Honesty varies. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not, I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account). I love how singer Judy Garland put it, “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself, instead of a second-class version of somebody else.”
Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents, and with your boss? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that:
In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass. I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off.
At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that anymore, because I wasn’t really helping them. They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me.
It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposit into your PBA and will build strength.
1. The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means ''________''.| A．to be honest | B．to be clear |
| C．to be creative | D．to be unreal |
| A．Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class. |
| B．Be your true self rather than follow others. |
| C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second. |
| D．Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent. |
| A．Honesty can be of great help. |
| B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one. |
| C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody but yourself. |
| D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds. |
| A．one must be brave to be honest |
| B．it’s difficult to be honest when others are not |
| C．one should be honest when making a deposit |
| D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future |
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【推荐1】Texting（发短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves. Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films, researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.
“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning” said the study co-author Hoorn, “but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”. Other facts have also proved this. A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook, bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit. Another person who was too wrapped up in his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.
The Australian study involved 27 volunteers, a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting. They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three times—once without phones, once while reading text and once while writing text, when eight cameras recorded their actions.
They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower, and, more seriously, they locked their arms and elbows in like “robots”, which forced their heads to move more, throwing themselves off balance. “In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”, said Mr. Hoorn. “The best thing to do is to step aside and stop, or keep off the phone.”
Authorities world-wide have taken note. Signs on Hong Kong's subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their eyes off their phones. Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore, where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as “bad habit No. 2” contributing to the rising number of road deaths. Some U.S. states, including New York and Arkansas, are considering bans on what they're calling phone jaywalking.
1. According to the passage, people texting while walking usually____________.| A．do not influence other walkers | B．do harm to their eyes |
| C．put themselves in danger | D．can still walk straight |
| A．absent-minded | B．annoyed |
| C．confused | D．absorbed |
| A．prove texting walkers are threats to others |
| B．show texting walkers may harm themselves |
| C．analyze the causes of the danger |
| D．amuse the readers |
| A．the volunteers using phones while walking moved normally |
| B．ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while texting |
| C．the volunteers were divided into three groups during the study |
| D．texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents |
| A．actions have been taken against texting while walking |
| B．Hong Kong’s subway system forbids texting walkers to take the train |
| C．New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalking |
| D．cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore |
【推荐2】Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”. But have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesn’t realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will protect itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry, scared by other feelings, our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.
Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always clever to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to hide our feelings? No! If you keep feelings of anger, sadness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel disturbed badly inside. It can actually be bad for your health. It isn’t good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just go away. It’s as if you bought some bananas and put them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are that you’d see little fruit flies flying all over them. They are bad.
You can try to treat feelings as if they were bananas in the cupboard. You can hide them and you can pretend they don’t exist, but they’ll still be around. And at last you’ll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.
1. When people and animals are aroused by fear, _______.| A．they feel very regretful immediately |
| B．They may get ready to attack or run away |
| C．Their hearts beat either faster or slower |
| D．Their muscles get neither tense nor relaxed |
| A．They are usually not as alert as animals. |
| B．They sometimes can’t control their feelings. |
| C．They always do something wrong to other people. |
| D．They don’t pay attention to their physical changes. |
| A．Holding in your feelings may lead to unpleasant results. |
| B．Bananas stay fresh longer when they are in a cupboard. |
| C．Feeling will gradually disappear when you hold them in. |
| D．It’s good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside. |
| A．To help us deal with feelings in a wise and proper way |
| B．To give us some advice on how to express our feelings. |
| C．To tell us that people’s feelings are like bananas in a cupboard. |
| D．To prove that it isn’t always wise to express our feelings freely. |
【推荐3】Life is a cyclical course
Life is a cyclical course of lessons, growth and expansion. When you are truly listening to the messages along the way, you find your life transformations are surprising. The following are universal truths that have the ability to change your life for the better.
●Following your heart is everything. We’ve been taught that the best way to achieve our desires is to set a goal, create a plan and take action.
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●You are enough.
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| A．Letting go is the answer. |
| B．There is no better time to begin than now. |
| C．You will find strength you never thought you had. |
| D．So read, embrace and allow them to transform your life into beautiful ways. |
| E．In my experience that is certainly one way to do it, but it’s not the best way. |
| F．When you change your belief, you have the power to transform any situation better. |
| G．Feeling not good enough is another way you may be holding yourself back from the life. |
