If you have a thought in mind that you can achieve the same goal within less amount of time and hard work by cheating to achieve success, then you shall feel bad later in future. You may have achieved a goal but you choose a wrong path. So, always remember that the path you choose in your life chooses your destination and then you shall not have an option to change it.
It is good to fail though it may take you to terrible feelings of life but in return, you will learn many things that life offers. The struggle is true but after that, the sweet of the fruit will build up your confidence to face any kinds of problem in the future. But if you prefer cheating, then you shall always live in fright.
Honour is like a coat, which you can wear confidently. If you cheat to achieve a goal, then you cannot hide it. Billy was lazy in hard work and used to delay all his work. He always thought of taking a fake degree to enter a big company. When the company CEO asked him to write a program for a certain topic, then he was quite shocked as he was unable to do the work, because he had no knowledge on the programming language and had faked his certificate.
Honour teaches you how to be disciplined. Being well-educated people, we should know what is good for us. It is always good to fail because at the end of the day, you will learn something new that will help you grow much stronger rather than cheating to achieve success, which will make you regret sooner or later.
All in all, success can be achieved via shortcuts but honour can never be. It’s better to live everyday with honour than to cheat.
1. Which opinion does the author agree with?| A．No option can be changed. | B．You can’t achieve without cheating. |
| C．Your path determines your end. | D．With a thought in mind you can realize your dream. |
| A．Those things that hurt, instruct. | B．There is honour among thieves. |
| C．You’ll fail if you stop trying. | D．Face the problem and you’ll succeed. |
| A．To make you believe hiding is cheating. | B．To prove honour makes you feel confident. |
| C．To encourage you to wear a coat confidently. | D．To advise you to learn the programming language. |
| A．Growing much stronger. | B．Learning something new. |
| C．Failing at the end of the day. | D．Cheating to achieve success. |
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【推荐1】What is a barrier? It usually refers to an obstacle or a difficulty that prevents you from achieving something. Whether it was in your past, or you’ re presently facing one, you have to resolve it. While many people avoid barriers, deny their existence or let barriers control themselves, what stand you take on barriers will define the outcome of whether you rise from the challenge, or remain stuck in it. Here are some more great things to love about barriers.
First of all, barriers give you motivations. Sometimes barriers can reset your goals. You might be faced with setbacks or difficulties, you’ re forced to re-think, and re-examine your path. You may end up focusing on something new and exciting. Or, you may concentrate on something that you otherwise wouldn’t have if not for the particular setback. By having to overcome an obstacle, you’ll be fulfilling a purpose, rather than just going through the motions.
Also, barriers prepare you for the unexpected. They serve as guides for where to go next. Even though barriers can bring out many negative emotions in us, such as frustration, anger, or sadness, it’s important to realize that they don’t stop you from reaching your intended goals. Instead, they, in a way, give you time to stop and think if perhaps there is a new and better path to take and what you can prepare for what will happen along the way. Barriers shift your perspective.
Barriers, more often than not, are unavoidable. Life will never stop throwing you new barriers. So, the best thing to do is know how to better see and approach these obstacles, and transform them into opportunities for self-improvement. The more you’re able to see barriers as being an advantage to your life, the better you’ll be at managing them.
It will be rewarding to accept barriers, which will make you constantly change and adapt to new situations, thus allowing you to grow into a better version of yourself.
1. What is the determining factor of the outcome when facing barriers?| A．Your specific goals. | B．Your own attitude. |
| C．Your diverse preparations. | D．Your strong will power. |
| A．They bring you positive emotions. |
| B．They prevent you from realizing your goals. |
| C．They are avoidable if you prepare for them well. |
| D．They enable you to view things in a different way. |
| A．To cope with. | B．To go over. |
| C．To come near to sb. | D．To speak to sb about sth. |
| A．Life is always throwing us barriers. | B．Barriers are double-edged swords. |
| C．Embracing barriers benefits a lot. | D．Meeting barriers is actually avoidable. |
【推荐2】I had abruptly run out of printer ink just when I needed it, so I found myself making the long drive to the only store around here that sells it. It was the worst possible time to shop. The store was packed with people and the wait at the checkout counter was long. I could see the stress and frustration on the faces of the people around me. It was no better in the parking lot and I found myself in the middle of a long line of cars waiting to pull out on the highway.
