What is the secret ingredient of tough people that enables them to succeed? Why

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What is the secret ingredient of tough people that enables them to succeed? Why do they survive the tough times when others are overcome by them? Why do they win when others lose? Why do they soar when others sink?
The answer is very simple. It"s all in how they sense their problems. Yes, every living person has problems. A problem-free life is an illusion —a mirage（海市蜃楼） in the desert. Then accept that fact.
Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs, its peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time, nor are they down all the time. Problems do end. They are all resolved in time.
You may not be able to control the times, but

you can compose your response. You can turn your pain into profanity —or into poetry. The choice is up to you. You may not have chosen your tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it.
The positive solution to a problem may require courage to do it. When you control your reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problem of life, then in fact you do control the problem’s effect on you. Your reaction to the problem is the last word! That’s the bottom line. What will you let this problem do to you? It can make you tender or tough. It can make you better or bitter. It all depends on you.
In the final analysis, the tough people who survive the tough times do so because they"ve chosen to react positively to their dilemma. Tough times never last, but tough people do. Tough people stick it out. History teaches us that every problem has a lifespan.
81. What is the life of illusion? (no more than 5 words)
82. Find a sentence which has the same meaning with the underlined sentence. (no more than 4 words)
83. What is the secret to enable people to succeed? (no more than 9 words)
84. What is the best title of this text? (no more than 4 words)

答案

81. A problem-free life.
82. Tough times never last./ Problems do end.
83. The positive attitude and sticking it out./ Your/The positive reaction to the problem. / Reacting positively to the dilemma.
84. The secret (ingredient) to succeed./The key to success./The way to succeed./ How to succeed.

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You may argue with your partner and end up in a quarrel; or you disagree with a friend, and have an argument with him or her. In either case, you end up feeling low, and want to make up as soon as possible. The only way is to say “sorry”! This is the most precious word in the English language. Read on to find out how to say sorry in the right way.
The first thing to remember is not to hide your feelings. Apologize only if you really do feel sorry. Do not lie or give false excuses. Even if it takes the person a long time to respond(回应)，do not let your temper rise, since you cannot expect a person to accept your apology at once. Give your partner time to cool off a bit, and then apologize. It is always better to sort things out quickly. Remember that it does no good to keep arguing about who is right or wrong when tempers are flying.
When apologizing, always look the other in the eyes, and stay calm. Do you want to know how to say sorry to a girl? Once you’ve accepted that you’ve make a mistake, meet her in person to apologize. Never say sorry to a girl on the phone. You can say sorry with flowers or with a card. Small gifts are also very effective.
It can be difficult to say sorry after a fight. A written apology for an unforgivable mistake, such as cheating, is often the best way.
Owning up to a mistake is very important, and it takes courage to apologize for bad behaviour. Your effort will not change the past, but can have a big effect on the future.
How to Say Sorry

Theme	After you have quarreled with a friend, the best way for you to be 76._________ again to him or her is to apologize.
Don’ts and dos of apologizing	Do not 77. _________ your feeling when you really feel sorry. Do not lie, or give false excuses. Do not be78. ______ if your apology is not accepted at once. Do not 79. _______ on finding out who is right or wrong. Remember to give your friend 80. _________ to get calm. Remember to look your friend in the 81._________ when apologize. One can write an apology letter for one’s unforgivable 82.__________.
How to say sorry to a girl	Never apologize on the phone instead of meeting her 83.______________. Apologize with flowers , a card, or a 84.______________.
Conclusion	It is very important to realize your mistakes and apologize for your bad behaviour. Apologies do not change the past, but do change the 85.__________.

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Few of us haven"t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prin

ce of her dreams, Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone"s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity（默默无闻） or neglect．
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too．Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high Mary is shy but loves to dance．Compared with other girls, she is invisible．However, her world changes completely when a famous teenage pop singer, Joey Parker, appears．
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable．Mary and Joey"s paths cross at a ball．They meet and falHn love with each other．But when Mary has to．rush back home, she leaves behind

her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams．Of course, there is a wicked（邪恶的） stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies．Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn"t get into the top dance school．Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her．
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modem day twists to the classic fairy tale．Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful．There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies．
"The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point," writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson．"The focus is firmly on following your dream．"
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly to _____．

A．build interest and lead us to Mary"s secret dream

B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C．inform us of the main topic of the whole passage

D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

小题2:In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who .

A．is brave in expressing her iove

B．is attended badly by the stepmother

C．has a dream of meeting a prince

D．is embarrassed by the pop singer

小题3:What can we infer from the passage?

