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Cominghomefromschoolthatdarkwinterdaysolongago,Iwasfilledwithexcitementof

havingtheweekendoff.ButIwas]intostillnessbywhatIsaw.Mother,seatedatthefar

endofthesofa,2.withthesecond-handgreentypewriteronthetable.Shetoldmethatshe

couldn'ttypefastandthenshewasoutofwork.Myshockandembarrassment（尷尬）atfinding

Motherintearswasaperfectproofofhow3Iunderstoodthepressuresonher.Sitting

besideheronthesofa,Ibeganvery4tounderstand."Iguessweallhaveto_5

sometime,“Mothersaidquietly.Icould6herpainandthetension（壓力）of7the

strongfeelingsthatwereinterruptedbymyarrival.Suddenly,somethinginsideme8.I

reachedoutandputmyarmsaroundher.Shebrokethen.Sheputherface9myshoulder

andsobbed.Iheldher10anddidn'ttrytotalk.IknewIwasdoingwhatIshould,whatI

could11itwasenough.Inthatmoment,feelingMother's12withfeelings,I

understoodforthefirsttimeherbeingsoeasyto13.Shewasstillmymother,14she

wassomething15:apersonlikeme,capableoffearand16andfailure.Icouldfeel

herpainasshemusthavefeltmineonathousandoccasions（場合）whenIsought17inher

arms.

AweeklaterMothertookajobsellingdrygoodsathalfthesalarytheradiostation18.

"It'sajobIcando,though“shesaidsimply.Buttheeveningpracticeontheoldgreentypewriter

continued.Ihadavery19feelingnowwhenIpassedherdooratnightandheardher

tapping20acrossthepaper.Iknewtherewassomethingmoregoingonintherethana

womanlearningtotype.

1.A.tiredB.ashamedC.lazyD.shocked

2.A.cryingB.smilingC.thinkingD.whispering

3.A.eagerlyB.worriedlyC.littleD.much

4.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.suddenlyD.proudly

5.A.failB.winC.fallsickD.givein

6.A.knowofB.watchC.senseD.recognize

7.A.holdingbackB.puttingawayC.sittingupD.stoppingfrom

8.A.litupB.cametrueC.turnedD.increased

9.A.toB.upC.throughD.against

10.A.tightlyB.thoughtfullyC.carefullyD.politely

11.A.andthatB.nowthatC.butthatD.sothat

12.A.handB.faceC.hairD.back

13.A.contentB.breakC.fallD.understand

14.A.thereforeB.howeverC.yetD.though

15.A.moreB.muchC.littleD.huge

16.A.woundB.defeatC.cutD.hurt

17.A.kindnessB.memoryC.comfortD.support

18.A.suppliedB.offeredC.paidforD.contributed

19.A.differentB.hardC.pleasantD.serious

20.A.offB.awayC.outD.through

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Somepersonalcharacteristicsplayanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofone's

intelligence.Butpeoplefailtorealizetheimportanceoftrainingthesefactorsinyoungpeople.

Theso-called"non-intelligencefactors,（非智力因素）include]feelings,will,

motivation（動機），interestsandhabits.Aftera30-yearfollow-upstudyof8000males,

Americanpsychologists（心理學(xué)）2thatthemaincauseofdisparitiesinintelligenceis

notintelligence3,butnon-intelligencefactorsincludingthedesiretolearn,willpower

andself-confidence.

4peopleallknowthatoneshouldhavedefiniteobjectives,astrongwillandgood

learninghabits,quiteanumberofteachersandparentsdon'tpaymuchattentionto5

thesefactors.

Someparentsaregreatlyworried6theirchildrenfailtodowellintheirstudies.

Theyblameeithergenetic（遺傳的）factors,malnutrition，（營養(yǎng)不良）orlaziness,buttheynever

take7considerationthesenon-intelligencefactors.Atthesametime,someteachers

don'tinquireintothese,asreasons8studentsdopoorly.Theysimplygivethemmore

coursesandexercises,or9criticizeorlaughatthem.Afterall,thesestudentslose

self-confidence.Someofthemjustfeeldefeatedand10themselvesupashopeless.

Othersmaygoastray（迷途）becausetheyaresickoflearning.11investigationofmore

than1,000middleschoolstudentsinShanghaishowedthat11.5percentofthemwere12

oflearning,becauseofexaminations,1.4percentlackedpersistence,initiative（主動）and

consciousness（正直地、謹慎的）and10.3percentweresickoflearning.

Itisclear13thelackofcultivation（培養(yǎng)）ofnon-intelligencefactorshasbeena

main14tointelligencedevelopmentinteenagers.Itevencausesanimbalancebetween

physiological（生理的）and15developmentamongafewstudents.

