阅读理解. Willa Cather once said,"When people ask me whether writing has been a
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I always answer with the famous saying: The end is nothing；the road is all.That is what I mean
when I say writing has been a pleasure.I have never used the computer with the thought that
one more task had to be done."
Like most writers,Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her,but
rather for the pleasure that came in their writing.Her wo
rks were,like her,simple and full of the vigor of her days in Nebraska,where she grew from child to young womanhood and
where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the great plain with its wild flowers,
wheat fields and rivers.
"It"s a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later."It takes hold of you
or it leaves you perfectly cold.A great many people find it very dull；they like a church
tower,an old factory,a waterfall,the country all made to look like a German Christmas card
...But when I come to the open plain,something happens.I"m home.I breathe differently."
B．opened up a road to success
C．neither too hard nor too easy
D．interesting and enjoyable
B．It was vast,open and flat.
C．It was like a German Ch
ristmas card.D．It was a colorful world of wild flowers.
B．you decide either to stay or to leave
C．some find the place warm；others find it cold
D．some find the place peaceful；others find it wild
B．She wants to make the place her home.
C．She feels completely comfortable.
D．She finds the place similar to her home.
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suggests an "empty nest" is not always a bad thing.
Popular wisdom has it that parents" relationships may suffer once their young fly the coop, because
they feel they have lost their purpose in life.However, a new study by researchers at the University of
California, Berkeley, has found that many couples actually feel happier when t
heir children leave homebecause they are able to enjoy spending time together.
In total,123 American mothers born in the 1930s were tracked for 18 years and asked to rate their
satisfaction levels shortly after marrying, when they were bringing up babies, once their children reached
their teenage years and finally at age 61, when almost all had "empty nests".
Although not all said they were happier in general, most claimed their marriages had improved since
their children had left home.Researchers believe this is not just because the spouses were spending more
time together, but because they were able to enjoy each other"s company more.
One of the participants in the study, which is published in the journal Psychological Science, said:"
Once the kids grow up...there"s some of that stress removed...that responsibility removed, so things are
a little more relaxed."
Psychologist Sara Gorchoff, who carried out the investigation, said:"The takehome message for
couples with young children is "hang in there". " Her coauthor Oliver John added:"Don"t wait until your
kids leave home to schedule quality time with your partner."
However, Dr Dorothy Rowe, from the British Psychological Society, said the effects of living in an
"empty nest" will depend on the parents" relationship with their children."If you"re just waiting for them
to leave home so you can get on with your life, then
of course you"ll be pleased to see them go, " she said, "But if you"ve built your life around your children you"ll be terribly lonely.For some parents, their
world falls apart when their children leave."
1. It is commonly believed that________.
A. marriages improve after children leave home
B. an "empty nest" is always a happy thing
C. parents" relationships may suffer once their young grow up and move out
D. parents will be pleased after their children leave home
2. When did many couples feel happier according to the study?
A. At age 61, when almost all had "empty nests".
B. Shortly after marrying.
C. Once their children reached their teenage years.
D. When they were bringing up babies.
3. Marriages improve after children fly the coop not because______.
A. many couples are able to spend time together
B. many couples are able to enjoy each other"s company
C. things are a little more relaxed
D. many couples needn"t work at all
4. The author of the passage tends to agree
that________.A. parents should build their life around their kids
B. parents should schedule quality time with each other before kids leave home
C. parents" relationship with their kids has no effect on marriages at all
D. parents should be pleased to see their kids leave home
lieve in the beauty of their dreams.-Eleanor Roosevelt
My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters.
When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with__1__in spite of the terrible surroundings.The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land, __2__great losses.
I felt sorry especially for the__3__, but I__4__to be hopeless.I decided that where I was, I could do
__5__to help them.I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who__6__my knock, "I
know that you are__7__and give the birds that come to your yard a little__8__.Please consider me your
bird.Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your__9__.I will take it to the temple
where it can be given to the__10__children."
No one seemed to__11__giving me a handful of rice, even__12__they had little themselves.On
Sunday, I would go to the__13__and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to__14__to the children.
One day, I came to a house that had__15__to give.I told my story and asked if I could be their bird.
The woman called her daughters, and__16__gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice!I began to
ask for__17__and rice from the other "bird feeders", and they gave them to me.Everyone was happy to
be helping those who were suffering, even__18__only this small way.The temple was soon able to help
everyone who came to them for food and clothing.
