. pleasing B. annoying C. common D. valuable
27. A. noisy B. alone C. personal D. sociable
28. A. emphasis B. conflict C. power D. pressure
29. A. handle B. create C. affect D. investigate
30. A. becoming B. choosing C. ordering D. promoting |
Ero Carrera is watching the computer screen in a lab in California as he tracks a new computer virus slowly circling the globe, targeting cell phones. Working from the US office of the Finnish computer 21 firm, Carrera knows this virus could be the start of something big and 22 . He’s one of a couple of hundred “virus hunters” worldwide who guard computers and cell phones from 23 . That’s the job for these unlikely action heroes of the Internet age, where quick and curious minds are more important than strong 24 .
Carrera works with Tzvetan Chaliavski to form the two-man team in California. Like that of other employees in the anti-virus companies in the world, their work is at the battle front of providing 25 from the damaging of computer virus, worms and Trojans. They break down software to discover a new virus and crack its code. Then they 26 and ship out a software update to customers. Roughly 300 new samples of viruses await the pair on a(n) 27 day.
Carrera has created a mathematical formula(公式), to 28 easily the software structure of viruses. With it, he is better able to compare the many variants(变种) and families of malware(恶意软件). To his 29 , Chaliavski, it doesn’t even matter why someone would create a virus. All that 30 is the hunt.
21. A. advertising B. commercial C. printing D. security
22. A. admiring B. exciting C. inviting D. threatening
23. A. attack B. bombing C. competition D. struggle
24. A. heads B. feelings C. muscles D. spirits
25. A. access B. contact C. measures D. protection
26. A. copy B. create C. delete D. download
27. A. average B. original C. previous D. special
28. A. get off B. make out C. pick up D. take in
29. A. assistant B. manager C. partner D. secretary
30. A. ignores B. matters C. overlooks D. rejects |
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can ___21___ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after several decades and still 22 away. A mother who has not 23 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the 24 of over learning, which can be stated as following: Once we have learned something, additional learning increases the 25 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 26 ourselves of poems such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We not only learn but __27 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a(an) 28 grade, is not a 29 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning, 30 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
21. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
22. A. move B. drive C. travel D. ride
23. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
24. A. result B. law C. rule D. cause
25. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
26. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recall
27. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improve
28. A. passing B. average C. excellent D. discouraging
29. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
30. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end |
“When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is King, ’’said John Wanamaker, who in l876 turned an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of me world’s first department stores. This revolutionary concept __21__ the face of retailing (零售业) and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today.
But convincing as that slogan was, __22__ the shopper was cheated out of the crown. Although manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices, people still relied on __23__ to get most information about products. Through much of the past century, ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a __24__ number of publications. Now media choice, has __25__ too, and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of sources—especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse. _26__ the internet, the consumer is finally seizing power.
As our survey shows, __27__ has great implications for companies, because it is changing the way the world shops. Many firms already claim to be “customer-driven” or “consumer-centered”. Now their _28__ will be tested as never before. Taking advantage of shoppers’ __29__ will no longer be possible: people will know—and soon tell others, even those without the internet—that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are inferior. The internet is working wonders in __30__ standards. Good and honest firms should benefit most.
21. A. changed B. maintained C. restored D. rescued
22. A. in time B. in truth C. in case D. in theory
23. A. radio B. TV C. firms D. advertisements
24. A. 1imited B. minimum C. sufficient D. great
25. A. disappeared B. existed C. exploded D. survived
26. A. According to B. Thanks to C. But for D. Apart from
27. A. consumer power B. product quality
C. purchasing habit D. manufacturing efficiency
28. A. information B. investment C. claims D. shops
29. A. generosity B. knowledge C. curiosity D. ignorance
30. A. raising B. lowering C. abandoning D. carrying |
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