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| 阅读理解。 |
Many people go to work each day to a job they hate. The harmful feelings influence their entire life,
putting a negative cloud over the home, their friends and many of their other activities. There is a better
way to live your life. Meaningful purpose is a driving force that adds enthusiasm to your days. Here are
a few steps to get the new career rolling:
Do some self-analysis. Ask yourself-What really matters to me? What problem or wrong would I like
to fix? What do I enjoy? Where are my interests and hobbies? What are my priorities? What is my secret
passion? What do I want to do with the rest of my life? Reviewing these questions can give you new
insight to where you want to go.
Use your unique genius and talents. Every person is born with a unique set of natural abilities. Talents,
such as managing, creating, researching, training others, drawing, can all seem like easy work because
you have a natural ability for them. True happiness comes from combining your natural talents, developing
and excelling in them. and working in a field, job, industry that you have a passionate interest in.
Make a decision. Only action can change your life. Read a book. Take vocational tests. Use a good
career-rnanagement professional. Do some career exploration and gather all the information you need.
Then make a decision and go forward. Outline the action steps to reach your career goal. Finding meaning,
passion and purpose every day you go to work is the wonderful reward, so don"t wait any longer. Begin
right now and set in motion to live a happier, more satisfying life. |
| 1. Which is the best title of the passage? |
A. Suggestions on How to Build a More Meaningful Career
B. Steps on How to Live Happily and comfortably
C. Do not Hate Your Job Any Longer
D. Find Out Your Natural Talents and Make a Success |
| 2. According to the passage, by analyzing ourselves, we can _____. |
A. know the truly happy life and good friends
B. understand better about the career we want
C. find out our own unique genius and talents
D. improve relations with our family and friends |
| 3. According to the passage, it"s easier to make success in the work which we _____. |
A. have a little experience at
B. have professional moral about
C. have been performing for a long time
D. have a natural talent for |
| 4. The purpose in writing this passage is to _____. |
A. persuade people to work hard
B. show some wrong-doings at work
C. direct people to choose their career
D. deal with troubles people may meet at work |
答案
| 1-4: A B D C |
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Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically, what are the values which Americans
live by. They have never given the matter any thought.
Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States. This has
caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors. I am confident that the values
listed in this booklet describe most( but not all) Americans, and that understanding these values can help you,
the international visitor, understand Americans.
It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in
Americans, they will then be able to understand 95% of American actions-actions which might otherwise
appear "strange","confusing", or "unbelievable" when evaluated from the perspective ( aspect) of the foreigner"s
own society and its values.
The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs,
assumptions and values of that particular group. When you encounter ( meet) an action, or hear a statement in
the United States which surprises you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this
booklet. |
| 1. An ordinary American can"t tell you his/her value system because _____. |
A. this is something an American lives by
B. everyone will have his/her own value system
C. he/she has never thought about it
D. values are something often in their thought |
| 2. The author lists 13 values in his booklet to _____. |
A. invite foreigners to visit America
B. look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors
C. describe the confusing actions of most Americans
D. help international visitors understand Americans |
| 3. The underlined word "ingrained" in Line 2, Paragraph 3 most probably means "_____ ". |
A. rooted in the minds
B. found in the grains
C. planted for food
D. prepared with grain |
4. Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange, confusing or unbelievable way,
probably because _____. |
A. Americans are hard to understand
B. Americans have values which are entirely different from their own
C. they view Americans according to the values in their own society
D. it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them |
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Concern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern
life, has brought great changes to the lives of most Frenchmen. More people are working than ever before
in France. In the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. Offices, shops and factories are
discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. In almost all lines of work
emphasis now falls on ever-increasing output. Thus the "typical" Frenchman produces more, earns more,
and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. He gains in creature comforts
and ease of life. What he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.
Some say that France has been Americanized. This is because the United States is a world symbol of the
technological society and its consumer products. The so-called Americanization of France has its critics.
