In life, people come across many experiences, which they remember throughout the
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In life, people come across many experiences, which they remember throughout their lives. I had a similar experience, too.
I was very excited. It was the day of my last paper of the final examination. My mind was full of thoughts of how I would spend my vacation. I was especially excited of the invitation that my uncle had given me to stay with him for a few days in Cambridge.
I was prepared for the subject, physics. My friends and I were on the ground doing the last minute revisions and also discussing the questions that were supposed to come in the paper. Suddenly the bell rang and we got into our classrooms. The teacher came and quickly handed out the answer paper and the question paper. The paper was of two hours and some of the expected questions came. I finished it almost forty-five minutes earlier. But since it was a rule not to collect the answer paper before the allotted（规定的）time. the teacher was not collecting and I had to sit till the time was over. I checked my paper twice and corrected some of the mistakes in it. I started thinking about the place my friends and I had planned to go after the paper.
Though I was thinking for a long time, the time seemed to be endless. So I thought of drawing something on the question paper and turned it overleaf. I was shocked to see that the page which I had supposed to be blank had four more questions on it which carried 20 marks and would take at least half an hour to complete. I had a quick glance at my watch. There were only 10 minutes left. I was so nervous that I was hardly in a state to write anything. They were the sub-questions（小题）of the last question. Suddenly our physics teacher came in and told all of us that in the last question, out of 6 sub-questions only 2 had to be solved. I felt very much relieved.
Thereafter I never made such mistakes again. But I realized that my anxiousness and excitement could have cost me to lose 20 marks and decided never to make such a mistake again.
小题1:Which of the following statements is true?| A．The writer didn’t work hard at physics. | | B．The writer lost 20 marks for the last question. | | C．The writer made some mistakes during the exam. | | D．The questions on the paper were difficult for the writer. |
小题2:The underlined word “relieved” means ________.| A．more nervous | B．less afraid | C．more surprised | D．less worried |
小题3:We can infer from the passage that _____________.| A．the writer did 2 sub-questions of the last question | | B．the writer turned overleaf to do the sub-questions | | C．the writer spent 45 minutes finishing the paper | | D．the writer got full marks in the physics exam |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that we should _____________.| A．learn some exam skills | | B．concentrate on what we are doing | | C．try our best to do well in the exam | | D．be careful not to make mistakes in the exam |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B |
解析
小题1:C 本题应该用排除法，第三段中看出作者应该是well-prepared，排除Ａ，Ｄ，从倒数第二段看出，做最后，老师指出，６小题中只需做２题，所以作者并没有失２０分。从倒数第三段的倒数第二行可以看出，作者在空余的时间里改了一些错，所以应该是选Ｃ。
小题1:D relieved应该是放松的意思，应该选D。
小题1:A 作者以后做完题后往后翻，结果发现后面还有四道题，从后文看出最后一大题总共有六小题，所以，作者应该是做了2个小题的。
小题1:B 本题应该从最后一段得出答案。最后一段说到，由于我的紧张和兴奋导致我差点失去20分，所以结论应该是要专注于现在做的事。 |
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Until recently, I hadn’t done much community service．In face, I did nothing to benefit anyone but myself．My selfishness and laziness were clear before I received an assignment from my teacher．Each student was required to complete 10 hours community service．To me, 10 hours was a huge amount of time to spend helping others．Volunterring, for me, has been a truly life – changing experience．
My mom suggested that I organize a food drive（募捐活动）in our development（新建筑宅区）and donate what I collected to a local shelter．Anything that would help finish the project seemed like a good idea, so I agreed．I made up flyers（传单）asking for donations and placed flyers at every house in my neighborhood．
I was getting ready to fetch the cans from my neighbor’s yards on the day of the food drive when all of a sudden it started to pour．Rain flooded the roads and wind blew hard, but I was determined to complete my task．My mom drove me around our development and I jumped out at every house to collect items people had put out．
When we finally arrived the shelter, I was a little nervous because I had never been there before．The woman in charge was extremely grateful for the donations and said that the world would be ganizing the food drive and delighted that my service to the community would make a difference in people’s lives．
As I was leaving the shelter, a man asked if I was the one who had brought all the food．I shyly nodded, and he said, “A round here, you are a hero．” From that point on, I made myself a promise that I would serve the community more often, even when it was not required．Through this school assignment, I have realized that caring for others is an important part of living and the world would be a completely different place if people all help those who are less fortunate．
小题1:From the first paragraph we know the author ．| A．was satisfied with the assignment of his teacher | | B．was unwilling to do good things for others | | C．thought it impossible for him to spend 10 hours helping others | | D．didn’t realize his selfishness until he received the assignment |
小题2:The author decided to serve the community more often because ．| A．he was treated as a big hero by his neighbors | | B．he received gratitude from the woman in the shelter | | C．he found what he did had an effect on people’s lives | | D．he found the people in the shelter were warm – hearted |
小题3:The author wrote this passage in order to ．| A．show his pity for those poor people | | B．care about the future of the world | | C．give advice on organizing a drive | | D．expect more people to think of others |
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Everyone has got two personalities (性格) —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.
小题1:You may find the passage in_____.| A．a science magazine | B．a guide book | | C．a sports newspaper | D．a story book |
小题2: When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?| A．In the daytime. | B．At the beginning of sleep. | | C．At night. | D．During the deep sleep. |
小题3: Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep _______.| A．on curled up | B．on her stomach | | C．on her back | D．on her side |
小题4:What does the word "defensive" mean in the passage?小题5: What does the passage tell us?| A．Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping. | | B．Changing positions will cause sleeping problems. | | C．Sleeping positions show people’s secret personalities. | | D．Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier. |
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Exited about landing your first job after graduation? Good, work hard and get learning. Don’t forget to listen to young professional’s advice about the “real world” you’re stepping into.