" Consider me your bird." My__19__idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was__20__some
peace.
| ( )1. A. sorrow ( )2. A. suffered ( )3. A. peasants ( )4. A. wanted ( )5. A. something ( )6. A. said ( )7. A. glad ( )8. A. water ( )9. A. temple ( )10. A. brave ( )11. A. mind ( )12. A. where ( )13. A. village ( )14. A. give in ( )15. A. much ( )16. A. every ( )17. A. help ( )18. A. by ( )19. A. foolish ( )20. A. creating | B. hope B. survived B. citizens B. failed B. everything B. replied B. kind B. money B. room B. hungry B. escape B. that B. hometown B. give up B. little B. each B. clothing B. with B. childish B. mending | C. comfort C. covered C. villagers C. refused C. anything C. answered C. rich C. nest C. door C. promising C. practice C. so C. temple C. give away C. many C. neither C. food C. on C. clever C. developing | D. happiness D. made D. children D. stopped D. nothing D. spoke D. friendly D. rice D. garden D. nervous D. enjoy D. when D. house D. give out D. few D. none D. change D. in D. useful D. managing |
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| When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power.But what are these really, and how do they operate? Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things.Even if this is possible, it is shortterm, and tends to produce unexpected and unwanted results.If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they have to, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long term.They will also experience fear. Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If they connect you with th  is emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively.Fear does no good to leadership. The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion.We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they will become fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation.Today"s work place is all about relationships. Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they"re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker.Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like.Leaders understand the way things work.They know the pay check is not the single most important factor in the work life of most people. The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence-knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others.Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationship with people around you, which is the key to  the leadership skills.1. The writer thinks that it is not________for us to connect leadership with strength and power. A. possible B. necessary C. easy D. effective 2. People may NOT be working hard when________. A. they"re regarded as human beings B. they like th  eir leadersC. money is taken as the most important D. leaders understand the way things work 3. From the passage, we can conclude that________is the key to making a good leader. A. developing one"s emotional intelligence B. in fluencing others in one"s own way C. producing some unexpected results D. having confidence in one"s ability 4. This passage is most helpful to those who________. A. have strength and power B. are going to make a speech C. would like to be leaders D. are to be excellent employees | |||
| Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow. The seeds and the power to grow them are contained in the human mind. Success is a choice but not a chance. You can be a success if only you make the right choice. You cannot be successful without first developing yourselfesteem (自尊). Your level of selfesteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. Peoplewith low selfesteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance brought about with any sudden change in the weather. You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are respo  nsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe. Thoughts and beliefs cause everything. Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success depends upon our level of confidence. We are responsible for either reinforcing  good habits or kicking bad habits and consciously replacing them with consistently practiced good habits. If you associate with positivethinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing (培育) the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks. In short, in all areas of your life, whether they are financial,physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it,you are on the road to success. | |||
| 1. Losers would think that________. | |||
| A. success is the result of hard work B. working hard will lead to success C. they fail only because of bad luck D. they don"t make efforts to succeed | |||
| 2. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that________. | |||
| A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes B. developing confidence is the key to future success C. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind D. setting our expectations is essential before taking action | |||
| 3. The last paragraph serves as________. | |||
| A. the proof of the author"s point B. the conclusion of the argument C. an introduction to another topic D. a comparison between two views | |||
| 4. Which is the best title of the text? | |||
| A. Success is a choice B. The secrets of success C. Develop our confidence D. How to achieve success | |||
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| Children become more generous as they get older, learning the principles of equality by the age of eight.That may not be too surprising to anyone who has kids. Humans are born with a sense of fairness that most other animals seem not to share, but it"s not been clear exactly when this concept starts to develop. Dr.Alva Zhao and her colleagues conducted a series of tests to measure just how much children care about equality at different ages.In three different versions of a game, children were asked to choose between two ways of sharing a number of sweets with themselves and an unfamiliar partner.They could choose, for example, between one for me and one for you, or j  ust having one for themselves.At the age of three, children were "almost completely selfish", says Zhao. They refused to give sweets away even if it made no difference to themselves.But by the age of eight, children generally preferred the fair option, sharing a prize equally rather than keeping it all to themselves. Several other factors influenced how fair the children were.The team found that children without brothers or sisters were 28% mo  re likely to share than children with brothers or sisters.On the otherhand, the youngest children in a family were 17% less willing to share than children who had only younger brother or sister. In addition, if children knew that their partner was from the same playgroup or school, they were more concerned about being fair.This suggests that being nice to people you know is something that develops a sense of equality. 1. The main idea of the first paragraph is________. A. parents know clearly when their kids are more willing to share B. the kids" willingness of sharing is learne  d from their familyC. the older the kids are, the more selfish they will become D. kids become more generous when they reach a certain age 2. The tests conducted by Dr.Alva Zhao and her colleagues were aimed at________. A. how kids develop a quality of fairness in games B. children"s awareness of equality at different ages C. the reasons why children care about equality D. children"s attitudes towards other partners 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Children under three know little about being fair. B. Children above eight years old become less selfish. C. Children with brothers or sisters tend to be more generous. D. The youngest child in a family tends to be less generous. 4. We can learn that children care more about equality while with________. A. unknown people B. nice people C. familiar people D. f  air people |