As my car was inching forward I saw her. She was a young, thin woman with black skin and a tattered (破烂的) coat. She was holding up a cardboard sign that read: ＂Homeless. Please Help!＂I watched as car after car drove past her while their drivers averted their eyes. As I came closer my better angels whispered in my ear and I quickly grabbed my wallet and pulled out the little cash I had left. I stopped next to her, rolled down my window, and quickly put it in her hand. She looked at me with a small, sad smile and whispered＂Thank You＂ before the honking of the car behind me forced me to drive on.
I drove away saying a prayer for her and hoping that I had helped her even a little. Did my small act of kindness make a difference for her? I don’t know. Did it change the opinion of the driver behind me? Probably not. In this life we all want to make great changes and do great things, but sometimes a small kindness is all we can do. Sometimes a small kindness is enough.
Maybe being a bleeding heart is always better than having no heart at all.
1. Why did the author drive out?| A．To buy printer ink. | B．To give the girl a hand. |
| C．To go downtown. | D．To fuel up his car. |
| A．On his way back home. | B．At the checkout counter. |
| C．In the parking lot. | D．On the highway. |
| A．He lent her the little cash. | B．He gave some money to her. |
| C．He did as other drivers did. | D．He sympathetically picked her up. |
| A．The author regretted what he had done. | B．A small kindness is better than nothing. |
| C．A bleeding heart is absolutely frightening. | D．Good things should be great matters. |
【推荐3】Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.Giving someone all your love is never an assurance (保证）that they will love you back.Do not expect love in return； but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours.Do not rely on one’s appearance； it can trick you.Do not rely on wealth； even that fades away.Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them.Dream what you want to dream； go where you want to go； be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past.You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off.May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.The happiest people do not necessarily have the best of everything；they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.Happiness waits for those who cry and those who appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.Always put yourself in others’ shoes.If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the others, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die，you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. |
| B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. |
| C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated. |
| D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will forget the person soon. |
| A．what to do in our life |
| B．where to go with other people |
| C．how to treat our life |
| D．how to get on well with other people |
| A．By valuing it. | B．By remembering it. |
| C．By considering it. | D．By forgetting it. |
| A．can accept the suggestions made by others |
| B．can live happily and forget the past |
| C．does good for other people and is respected and loved by them |
| D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies |
【推荐1】Three young American men were on a crowded train when they came across a dangerous robber. Ignoring their personal safety, they rushed the robber and controlled him. Only some people seem capable of this sudden form of heroism (英雄主义). Why some men rise to the occasion — and others don’t — has been a bit difficult to explain. Psychologists have explored this question through biological and personality psychology.
Of course, heroism and courage can appear in many forms, and men and women risk their reputation (名声), health, and social recognition to do what they think is right. When it comes to physically risky bravery, people assume that men will take the lead. There are sound biological reasons for this fixed image. One of the most common fears in men is that they will be viewed as a coward (懦夫), and a man who fails to display physical courage will suffer damage to his reputation in a way that a woman will not. Throughout history, gaining a higher position among peers (同龄人) has been the ticket that needs to get punched for a man to attract future wife and father children.
People tend to have an idea of what heroes are like. When rating (打分) the personalities of movie heroes, participants expected them to be more hard-working, open to experience, approachable, and emotionally stable than the average person. But some studies suggest that people who show heroic behavior usually have the personalities of madmen: risk-taking, coolness under stress, and an eagerness to take over in social situations.
The study of the relationship between personality and heroism is at an early stage. Psychologists are still at a loss to predict in advance who will heroically step up when needed. Often, the hero is an otherwise ordinary person who finds himself on an extraordinary occasion. Meanwhile, some individuals trained to behave heroically might hesitate in a dangerous situation. Various factors like identities, occasions and specific training will influence the final heroism. Hopefully, the right mix of occasion and personalities enable courage to carry the day.
