The American book Who Moved My Cheese (奶酪) has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don’t be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.
The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
1. The book Who Moved My Cheese is ________.| A．written all over the world | B．read across the world |
| C．sold only in America | D．loved only by teens |
| A．Never change in our life | B．Change when you like to do |
| C．Change with the changes | D．Pay attention to the changes |
| A．Mice and little people | B．students |
| C．Cheese | D．Readers |
| A．mice | B．little people |
| C．Chris | D．Spence Johnson |
| A．The author is Britain. |
| B．There are three terms in every school. |
| C．Most teens don’t understand Chris’ story. |
| D．The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives. |
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【推荐1】Words have the power to build us up or tear us down. It doesn’t matter if the words come from ourselves or someone else. The positive and negative effects are just as lasting.
Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have. But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others. For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange.
Words possess power because of their lasting effect. Many of us regret something we once said. We remember unkind words said to us as well. Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves:
Words possess power: both positive and negative. Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively. We can offer hope, build self-esteem and motivate others to do their best. Negative words destroy all those things.
| A．I should say it politely |
| B．Is it loving? |
| C．Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? |
| D．We all talk to ourselves sometimes. |
| E．So we should speak encouraging words to ourselves. |
| F．And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner. |
| G．Generally people forget positive and pleasant words |
【推荐2】There’s no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future. What we must remember, however, is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our fate (命运), but how powerful we are in shaping our own character and, therefore, our own fate. Character may determine our fate, but character is not determined by fate.
It’s a common mistake to think of character as something that is fully formed and fixed very early in life. It calls to mind old proverbs like “A leopard can’t change its spots” and “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”
This perspective that our character is “etched in stone” is supported by a great deal of modern psychology emphasizing self-acceptance. As Popeye says, “I am what I am.” The hidden message is: Don’t expect me to be more, better, or different.
Finally, these views of humanity totally undervalue the lifelong potential for growth that comes with the power of reflection and choice.
How depressing it would be to believe that we can’t choose to be better, more honest, more respectful, more responsible, and more caring. None of us should give up the personal seeking to improve our character. Not because we’re bad, we don’t have to be sick to get better, but because we’re not as good as we could be.
There are so many things in life we can’t control, whether we’re beautiful or smart, whether we had good parents or bad, whether we grew up with affirmation or negation. It’s inspiring to remember that nothing but moral will power is needed to make us better.
No, it isn’t easy. But if we make a great effort to become more aware of the habits of heart and mind that drive our behavior, we can begin to place new emphasis on our higher values so that we become what we want our children to think we are.
1. What is the best title of the passage?| A．We shape our own character |
| B．Character determines our fate |
| C．Character is fully formed and fixed |
| D．We must meet what our children need |
| A．a leopard can't change its spots |
| B．in life we must attach importance to self-acceptance |
| C．we shouldn’t expect us to be more different |
| D．character is not fully formed and fixed very early |
| A．We can’t choose to be better. |
| B．We should seek to improve our character for we’re bad enough. |
| C．We should value our lifelong potential for growth. |
| D．We should make choices constantly. |
| A．It is not difficult to improve ourselves. |
| B．We must try our best to be as good as possible. |
| C．Our children should copy our behavior. |
| D．We should control as many things as possible in life. |
【推荐3】Marjorie grew up with a sense of worthlessness. Again and again her father said she would never accomplish anything in life. He told her she was a loser and that anything she did was sure to end in failure. With these words constantly ringing in her ears she grew up looking for someone who would love her and see her as a person of worth. This led her into relationships that disappointed her, ending in pain yet, which was another proof that she was worthless and unlovable. Where does our sense of self-worth come from?
It is true that the foundation for a person’s self-worth is laid in the home. Words that we hear in our home can build or tear down our worth. Encouraging words are words of life to us while words of criticism are words of death. Other people like teachers, friends and employers add to the collection of life-giving death words in a person’s heart. Over time a person begins to see themselves in the light of these words. In this situation can one develop a sense of worth?
Feeling worthless is possibly the most obvious symptom of low self-esteem（自尊心）. But it’s easy to overcome. However tough your childhood is, you can still choose to enrich the world every day simply by the way you interact with others and make caring decisions. Whether we contribute anything or not is a choice. Feeling worthless means that you’re not doing as well in the areas that matter to you and therefore you need to try to increase your self-esteem. To feel worthwhile, you’ll have to really work at it and never give up on yourself.
All human beings are capable of adding value to society, including you. Thus there are no excuses for saying things like “I’m worthless, stupid, useless” because you have the choice not to be any of these things.
1. From Paragraph 1, we can know that ________.| A．Marjorie was a very confident woman |
| B．fathers decide children’s future development |
| C．family education affects children’s growth |
| D．children shouldn’t follow their parents’ advice |
| A．what is self-esteem |
| B．why we feel worthless |
| C．when we should make a choice |
| D．how we should change ourselves |
| A．all of us can contribute to society |
| B．our self-esteem is only built at home |
| C．people should treat children strictly like their parents |
| D．people should accomplish anything that matters to us |
| A．The reasons for worthlessness |
| B．Take action to become worthwhile |
| C．The importance of fathers’ education |
| D．Study to get self-esteem |
【推荐1】One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date (保存期), but 60% of the food we throw away each year is safe to eat.
In order to help detect spoilage(变质)and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
The researchers say the sensors could also eventually replace the use-by date— a widely used indicator of being fresh and eatable. The sensors cost two US cents each to make. Known as “paper-based electrical gas sensors (PEGS)”, they detect spoilage gases in meat and fish products. The information provided by the electronic nose is received by a smartphone, and then you can know whether tie food is fresh and safe to eat.