1. Keep up with current events.
In school, it’s easy to live in a cocoon, where you focus on studies and social life. But in the working world, not knowing who Alan Greenspan is or why North Korea is in the news so often can lead to potentially embarrassing conversations.
2. Consider living with parents, even if you have a job.
Think it over before you rule it out. Not only can you save a lot of money by living at home, but your parents may provide emotional support that you may need. They can help pave the way for you to move once you are settled into your new life.
3. Don’t compare yourself to other people your age.
Young adults are good at putting up impressive appearance, but you don’t really know what their lives are like. Those who seem to have the perfect job may spend part of the day making coffee and picking up boss’s dry-cleaning.
4. Pay attention to small jobs as well as big ones.
Don’t stress if, in your first job or internship(实习期), you get a lot more face time with the copy machine than with clients. You may wonder why you spent so much time studying in school only to do such tasks. But you may also be learning more about your new professional than you realize.
5. Know when it’s time to move on.
Give a new job a chance, perhaps a year, before you make up your mind to leave, especially if it’s your first job out of school. When you’re sure that the job isn’t for you, figure out what you want to do and how to do it. Zhang Yue, 26, spent three years working as an accountant in Shanghai before becoming a financial planner. He loves his new job and spent 10 months searching for it: “To find something you really want to do takes time.”
小题1: By mentioning Alan Greenspan, the author wants to show ____.| A．how he succeeded | | B．why he is important to the world nowadays | | C．it is necessary to know key figures | | D．he has a strong effect on the world |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Comparing yourself to other people your age will make you harmed. | | B．If you don’t have impressive appearance, you can’t pick up boss’ dry-cleaning. | | C．What you have learned in school may come to nothing in your first job. | | D．Even a small job can do good. |
小题3: The last sentence means “____”.| A．It’s easy to find a new job once you have experience | | B．If you hope to do something, you need suffer too much | | C．You needn’t be worried, even though you are trying to find a good job | | D．It will take you time to find a job that suits you well |
小题4:The aim to write the passage is to ____.| A．show how and why to get a satisfying job after graduation | | B．give some advice about how to behave when you work | | C．encourage people to ask for help from parents | | D．expect people to fit in with the working conditions as soon as possibl |
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Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part-time. Albert Einstein was unable to get a job as a physics professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics. I should give up on it and settle for something else.” Instead, he wrote the two most famous papers when he was employed as a patent clerk. After their publication, there was not a major university in the world that would not have been glad to have him on their staff.
If you want to work as an artist and you are making a living as a waiter, don’t think of yourself as a waiter who hopes one day to become an artist. That puts the work you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think of yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by waiter tables—and paint, or draw as much as you can. It is possible to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That leaves plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft（手艺）in the off hours.
While seeking the work you love, it helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities. You don’t want to be limited to the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to all possibilities, you can make a final decision and select the work you love as your own.
Doing the work you love requires that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the practical. It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.
小题1:According to the passage, perhaps Einstein once said to himself, “_______.”A．Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics. I should give up on it and settle for
something else | | B．The job is just what I want, I should work very hard at it | | C．I have to support myself by working as a patent clerk now, but I won’t give physics up | | D．I must wait until I find my favorite job |
小题2:If a person works 24 hours a week, he can________.| A．have enough spare time for his hobbies | | B．have no time left to make his dream come true | | C．do nothing else | | D．make a good living |
小题3:Which of the following is not implied in the last paragraph?| A．Sometimes the imaginative is different from the practical. | | B．We have to take care of a lot of details before we make our dreams come true. | | C．We shall do practical things rather than dream. | | D．We shall dream big dreams and practice as well. |
小题4:According to the passage, the author encourages us to ________.| A．start work quickly | B．select job carefully and patiently | | C．dream often | D．make up our minds quickly |
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It has been found that less than one shopper in five makes a complete shopping list before going to the store. The reason for this is that seven out of ten of today’s purchases(购买) are decided in the store, where the shoppers tend toward impulse(冲动) buying. Buying groceries on impulse had risen for the past forty years, and this rise has coincided(巧合) with the growth of self-service shopping. However, in grocery stores where clerks wait on customers there is much less impulse buying. It is hard for people to buy on impulse if they have to address a clerk.
Psychologists have joined forces with merchandising(商品) experts. It is their job to persuade people to buy products which they may not need or even want until they see them attractively presented. It was discovered by the psychologists that shoppers want help in their purchases. Having so many choices confuses them, and they prefer the package that attracts them. Therefore, it is now more usual for food packers to pay attention to their package design. Attraction depends heavily on the position of the product on the shelf, however. Thus, persuading the shopper to buy is easier if the product is located at eye-level.
小题1:According to the information in the first paragraph, ______ make a complete list.| A．only five shoppers | B．less than twenty percent of the shoppers | | C．only ten percent of the shoppers | D．not even five percent of the shoppers |
小题2:The reason for the above mentioned phenomenon is that _______.| A．people have difficulty making up their mind before going shopping | | B．people don’t know what is available in the store | | C．people tend to decide on buying products when they see them | | D．people are easily deceived(欺骗) by the attractive products |
小题3:In grocery stores where customers are served there is less impulse shopping. This may be because ________.| A．the clerks ignore the customers | | B．the clerks are too eager to serve the customers | | C．the stores have to send the shopper’s purchases to his house | | D．customers hesitate to ask for help if they haven’t decided what to buy |
小题4:Shoppers tend to buy the products put on _______.| A．the top shelf | B．the bottom shelf | | C．the shelf which people can see easily | D．the shelf where there is less confusion |
小题5:Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?| A．Psychologists and Merchandising Experts. | B．Impulse Buying. | | C．The more Products the More Confusion. | D．Self-service Shopping. |
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