Blind imitation (模仿)is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their uni

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Blind imitation (模仿)is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes (菜谱) and turned out some tasty dishes. But soon I grew bored. Why follow someone else’s way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child’s bicycle; they help you get going, but once you find your own balance, you fly faster and farther without relying on them.
In daily life, imitation can hurt us if we subconsciously (下意识地) hold poor role models. If, as a child, you observed people whose lives were bad, you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did. If you do not make strong choices for yourself, you will get the results of the weak choices of others.
In the field of entertainment, our culture glorifies celebrities. Those stars look great on screen. But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous. If you are going to follow someone, focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.
Blessed is the person willing to act on their sundden desire to create somrthing unique.Think of the movies,books,teachers,and friends that have affected you most deeply.They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration,not desperation.The world is changed not by those who do what has been done brfore them,but by those who do what has been done inside them.Creative people have an endless resource of ideas.The problem a creator faces is not running out of material;it is what to do with the material knocking at the door of imagination.
Syudy your role models,accept the gifts they have given,and leave behind what does not server.Then you can say,”I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors”tragedies and tory ,and know that they are cheering on.
小题1:Imitation proves useful when you .

A．know you are unique

B．lose the bslance of life

C．begin to learn something new

D．get tired of routine practice

小题2:To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should________.

A．forget daily fear and pain

B．choose the right example

C．ask others for decisions

D．stay away from stars

小题3:Acording to the author. The world moves on because of those who are .

A．desperate to intruence others with their knowledge

B．ready to turn their original ideas into reality

C．eager to discover what their ancestors did

D．willing to accept others’ideas

小题4:The trouble a creator faces is .

A．the lack of strong motivation

B．the absence of practical ideas

C．how to search for more materials

D．how to use imagination creatively

小题5:What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To highlight the importance of creatively.

B．To criticize the characters of role models.

C．To compare imitation with creation.

D．To explain the meaning of success.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A

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A. introduction B. company C. accidentally D. against AB. sped
AC. apparent AD. between BC. institutional BD. context CD. influenced

Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20^th century and the spread of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened __47__. As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the __48__ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution __49__ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading on through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures into the 20th-century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in perspective. It is important to do so. It is generally recognized, however, that the __50__ of the computer in the early 20th century, followed by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, although its impact on the media was not immediately __51__. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as __52__, with display becoming sharper

and storage capacity increasing. It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the __53__ within which we now live. The communications revolution has __54__ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been controversial views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed __55__ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.

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For busy people, the idea of speed dating has really caught on in popularity. In a speed dating event, usually 8-10 __66__ go around from table to table, each spending 6-8 minutes at each one. From that, you may not know for sure if you want to __67__ something more with an individual, but, you will __68__ know if you don"t want to.
The first thing that you will realize about speed dating is that it makes you __69__. Unlike a bar, where you might get a whole evening to __70__ check a potential partner out and to see what they’ve got, when it comes to __71__, you know that you only have a certain amount of time to put your best foot forward there. You’ll find the other participants are __72__ of this and will put their best foot forward.
An 8-minute speed dating will also give you a chance to see how someone __73__ under pressure. You may already know a little more about their __74__ if you find someone who can’t seem to make eye-contact. The best advice is to make eye contact, be open and direct. You’ll find that the __75__ time can make for some excellent opportunities to really shine, and there’s nothing like a deadline to make you more __76__! An important detail to keep in mind is that you will be __77__ to a dozen or more singles in a short time. Those who feel that there is an advantage in larger numbers will surely find this __78__.
When you are looking for __79__, you may not want to do the long search, so think about speed dating and see what you can do to make sure that it works for you. __80__, give this exciting opportunity a try!
小题1:
A. lovers B. couples C youths D. singles
小题2:

A．learn

B．have

C．explore

D．develop

小题3:

A．equally

B．hardly

C．definitely

D．eventually

小题4:

A．chase

B．hurry

C．focus

D．cheer

小题5:

A．constantly

B．frequently

C．occasionally

D．unexpectedly

小题6:

A．making friends

B．speed dating

C．family planning

D．home improving

小题7:

A．sick

B．fond

C．aware

D．confident

小题8:

A．acts

B．talks

C．lives

D．loves

小题9:

A．interest

B．background

C．intention

D．personality

小题10:

A．spare

B．limited

C．appointed

D．luxurious

小题11:

A．creative

B．passive

C．negative

D．objective

小题12:

A．introduced

B．devoted

C．mentioned

D．used

小题13:

A．demanding

B．surprising

C．convincing

D．appealing

小题14:

A．fun

B．love

C．friendship

D．adventure

小题15:

A．In a word

B．As a result

C．On the whole

D．Believe it or not

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In general, it seems reasonable to suppose that we should prefer peace and quiet to noise. And yet most of us have had the experience of having to adjust to sleeping in the mountains or the countryside because it was initially “too quiet”, an experience that suggests that humans are capable of adapting to a wide range of noise levels. Research supports this view. For example, Glass and Singer (1972) exposed people to short bursts of very loud noise and then measured their ability to work out problems and their physiological reactions to the noise. The noise was quite disruptive at first, but after about four minutes the subjects were doing just as well on their tasks as control subjects who were not exposed to noise. Their physiological react

ions also declined quickly to the same levels as those of the control subjects.
But there are limits to adaptation and loud noise becomes more troublesome if the person is required to concentrate on more than one task. For example, high noise levels affect the performance of subjects who were required to monitor three dials at a time, a task not unlike that of a plane pilot or an air-traffic controller. Similarly, noise did not affect a subject’s ability to track a moving line with a steering wheel, but it did affect the subject’s ability to repeat numbers while tracking (Finkelm and Glass 1970).
Probably the most significant finding from the research on noise is that its predictability is more important than how loud it is. We are much more able to “tune out” long-lasing background noise, even if it is quite loud, than to work under circumstances with unexpected disturbance of noise. In Glass and Singer’s study, in which subjects were exposed to bursts of noise as they worked on a task, some subjects heard loud bursts and others heard soft bursts. For some subjects, the bursts were spaced exactly one minute apart (predictable noise); others heard the some amount of noise overall, but the bursts occurred at random intervals (unpredictable noise). Subjects reported finding the predictable and unpredictable noise equally annoying, and all subjects performed at about the same level during the noise portion of the experiment. But the different noise conditions had quite different after-effects when the subjects were required to proofread written material under conditions of no noise. The study shows that the unpredictable noise produced more errors in the later proofreading task than predictable noise; and soft unpredictable noise actually produced slightly more errors on this task than the loud predictable noise.
Apparently, unpredictable noise produces more fatigue than predictable noise, but it takes a while for this fatigue to take its toll on performance.
小题1:When talking about people’s difficulty in sleeping in the mountains, what can be inferred in the passage?

A．They usually do not prefer peace and quiet to noise.

B．They may be exposed to short bursts of very strange sounds.

C．They prefer to h

ear a certain amount of noise while they sleep.

D．They may not have adapted to a higher noise level in the city.

小题2:What did Glass and Singer find in their noise experiment?

A．Problem-solving is much easier under quiet conditions.

B．Physiological reactions prevent the ability to work.

C．Bursts of noise hardly disturb problem-solving in the long term.

D．The physiological reactions of the control subjects declined quickly.

小题3:Researchers discovered that high noise levels are not likely to affect the __________.

A．successful performance of a single task

B．tasks of pilots or air traffic controllers

C．ability to repeat numbers while tracking moving lines

D．ability to monitor three dials at once

小题4: What does “take its toll on performance” in the passage probably mean?

A．Destroy the performance completely.

B．Have a negative effect on the performance.

C．Improve the performance greatly.

D．Have a positive influence on the performance.