Ifwedon'tstartnowto16thecultivationofnon-intelligencefactors,itwillnot

onlyaffectthedevelopmentofthe17ofteenagers,butalsoaffectthequalityofawhole

generation.Someexpertshaveputforward18abouthowtocultivatestudents*

non-intelligencefactors.

First,parentsandteachersshould19understandteenagepsychology.Onthis

basis,theycanhelpthemtopursue（調(diào)動）theobjectivesoflearning,20theirinterests

andtougheningtheirwillpower.

1.A.one'sB.theirC.hisD.her

2.A.cameoutB.foundoutC.madeoutD.workedout

3.A.initselfB.byitselfC.itselfD.onitsown

4.A.ThoughB.NeverthelessC.HoweverD.Moreover

5.A.believingB.studyingC.cultivatingD.developing

6.A.aboutB.whenC.howD.whether

7.A.forB.inC.intoD.over

8.A.whyB.thatC.whenD.how

9.A.everB.evenC.stillD.more

10.A.putB.getC.handleD.give

11.A.TheB.AnC.AnotherD.A

12.A.afraidB?aheadC.awareD.ashamed

13.A.thatB.howC.whyD.which

14.A.difficultyB.questionC.threatD.obstacle（障礙）

15.A.intelligentB.characteristicC.psychologicalD.physical

16.A.practiseB.thrustC.strengthenD.urge

17.A.intelligenceB.diligenceC.maturity（成熟）D.performance

18.A.projectsB.warningsC.suggestionsD.decision

19.A.fullyB.greatlyC.veryD.highly

20.A.insuringB.goingC.encouragingD.exciting

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We'vehearditbefore-we'vehearditonthenews,fromteachers,fromparents-children

andteenagerstodayaregrowinguptoofast.Therearenottoomanypeoplethatwill]with

thatstatement.Teenagersarefacedwithseriousproblemsanddecisionsatanearly2.Infact

mostteenagers9dailyschedules（日程表）areas3asthoseofanadult's.

IhavebeenworkingsinceIwasthirteen,andalwaysin4inwhichIwasworkingwith

adults（成年人）.Ihavehadtolearntothinkand5likeanadulttobetakenseriously.So,I

countmyselfasonewhohasgrownuptoofast.Ijustgraduatedfromhighschool,andhave

recentlyspentsometimereflecting（反思）onthe6eighteenyears-thinkingaboutmyself,

whatIhavegained,andwhat7Ihaveyettoachieve.

Weareexpectedtoworkhard,getexcellent8,beinagoodrelationship,andknowwhat

wewanttodo9.Thelistgoesonandon.Butthe10isclear:Weliveinasocietytoday

thatis11ourchildhood.Wenolongerhavemanyyearstobecarelessandfancy-free.We

areexpectedto12thestrictschoolrulesandtoexcel（擅長）ineverythingwedo.

I'veknownthesethingsforalongtime,andknewthatthey13me.But,Ineverreally

admittedituntillastnight,whenIlearneda14lesson,taughttomebymybosswhereI

work.Wehadfinishedajobataremote（遙遠的）site.Itwasabout11:30atnight,andwehad

15tohishouse.Weweretalkingaboutthe16hehadbeenmakingtohishome.Oneof

thethingshesaidwas"I17mybasketballhoop（籃圈）."Thenhethrewabasketballto

me.

Ihadn't18abasketballinfiveyears.

Weproceededtoshoothoopsforabout5minutes.Bothofuswereterriblybadatit,butwe

spentthewholetime19likechildren.ThenIrealizedsomething:Iamstillachild.Oh,the

lawsaysI'manadult.But,wearestillreallyandtrulychildren.Weallneedtohave20once

inawhile.

1.A.argueB.disagreeC.satisfyD.discuss

2.A.ageB.stageC.yearD.grade

3.A.certainB.busyC.carefulD.perfect

4.A.companiesB.placesC.positionsD.offices

5.A.studyB.speakC.workD.act

6.A.lastB.otherC.restD.coming

7.A.purposesB.successC.goalsD.jobs

8.A.textbooksB.gradesC.teachersD.schools

9.A.inlifeB.intimeC.foragesD.forever

10.A.informationB.messageC.noticeD.idea

11.A.ruiningB.correctingC.envyingD.shortening

12.A.respectB.acceptC.learnD.follow

13.A.inspiredB.disappointedC.affectedD.frightened

14.A.valuableB.seriousC.importantD.useful

15.A.walkedB.flownbackC.gonebackD.driven

16.A.furnitureB.improvementsC.equipmentD.arrangements

17.A.movedB.fixedC.soldD.broke

18.A.playedB.caughtC.touchedD.held

19.A.laughingB.shoutingC.runningD.shooting

20.A.arestB.atalkC.funD.sports

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Anthropologyisasciencewhichdealswithmanandhissocialhabits.Ithinkof

anthropologyhereas“beinginterested,without1,inthewayotherpeoplechoosetoliveand2."