1. How is the topic introduced in the first paragraph?| A．By presenting an idea. | B．By giving an example. |
| C．By making a comparison. | D．By drawing a conclusion. |
| A．Be bought. | B．Be returned. | C．Be abandoned. | D．Be gained. |
| A．Heroes are born, not made. |
| B．Heroic acts only appear in a specific crisis. |
| C．Individual personality is not a dependable sign of heroism. |
| D．Heroism is a phenomenon influenced by numerous factors. |
| A．How Are Heroes Trained? | B．Why Are Heroes Important? |
| C．Who Are the True Heroes? | D．What Makes a Person Heroic? |
【推荐2】What is a challenging book? By calling a book “challenging”, I do not mean books whose language is hard for us to understand, but the ones that challenge and provoke(激起).
Kafka once said that “the only books worth reading are those that bite and kick, not happy books we could write ourselves”. That is what I mean by a “challenging” book. Oliver Twist is not a hard book because everything ends happily. Great Expectations is a “hard” book because Pip forces us to confront our own selfishness. Through Pip’s choices, Dickens forces us to realize that we too often abandon those who have cared for us simply because they do not have money.
The challenging books are books which force us to think deeply about ourselves and our world. Karl Marx’s works are challenging, and so are Adam Smith’s, both bringing great influence on economic and political history. Both thinkers critically analyze our world and lay its faults bare before us. Richard Wright and Dante are both challenging writers because their works force us to see that all is not well in our world. Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room is challenging because it shows us the hurt we suffer when we choose to follow social customs instead of our hearts.
Is there a test that tells us which books are challenging and which are not? No. Most people may read Austen’s Mansfield Park with a smile on their faces, but a reader sensitive to the pains of imperialism (帝国主义) knows that the wonderful society shown in the novel depends upon slavery for its livelihood. I want to end this by stressing that difficulty in terms of books depends on the reader, but that there are some books, by the nature of the author’s genius and the books’ expansive vision, covering so broad a range that they are challenging for almost everyone to read.
1. What does the underlined words “bite and kick” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Make readers uncomfortable and reflect. |
| B．Focus on men’s personal life and growth. |
| C．Remind people of their own struggles. |
| D．Use complex language and structures. |
| A．They don’t have happy endings. |
| B．They don’t have to be literary works. |
| C．They combine literature and social sciences. |
| D．They focus on the negative side of social rules. |
| A．Austen’s Mansfield Park is critical of imperialism. |
| B．Writers are more important than readers in literature. |
| C．Challenges in reading come from personal experiences. |
| D．A book’s broad vision helps contribute to its difficulties. |
| A．To show the importance of hard books. |
| B．To discuss a common theme in literature. |
| C．To share an understanding of challenging books. |
| D．To recommend some classic works. |
【推荐3】Joy Harjo’s Poet Warrior is a wonderful book that mixes memoir (回忆录), poetry, songs, and dreams into something that opens a window into the most important events of Harjo’s life and invites readers to reconnect with themselves.
Poet Warrior is a spiritual companion to Crazy Brave, Harjo’s first memoir, but it operates alone and reading the first memoir isn’t a requirement in order to enjoy Poet Warrior. Rather than a memoir following a strict time order and detailing all major events, this book focuses on the role of poetry, art, and music in Harjo’s life and her development as an artist. This is also a book about pain and growth. Harjo talks about the significance of our ancestors’ stories and lessons, discusses the music that shaped her childhood in a broken home, and shares her understanding —and conversations—with other artists, her family, snakes, birds and plants. But the simplicity with which Harjo writes about deep things makes this a beautiful book.
Poet Warrior is also a guide to life for those willing to listen. She writes, “We are all here to serve each other. At some point we have to understand that we do not need to carry a story that is unbearable. We can observe the story, feel the story, let the story go and forgive the story. Then we can use the materials of it to build a house of wisdom.”
Joy Harjo is more than a poet, painter and musician; she is a spiritual being aware of the meaning of everything we can see as well as the things around us that are usually invisible. And Poet Warrior is an invitation to open our eyes and see it all with hers.
1. Which of the following best describes Poet Warrior?| A．It is too difficult to be enjoyed by readers. |
| B．It has to be read together with Crazy Brave. |
| C．It describes Harjo’s life in a strict time order. |
| D．It is closely related to Harjo’s first memoir. |
| A．Learn from it. | B．Ignore it. |
| C．Cover it up. | D．Bear it silently. |
| A．Ordinary. | B．Rare. | C．Hidden. | D．Important. |
| A．A biography. | B．A book review. | C．A short story. | D．A writing guide. |