They fear that"assembly-line life" will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and
leisurely(but less productive)old French style. What will happen, they ask, taste, elegance, and the cultivation
of the good things in life - to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy
hours of conversation in a local café?
Since the last 1950"s life in France has indeed taken on qualities of rush,tension, and the pursuit of
material gain. Some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university
students. They are concerned with the future, and they fear that France is threatened by the triumph of this
competitive, goods-oriented culture. Occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable
violence.
In spite of the critics, however, countless Frenchmen are committed to keeping France in the forefront
of the modern economic world. They find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and
pleasures than that of the past. They believe that a modern, industrial France is preferable to the old. |
| 1. Which of the following is a feature of the old French way of life? |
A. Leisure, elegance, and efficiency.
B. Elegance, efficiency, and taste.
C. Leisure, elegance, and taste.
D. Efficiency, taste, and convenient. |
| 2. Which of the following is NOT true about Frenchmen? |
A. Many of them prefer the modern life style.
B. They actually enjoy working at the assembly line.
C. They are more concerned with money than before.
D. They are more competitive than the old generation. |
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| 3. The passage suggests that _____. |
A. great changes have occurred in the life style of all Frenchmen
B. it"s now unlikely to see a Frenchman enjoying a stroll by the river
C. the French are fed up with the smell of freshly picked apples
D. in pursuing material gains the French are suffering losses elsewhere |
| 4. The main idea of the passage is "_____ ". |
A. Changes in the French Way of Life
B. Criticism of the New Life Style
C. The Americanization of France
D. Features of the New Way of Life |
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As you grow rapidly through your teenage years you will experience a lot of changes.
The changes may seem monumental and they may seem to happen quickly.Don"t panic! You will
deal successfully with this time! The changes may seem difficult and your new-found responsilbilities
may seem daunting (令人畏惧的) but you"re not alone.Everyone that you"ve grown up with is going
through the same things!
With more responsibilities you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to
be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy balanced decisions that will help shape
your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all of what you want to
do. Both situations are fine!If you are diligent, the right opportunity will be ready for you.Young adulthood
means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably begin to want to do things independently of
your family/ care-givers. Try not to shut your family out of your life and remember to be considerate even
though you are older and are capable of looking after yourself.Your family have been with you since you
came into this world and they will be around you when you leave this world.
It is also perfectly natural in this time of transition to want to spend more time with your friends than
your family.Choose your friends wisely. Real friends are rarer than hen"s teeth.A true friend will stand
with you, whatever the circumstances are.
This period of transition is a part of the circle of life. There are some people who will be with you
throughout the life"s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways.
Leaving school/college can be hard. The reality is that you may not ever see all of your classmates again.
Sure, there may be reunions and you will keep in touch with some of them.But the fact is you will need
to leave some of them behind as you move forwards on the path that you feel is right for you. |
| 1. Facing the changes, some teenagers may feel frightened because _____. |
A. they feel alone when their family and friends leave them
B. they have no freedom to make their own choices
C. there are usually difficult things for them to deal with
D. they have no life plans and feel helpless |
| 2. The author thinks teenage stage is _____. |
A. too hard for young students to get through
B. a very important time for young students to break away from their parents
C. so exciting and challenging that the young should make balanced decisions for their future
D. a period when young students may pay little attention to their future plans |
| 3. In the last paragraph, the underlined words "some people" probably refer to _____. |
A. parents
B. classmates
C. relatives
D. brothers |
| 4. Some teenagers think that leaving school can be hard because _____. |
A. reunions with schoolmates are not within the foreseeable future
B. they wouldn"t like to choose their careers so soon
C. they never have ideal grades at school
D. they are too worried about their future |
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With smart phones taking the world by Storm, a phone that can only send and receive voice calls and text
messages may seem like a relic from a bygone age. Yet in East Africa,simple phones like these are changing
the face of the economy, thanks to the mobile money services that are spreading across the region.