—Whenyouarecuriousaboutthewaysomeonebehavesortheway3feelabout

something,it5s4thatyouwillheannoyed（惱火）.

Whensomeoneactsinawaythatseems5toyou,ratherthanreactinyourusualway,suchas

“Ican'tbelievetheywoulddothat,“6saysomethingtoyourselflike"Isee,thatmustbetheway

they7thingsintheirworld.Veryinteresting.^^Inorderforthis8_tohelpyou,youhavetobe

genuine（真誠的）.

RecentlyIwasatashoppingmallwithmysix-yearolddaughter9_agroupofpunk

rockerswalkedbywithorangespikedhairandtattoos（紋身）coveringmuchoftheirbodies.At

thesightofthem,mydaughterimmediatelyaskedme,“Daddy,whyarethey10likethat?”Years

agoIwouldhavefeltvery]_\_withsuchyoungpeople.Iwouldhavegivenajudgmental

explanationandpassedalongtohermy12.Pretendingtobeananthropolgist,however,has13my

perspective（看法）agreatdeal,soit'smademej_4.1saidtomydaughter,'Tmnotreallysure,but

it'sinterestinghow15weallare,isn'tit?"Shesaid,44Yeah,J6Ilikemyownhair.”

Whenyouareinterestedinotherperspectives,itdoesn'tmeanyou're_T7them.Icertainly

wouldn'tchooseapunkrocklifestyleor18ittoanyoneelse.Atthesametime,however,it's

reallynotmy19tojudgeiteither.Oneofthemostimportantrulesofjoyfullivingisthatjudging

otherstakesagreatdealofenergyand20youawayfromwhereyouwanttobe.

1.A.agreementB.judgmentC.improvementD.entertainment

2.A.behaveB.speakC.growD.eat

3.A.youB.theyC.ID.we

4.A.naturalB.certainC.obviousD.impossible

5.A.normalB.commonC.strangeD.passive

6.A.justB.alsoC.stillD.never

7.A.makeB.findC.seeD.get

8.A.personB.wayC.interestD.word

9.A.whdeB.untilC.sinceD.when

10.A.triedonB.grownupC.actedoutD.dressedup

11.A.pleasedB.interestedC.boredD.excited

12.A.viewsB.questionsC.adviceD.plan

13.A.blockedB.changedC.enlargedD.raised

14.A.softerB.higherC.happierD.angrier

15.A.similarB.confidentC.humorousD.different

16.A.andB.butC.soD.or

17.A.likeB.forC.besideD.against

18.A.presentB.connectC.sendD.suggest

19.A.placeB.attemptC.fault0.decision

20.A.givesB.bringsC.pullsD.puts

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IdoalotofmanagementtrainingeachyearfortheCircleKCompany.Amongthe]

wediscussinourclassesisthe2ofqualityemployees（雇員）.

“Whathascausedyoutostay3enoughtobecomeamanager?”Iasked.Aftera

whileanewmanagertookthe4andsaidslowly,“Itwasabaseballglove.^^

Cynthiasaidsheusedto5aCircleKclerkjobasaninterim（臨時的）onewhileshe

lookedforsomething6.Onherseconddaybehindthecounter,shereceiveda（an）___7

fromhernine-year-oldson,Jessie.He8abaseballgloveforthelittleLeague.She___9

thatasasinglemother,moneywas10,andherfirstcheckwouldhavetogoforpaying

H.

WhenCynthiaarrivedforworkthenextmorning,Partircia,thestoremanageraskedherto

cometohersmallofficeandhandedherabox.“Ioverheardyou12toyourson

yesterday,shesaid,“andIknowthatitis13toexplainthingstokids.Thisisabaseball

gloveforJessie.Iknowyouhavetopaybills14youcanbuygloves.Youknowwecan't

15goodpeoplelikeyouas16aswewouldliketo;butwedo17andIwant

youtoknowhow18youaretous

Cynthia'sstoryshowsvividlythatpeople19morehowmucha（n）20cares

thanhowmuchhepays.