A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary"s class．

B．Mary"s mother influences her a lot m singing．

C．Not many people have a dream to be realized．

D．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary．

小题4:The passage is mainly _____．

A．an introduction to a film

B．a review about a film

C．an essay about dreams

D．an advertisement of Cinderella

小题5:According to the passage．Another Cinderella Story _____．

A．follows Cinderella with nothing new

B．pays more attention to the looks of the actors

C．encourages young people to follow their dreams

D．focuses more on materialism than other films

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Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36       a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped   37     many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already       38    interested in the differences in her friends"   39      that she would spend hours    40     them. After   41    college she went to France for a   42    two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is    43      for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover
44    of what she needs to know simply    45       looking at the writing with her own eyes,     46     she also has machines   47    help her make    48   different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often    49      great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good   50 of what kind of person the 51   is. "I wouldn"t go out with a fellow    52   I didn"t like his handwriting. " She says. But she      53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman    54   she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55   , however.
36. A. with                B. by             C. like               D. as
37. A. search      B. follow           C. cat

ch            D. judge
38. A. so          B. too               C. quite             D. extra
39. A. books      B. letter             C. tongues          D. handwriting
40. A. writing   B. studying         C. settling           D. uncovering
41 A. atte

nding         B. finishing         C. starting             D. stepping into
42. A. powerful         B. natural           C. special            D. common
43. A .main     B. safe              C. easy              D. impossible
44 A. most         B. nothing          C. little              D. sight
45. A. with       B. by               C. of                D. about
46 A. so           B. for                C. thus              D. but
47 A. they         B. in which        C. that               D. those
48 A. up          B. out               C. for               D. Into
49 A. of           B. to                C. wit

h             D. for
50 A. test          B. sign              C. means           D. habit(习惯)
51 A. thief         B. criminal          C. writer            D. policeman
52 A. whether     B. unless           C. if                 D. after
53 A. adds        B. tells              C. repeats           D. cries
54 A. before      B. after             C. shyly            D. and
55 A. necessary    B. all right          C. important               D. quite easy

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One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.
As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.
Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.
From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(牺牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.
For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加剧) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.
小题1:How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?
A One person. B. Two persons. C. Three persons. D. Four persons.
小题2:The reason why the tiger attacked the man was .

A．it was hungry	B．it was angry
C．it was frightened by the man	D．not mentioned in the passage

小题3:When did the attack take place?

A．Early in the morning	B．At noon
C．Late in the afternoon	D．At five before dark

小题4:According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph probably means ____.

A．gave a sharp cry because of fear.	B．shouted out for help.
C．made some loud noise.	D．cried out in pain.

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If Barack Obama"s wife and kids thought they"d be getting his undivided attention during their long-awaited summer holiday, perhaps they should think again.
The US President kicked off his vacation by revealing that, in addition to endless games of tennis and golf, he plans to spend the week ploughing through five books, weighing in at an astonishing 2,300 pages. His summer reading list, unveiled(透露) by the White House, contains two heavyweight works of non–fiction and three novels.
On top of the president’s table is Hot, Flat and Crowded, by New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman. Subtitled "why we need a green revolution", it makes a leftish（左倾的） call to arms regarding the future of the planet.
Mr Obama"s second choice is historian David McCullough"s biography of John Adams, the often under-rated second US president, who was the subject of an award-winning HBO docu-drama（纪实剧）last year.
The novels include two crime thrillers: Richard Price"s Lush Life, and The Way Home, a novel by George Pelecanos set in Washington, DC – which, much like Obama"s best-selling autobiography（自传）, explores the relationship between a father and his son.
Completing the set is the novel Plainsong, by a little-known writer called Kent Haruf. Set in a small town on the Colorado plains, its existence on the reading list may reassure voters that Middle America has not been ignored by their commander-in-chief.
Publishers are keeping an eye on whether the famous "Obama bounce" – which has helped sales at the first family"s favourite clothes stores, such as J Crew – will continue to apply to their troubled industry. The President"s endorsement（认可） is said to have lifted sales of Joseph O"Neill"s novel Netherland about cricket in Holland and New York last year.
Given that President Obama has already spent a portion of his week so far playing golf, beating Michelle at tennis, and visiting friends, questions will inevitably(不可避免地) be asked about his ability to put any dent（挫伤） at all in the ambitious reading list.
To finish all five books, he would have to manage more than 300 pages every day – quite an "ask" when a small portion of his time must also be spent running the country.
57. What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A. To give an example.	B. To introduce a topic.
C. To describe a hope.	D. To offer an argument.

58. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Some people doubted if the president could finish his books.

B. The Way Home is a book which explores the relationship between a father and his son.

C. Lush life, set in Washington, is a novel written by Richard Price.

D. Thanks to Obama, sales of Netherland have been lifted.

59. Which of the following was NOT a book the President planned to read?

A. John Adams.	B. Netherland.
C. Hot, Flat and Crowded.	D. Lush Life.

60. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Obama’s Hobbies	B. Obama’s Holiday Plan
C. Obama’s Holiday Life	D. Obama’s Holiday Book List

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