| ( )1. A. saying ( )2. A. difficult ( )3. A. at the same time ( )4. A. job ( )5. A. what ( )6. A. After ( )7. A. live ( )8. A. appointment ( )9. A. true ( )10. A. experiment ( )11. A. showed ( )12. A. ensured ( )13. A. say ( )14. A. excited ( )15. A. take ( )16. A. opposite ( )17. A. connects ( )18. A. thankful ( )19. A. finds ( )20. A. united | B. term B. different B. at once B. food B. how B. With B. interesting B. interaction B. right B. study B. suggested B. removed B. discuss B. surprised B. spend B. thing B. offered B. considerate B. plays B. social | C. concept C. easy C. all the time C. help C. where C. Before C. fun C. invitations C. wrong C. interview C. learned C. replaced C. talk C. shocked C. cost C. outcome C. shared C. helpful C. catches C. separated | D. meaning D. surprising D. once in a while D. networks D. which D. As D. pleasant D. doings D. real D. work D. added D. exchanged D. speak D. worried D. stay D. effect D. informs D. friendly D. possesses D. alone | |||||||||||
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| Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Are you afraid to ask someone for a date? Many people are afraid of assert themselves, that is to say dare not state their opinions confidently. Dr. Albert, author of Stand up, Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it is because their self-respect is low."Our whole set up (体制) is designed to make people distrust themselves," says Albert. "There is always "superior" around - a parent, a teacher, a boss-who"knows better". These superiors often gain when they chip (削弱) away at your self-image." But Alert and other scientists are doing something to help people assert themselves. They offer "assertiveness training" courses-AT for short. In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be more active without hurting other people. In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-image. If someone you face is more "important" than yon, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your own good sense. You go by the other person"s demand. But, why should you? AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. What is the best title for this passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Assertiveness Training B. The importance of self-image C. Development of Self-respect D. How to Feel Good of Yourself | ||||||||||||||
| 2. The underlined word "timid" in this passage probably means"_______"? | ||||||||||||||
| A. brave B. active C. angry D. shy | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following problems is mainly discussed in this passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. People are easily cheated when they buy something B. Some people usually think too low of themselves C. People are usually afraid of their superiors D. Some people are not used to making their ideas public | ||||||||||||||
| 4. We may infer from the passage that the writer"s attitude towards the whole set up is _______. | ||||||||||||||
| A. positive B. negative C. appreciative D. aggressive | ||||||||||||||
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| Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance (保持) of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion (体能). The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to remove pounds said they were combining exercise with their diet. In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure (卡路里的消耗) charts; for example, one would have to actively walk three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry (小甜饼). Even exercise professionals admit half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President" s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Still, exercisers supporting role in weight reduction is important. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed (证实) that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine (常规)maintained their new weight. If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year"s time, supposing no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. What is said about the average American in the passage? | ||||||||||||||
| A. They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight. B. They prefer"light" beer and low calorie bread to other drinks and food. C. They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight. D. They tend to overemphasize the healthful effect of"light" beer. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Some people dislike exercise because ________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. they find it hard to exercise while on a diet B. they don"t think it possible to walk 3 miles every day C. they think it is physically exhausting D. they find consulting caloric-expenditure charts troublesome | ||||||||||||||
| 3. What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center"s study? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Weight reduction is impossible without exercise. B. Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight. C. Controlling one"s calorie intake is more important than doing exercise. D. One could lose ten pounds in a year"s time if there"s no increase in food intake. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. What is the author"s purpose in writing this article? | ||||||||||||||
| A. To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight. B. To support the statement made by York Onex. C. To show the most effective way to lose weight. D. To introduce the study of the Boston University Medical Center. | ||||||||||||||
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| I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 1 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother is telling me, "Don"t watch the 3 when you say"I"m sorry". Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he"ll know you 5 it." My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 6 apology: it must be direct. You must never 7 to be doing something else. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 11 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 12 . One of the important things you should do for an 13 apology is readiness to 14 the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 15 for the other person to 16 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 17 about themselves. That, after all, is the 18 of every apology. It 19 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for one"s 20 encourages others to take their share of the blame. | ||||||||||||||
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