1.A.topicsB.problemsC.difficultiesD.lessons

2.A.employingB.praisingC.keepingD.improving

3.A.soonB.longC.strongD.calm

4.A.positionB.decisionC.questionD.advice

5.A.takeB.changeC.loseD.consider

6.A.lighterB.easierC.betterD.higher

7.A.letterB.callC.answerD.email

8.A.boughtB.keptC.neededD.offered

9.A.complainedB.explainedC.understoodD.admitted

10.A.shortB.enoughC.spareD.tight

11.A.foodB.educationC.clothesD.bills

12.A.talkingB.cryingC.arguingD.scolding

13.A.easyB.hardC.simpleD.nice

14.A.afterB.untilC.whenD.before

15.A.valueB.remainC.payD.fire

16.A.muchB.manyC.pleasantD.possible

17.A.regretB.agreeC.worryD.care

18.A.excellentB.importantC.thankfulD.thoughtful

19.A.rememberB.refuseC.thankD.realize

20.A.motherB.clerkC.officialD.manager

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Whatisyourfavorite1?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeorred?Ifyoudo,youmustbean

optimist（樂觀者）,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleand2.Doyouprefer

graysandblues?Thenyouare3quiet,shy,andyou'drather4thanlead.Youtendtobea

pessimist（悲觀主義者）.

Colors5ourmoods,thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroom6mostpeoplefeel

morecheerfulandmore7thanadarkgreenone.Itseemsthatareddressbringswarmthand

cheertothesaddestwinterday.8theotherhand,blackisdepressing（壓抑的）.Ablack

bridge9theRiverThames,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides（自殺）than10

bridgeinthearea一untilit11green.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply;

perhapsit12evenmoreifthebridgehadbeendone13.

Pinkorbabyblue.Lightand14colorsmakepeople15happierbut16.Itisan

establishedfact17factoryworkersworkbetter.

18,andhave19accidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangerather20blackor

darkgray.

1.A.gameB.colorC.ideaD.friend

2.A.friendsB.parentsC.exciteD.excitement

3.A.probablyB.possibleC.sureD.better

4.A.goforwardB.comeC.followD.think

5.A.influencedB.don'tinfluenceC.doinfluenceD.effect

6.A.causesB.getsC.callsD.makes

7.A.relaxedB.relaxC.nervousD.worried

8.A.AtB.ForC.ByD.On

9.A.onB.overC.crossD.through

10.A.otherB.anyotherC.anyD.theother

11.A.paintedB.ispaintedC.gotD.waspainted

12.A.wouldhavefallenB.willfallC.wouldfallD.fell

13.A.withB.byC.inD.to

14.A.darkB.brightC.clearD.good

15.A.onlyB.notC.muchD.notonly

16.A.activeB.morequietC.moreactiveD.muchactive

17.A.whichB.howC.tousD.that

18.A.harderB.morehardlyC.evenhardD.however

19.A.littleB.lessC.fewerD.more

20.A.toB.thanC.forD.not

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TheFloridasunbakedmyshouldersasIworkedalongtheI-595freewaynearFort

Lauderdale,pickinguprubbish.Ipausedto]thesweatoffmyforeheadandlookupatthe

cloudlessbluesky.u2can'titrain?”Ithought.Thatwould3thingsoff.

Ithoughtaboutmy4,whowere_5_sittinginanair-conditionedclassroomatthe

highschoolrightnow.I'dhadsome6inschool,somyparentsdecidedtoletmework

7withmydad.Webothworkedformyuncle,whohadtaken8ofaroadmaintenance（道

路養(yǎng)護）company.Itwasuptoustokeeptheroads9ofrubbish.Thejobwas10and

dirty,especiallyonhotdayslikethis.I11whyIeveragreedtodoit.

Wecontinuedour12route（路線）along595,13fortheoverpassbridge.Then

Inoticedanareawheresome14werebrokenontheground.Theyweren'tlikethatbefore.

“Dad!Pullover!Iwantto15somethingout.”

Ijumpedoffthetruckandrushedtothebridge.Somethingwastellingmeto16...there

wasn'tmuchtime.17IsawaToyotathat18upsidedowninthetrees.Maybeitwasa

stolencarthatsomebody19there.ThenInoticedsomething20.Itwasabloodyleg

pokingoutofthedriver'ssidewindow!

nH-e-l-p!"aladymoaned（呻吟）.