Using the text-messaging function built into the GSM system (全球通) used by most cell phone networks,
these services allow people without a bank account or credit card to use their phone as an electronic wallet that
can be used to store. send or receive cash.
It works like this: you pay cash to your local agent who then tops up your mobile money account using a
secure form of text messaging. That money can be transferred (转账) to another person by sending a message
to their cell phone account.
For some the system is a lifeline."If I didn,t have my mobile phone. I would be very poor,"says Neyasse
Neemur, a mother of four children who lives in northern Kenya."Now I can sell fish."
Neemur took up fishing in July last year, but making money from it was a little tricky, especially as
Turkana people do not usually eat fish. A truck from Ethiopia to Tanzania passes through her village once a
week, and she arranged to have the driver transport the fish several hundred kilometres south to market in
Kisumu, where her relatives sell the fish.
"I get the money transfer immediately." says Neemur."Then I can pay for my children to go to school
and for vegetables and beans," she adds,"so I don"t need to eat fish."
According to the Central Bank of Kenya, payments worth around l billion Kenyan shillings ($13 million)
per day were transferred through Kenya,s mobile money systems in 2009, equalling the country,s credit card
transactions (业务). The bank expects mobile money transfers to overtake credit cards in 2011. |
| 1. In Paragraph l,the author uses "simple phones" to _______. |
A. make a comparison
B. introduce a topic
C. describe a scene
D. offer an argument |
| 2. What can we learn about the simple phones in East Africa? |
A. They might help the local people apply for a bank account.
B. They will replace the banks completely in the near future.
C. They provide a safe means for the locals to do business.
D. They can do nothing except send and receive calls or messages. |
| 3. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to ______. |
A. the GSM system
B. the mobile money service
C. the credit card service
D. the cell phone networks |
| 4. The story of Neyasse Neemur suggests that ______. |
A. the mobile money service plays a key rote in the locals, life
B. Neemur uses her mobile phone to contact her customers
C. her relatives tricks Turkana people to eat the fish they sell
D. the Bank of Kenya helps her improve her living condition |
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It"s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us, yet frequently we become a servant to
it. Email is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new tool. The average business person is getting
about 80 emails per day and many feel that about 80%of the messages in their in box are of little or no value.
So, I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Erasing Email”
1.get off the lists. The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it. If you are receiving a lot of
unwanted emails, ask to be removed from the various lists. This would include your inclusion in unwanted
lists.
2. “unlisted address”. Just as you keep an unlisted telephone number that you share only with those
whom you want to have direct access to , you might want to get a separate email address only for the
important communications you wish to receive.
3.check it once or twice per day. Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email server,
monitoring incoming email continuously. Maybe this is because email creates its own sense of urgency, but
most of the communications are not all that urgent. I respond to them a couple of times per day.
4. deal with it. As you open each email, do one of the following:
a. if it requires a quick response, respond to it and delete it.
b. if it requires a response but is not the best use of your time, try to find someone else to do it.
c. if it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond, schedule it for action in your day planner
and then download the message, save it, or print it out for future action.
I personally receive about 250 emails per day and by practising the suggestions above, I can handle that
volume in about an hour, taking advantage of this fantastic tool but not being controlled by it to make sure
I"m doing more important tasks in my day. |
| 1. if you get unwanted emails, the best you can do is to _____. |
A. make a list of them
B. put them into unwanted lists
C. send them to a special address
D. ask to be deleted from different lists |
| 2. For the important communications, the writer suggests that you ______. |
A. have a direct access for them
B. have several email servers for them
C. get a separate email address for them
D. get an unlisted phone number for them |
| 3. To avoid being chained by the coming emails, what you can do is to ______. |
A. respond urgent ones only
B. reply to all of them at the same time
C. handle them a couple of times daily
D. keep replying to emails all day long |
| 4. To deal with an email you get, you can do the following except ______. |
A. responding right away if it"s urgent
B. downloading every email before you reply
C. scheduling it for later reply if it takes much time
D. asking someone else to reply to it if it"s not at your convenience |
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