The researchers made the sensors by printing carbon electrodes (电极)onto a special type of paper. The materials are eco-friendly and harmless, so. they don't damage the environment and are safe to use in food packaging. The sensors, combined with a liny electronic system, then inform nearby mobile devices, which identify and understand the data about spoilage gases.
Lead author Dr Firat Cüder, of Imperial's Department of Bioengineering, said, “Although they're designed to keep us safe, use-by dates can lead to eatable food being thrown away. They don't always reflect its actual freshness. In fact, people often get sick from foodborne diseases due to poor storage, even when an item is within its use-by date.”
“These sensors are cheap enough so we hope to see supermarkets using them within three years. Our goal is to use PEGS in food packaging to reduce unnecessary food waste.”
1. What is the purpose of PEGS according to the text?| A．To improve the service of stores. | B．To help people test food freshness. |
| C．To help supermarkets store foods. | D．To improve the taste of food products. |
| A．It helps print the gas sensors onto paper. | B．It helps Ls the spoilage gases from foods. |
| C．It reals the data collected by PEGS. | D．It acts as an electronic nose. |
| A．They are not accepted by consumers. | B．They are based on scientific research. |
| C．They can help reduce food waste. | D．They are not completely reliable. |
| A．A new technology in packaging to reduce food waste. |
| B．The process of researching spoilage sensors. |
| C．Use-by dates' influence on supermarkets and consumers. |
| D．The application of spoilage sensors beyond food processing. |
One in seven married individuals have considered divorce because of their spouse’s（配偶） postings of Facebook or other online sites, according to research. A similar percentage admit that they search online for evidence of their spouse’s disloyalty, while nearly one in five say they have daily quarrels because of the way their husband or wife uses social media. The research was assigned by law firm Gordon in response to an increase in the number of its clients who said that Facebook, Skype, Snapchat, Twitter or other social media sites had played a part in their divorce.
Andrew Newbury, of law firm Gordon, said: ‘Social media is the new marriage. Five years ago Facebook was rarely mentioned in the context of a marriage ending, but now it has become common.” Social media, specific pictures and posts on Facebook, are now being routinely raised in divorces.’ The survey by Censuswide among 2011 husbands and wives, found the most common reasons for checking their spouse’s social media accounts were to discover who they were talking to, who they were meeting and where they were going. A quarter of the married people said the resulting suspicions led to quarrels at least once a week, and 17 percent said such quarrels were daily events.
Arguments were caused by contact with former partners, by the sending of secret messages, and by the posting of ‘inappropriate’ pictures. Some 14 percent said they looked at their spouse’s social media with the specific intention of detecting evidence of adultery（出轨）.
1. The underlined word “disloyalty” in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
| A．affection | B．discomfort |
| C．dishonesty | D．violence |
| A．The couple let out secrets quickly. |
| B．The couple lost trust between each other. |
| C．All the couples quarreled at least once a week. |
| D．The couple felt comfortable about their relationship. |
| A．a new marriage needs social media field |
| B．social media is a good thing to marriage |
| C．social media is a new field of communication |
| D．marriage ending will be caused by social media |
| A．Facebook, a Multifunctional Tool |
| B．Social Media, a Threat to Marriage |
| C．Posting Pictures is Killing Marriage |
| D．Argument about Social Media Sites |
Where should an adventurous tourist go? After you've done sightseeing in London, shopping in New York, tasted the local food in Paris, and danced to your heart's content at the Brazilian Carnival, where else can you go? What exotic (异国风情的) tourist destination awaits you?
Well, Antarctica sounds like the holiday of a lifetime! It's considered the last great wilderness on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with penguins and other animals which can cope with the low temperatures.
Tourism began in Antarctica in the 1950s and it's still a small scale. About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season, but many won't even leave the boat.
The BBC's Juliet Rix visited the frozen continent and asked herself if she should be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment. Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave footprints and they all go to the same place, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to breed.
But some people believe that if carefully controlled, tourism can be good for Antarctica. It has no native population and it needs advocates. Visitors to the icy continent might be ready to support and even to fund its preservation. And they're likely to engage in the discussion about global warming, which has led to the melting of glaciers.
According to Rix, guidelines are followed when you're about to set foot in Antarctica and tourists have to disinfect (为……消毒) their boots to make sure no alien species are introduced.
And once on land, there's no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments — nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing should be left behind. Tourists fortunate enough to visit Antarctica must be aware that this is not their home and keep their fingers crossed that future generations will also be able to enjoy such breathtaking views.
1. According to the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.
| A．Antarctica has become the best place for people to travel |
| B．only scientists can be allowed to go to Antarctica |
| C．Antarctica is less affected by human activities |
| D．no animals can survive in Antarctica except penguins |
| A．governments should take measures to stop tourists from going to Antarctica |
| B．whether tourists should go to Antarctica or not should be considered carefully |
| C．the animals' habitat in Antarctica has been seriously affected by tourism |
| D．only journalists begin to pay attention to the environmental protection in Antarctica |
| A．Tourists can eat and smoke in Antarctica. |
| B．Tourists can take something they like from Antarctica. |
| C．Tourists can throw away something they don't need in Antarctica. |
| D．Tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery in Antarctica. |
| A．Why can't tourists go to Antarctica? |
| B．How can tourists go to Antarctica? |
| C．Should tourists go to Antarctica? |
| D．Are tourists allowed to go to Antarctica? |