1.A.wipeB.cleanC.dryD.brush

2.A.WhenB.HowC.WhyD.Howlong

3.A.washB.keepC.stayD.cool

4.A.relativesB.neighborsC.friendsD.workmates

5.A.happilyB.probablyC.reallyD.finally

6.A.difficultyB.troubleC.questionsD.problems

7.A.full-timeB.part-timeC.allthetimeD.sometime

8.A.advantageB.possessionC.positionD.place

9.A.awayB.fromC.farD.clear

10.A.easyB.excitingC.smellyD.comfortable

11.A.knewB.wonderedC.believedD.admitted

12.A.regularB.commonC.unusualD.old

13.A.leavingB.goingC.comingD.heading

14.A.carsB.bottlesC.treesD.glasses

15.A.checkB.turnC.makeD.bring

16.A.decideB.hurryC.considerD.listen

17.A.AboveB.BehindC.AheadD.Below

18.A.hungB.pulledC.caughtD.knocked

19.A.treasuredB.desertedC.keptD.hid

20.A.pushingB.shoutingC.movingD.crying

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AftergraduationfromHarvardMedicalSchool,Dr.WilliamThomasneverthoughthe'd

workinanursinghome.Then,J,hebecameamedicaldirectorofanursinghomeinNew

York,andhisideasbeganto2."Forthefirsttimeinmycareer,Iwas3fortheanswer

tothequestion,Whatdoesitmeanto4anotherperson?^^

5thatthebiggesttroublefacingnursing-homeresidents（居住者）arehelplessness,

6andboredom,hearrangedlaughter,usefulnessandloveas7.

8_Thomascallsit,hebeganthe""Edenization”ofthenursinghomein1992.Atlasthe

foundedtheEdenAlternative.

Lazymomentsandloudtelevisionprogrammeswere9withlovelychildren,playful

pets,10plantsandmusicinthelobby.Theselivingthingsare11intolife.Residentsare

12totendtheanimals,watertheplants,weedoutdoorgardensanddocrartswiththe

children.

TheEdenAlternativechangedthe13oftheresidentsatthis80-bednursinghome.Ina

three-daystudy,thenursinghomewas14withanursinghomeofequalsize.TheEden

Alternativehad26percentlessnurse-aideturnover,15percent15residentdeathsand3

percentlowermedicationcosts.

In1995Dr.Thomas16hisfulltimetothepromotionoftheEdenAlternative.Morethan

200nursinghomesthroughoutthecountryhave17theEdenizationprocess.Thomasreceives

queries（質(zhì)疑）fromas18awayasTurkey,Japan,BrazilandtheNetherlands.Hehopesthat

hisideaoffilling"19"intonursinghomesandinvitingthecommunityinwillhelpto“break

conventionalpracticeinlongterm20

1.A.unexpectedlyB.surprisinglyC.unhappilyD.suddenly

2.A.wonderB.struggleC.shakeD.change

3.A.askingB.answeringC.caringD.searching

4.A.makeB.visitC.tendD.care

5.A.RecognizingB.HopingC.RegardingD.Including

6.A.lonelinessB.povertyC.timelessnessD.excitement

7.A.foodB.referenceC.treatmentD.introduction

8.A.WhenB.AsC.UnlessD.since

9.A.wentB.replacedC.beganD.met

10.A.man-madeB.plasticC.aliveD.live

11.A.changedB.mixedC.dividedD.made

12.A.gotB.helpedC.encouragedD.required

13.A.livesB.habitsC.customsD.methods

14.A.comparedB.coveredC.dealtD.equipped

15.A.moreB.lessC.worseD.fewer

16.A.sentB.ledC.devotedD.used

17.A.begunB.developedC.preventedD.invented

18.A.longB.muchC.farD.soon

19.A.homenessB.homelessnessC.plantsD.pets

20.A.relationB.educationC.matchD.care

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“Down-lo-earth“meanssomeoneorsomethingthatishonest,practicalandeasytodeal

with.Itis]tofindsomeonewhoisdown-to-earth.Apersonwhoisdown-to-earthiseasyto

talktoand2otherpeopleasequals.Adown-to-earthpersonisjustthe3ofsomeone

whoactsimportantandproud.

Down-to-earthpersons4beimportantmembersofsociety,ofcourse.5theydo

notlettheirimportance“gototheirheads”.Theydonot6themselvestobebetterpersons

thanothersoflessimportance.Someonewhoisfilledwithhisownimportanceandpride,often

withoutcause,is7tohave“hisnoseintheair”.Thereis8wayapersonwithhisnose

intheaircanbedown-to-earth.

Americans9anotherexpressionthatmeansalmostthesameas“down-to-earth”.The

expressionis“both-feet-on-the-ground”.Someonewithboth-feet-on-the-groundisapersonwitha

good10ofreality.He11whatiscalled“commonsense".Hemayhave12,but

hedoesnotallowthemto13hisknowledgeofwhatisreal.

Theoppositekindof14isonewhohashis4thead-in-the-clouds,\Amanwith

his-head-in-the-cloudsisadreamerwho