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When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry (黑莓手机) at the door. ‘I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive,’ says Baxter，who’d rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. ‘It’s there and it beckons (召唤). That’s human nature (but)…we kind of get crazy sometimes and we don’t know where it should stop.’
Americans are connected at unprecedented (前所未有的) levels一93% now use cell phones or wireless devices；one third of those are ‘smart phones’ that allow users to browse the Web and check e-mail，among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road，staying in touch with friends and family，efficiently using time once spent waiting around. The downside：often，we’re effectively disconnecting from those in the same room.
That"s why，despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever，2010 was the Year We Stopped Talking to One Another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook from work or checking e-mail while on a date，the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention，not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say it"s time to step back and reassess.
‘What we’re going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before,’ says Scott Campbell. ‘It can be a good thing，but I also see new ways the traditional social fabric (社会结构) is getting somewhat torn apart.’
Our days are filled with beeps and pings·----many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or face-to-face conversations. We may feel that the distractions are too much，but we can’t seem to stop posting，texting or surfing.
‘We"re going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing,’ says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off.
‘Our human purposes are to really have connections with people,’ she says. ‘We have to reclaim it. It’s not going to take place by itself.’
小题1:What can be the best title for the passage?

A．2010: The year technology developed quickly.

B．2010: The year technology sped up our life pace.

C．2010: The year technology replaced talking.

D．2010: The year technology made communicating easier.

小题2:According to Paragraph l，Gretchen Baxter thinks_________.

A．the new technology always influences people’s life in a positive way

B．the new technology is so tempting that she could even put her daughter and husband behind

C．it is encouraging to see progress on the new technology every year

D．people are too dependent on the new technology to let go

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The wide use of mobile devices has nothing to do with the ‘traditional social fabric’.

B．Mobile devices play a less important part in American life.

C．Mobile devices create a lot of divided attention and social anxiety.

D．Many analysts speak highly of the wide popularity of mobile devices.

小题4:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Something must be done to get connection with people in reality again·

B．Using mobile services can help people get connection with each other.

C．Mobile services have a strong impact on people’s life.

D．The connection with people can happen naturally.

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A person steps on what seems like solid ground but discovers with horror that the ground is giving way underfoot. The person struggles desperately but is trapped. There is no escape. Slowly the person sinks deeper and at last is gone. The solid ground was solid only in appearance. It was actually quicksand, which is a deep mass of fine sand mixed with water.
How is quicksand formed? Water pushes up from below the surface and is held by the sand. The grains of sand are forced apart by the water. They cannot hold any weight. The subsurface water may have come from a spring, a river, or a stream. Sometimes pools of water near beaches become filled with sand. When the soil under these pools does not allow for good drainage(排水), the sand can become stretches of quicksand.
Is it true that a person who steps into quicksand is doomed to die? No, for people have fought their way from quicksand to firm land again. It is panic(恐慌) that creates the condition that can result in death, for the more a person struggles, the worse matters become. Quick movements will make the sand yield for a time, but then it rushes back and settles solidly around the body.
People trapped in quicksand should either lie back with arms outstretched, or not move at all. When the weight of the sand around his body has displaced equals that person’s weight, the victim will stop sinking. With feet held still, and with slow movements of the arms, as in the backstroke(仰泳) in swimming, people have managed to roll to safety and reach firm ground.
小题1:Quick movements by a person trapped in quicksand will _______.

A．help the person reach firm ground

B．help prevent panic

C．make the same sand yield temporarily

D．make the sand hold the person’s weight

小题2:Quicksand is _______.

A．a mass of fine sand mixed with water	B．formed only along rivers
C．found below subsurface water	D．solid ground

小题3:Which statement does the article lead you to believe?

A．Stretches of quicksand are found only under the sea.

B．People should never try to escape from quicksand.

C．It is hard to keep calm if you fall into quicksand.

D．Only heavy people can be trapped in quicksand.

小题4:The passage mainly tells about _______.

A．what solid ground looks like	B．the nature of quicksand
C．stepping into quicksand	D．escaping from quicksand

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