4 . Recently, a man who thinks himself wise complained to me about his bad luck. He interviewed an architect for his project, but he intended her to offer a plan right away and he thought she _______ him too much. Afterwards, he was totally stuck in the cost problem because he _______ to find another nice architect at a lower price.

Was this a poor choice or just bad luck? If we play out the same situation 100 times —where a man _______ the selection of an architect, and focuses on picking the cheapest and immediately _______ project plan —how many times do you think it runs in a _______ way? Not once.

One way to visualize the man’s _______ is through the game of billiards (台球).We focus on making the first shot instead of considering how we _______the ball for the next shot. When we go to take the next shot, the difficulty _______ .

Life is full of such examples. We _______ the $500-an-hour lawyer with years of relevant experience and choose the $200-an-hour lawyer. Unavoidably, we find ourselves paying for the ________ sooner or later. We do the same when it comes to ________ .Often, we choose the “cheaper” alternatives ________ we realize our mistakes. As the saying goes, buy nice or buy twice. The current cheapness ________ means the overall cheapness.

The main ________ here is to aim at the long-term consequences. ________ might appear to win in the short term, but foresight undoubtedly wins in the end.

1.

A．fooled

B．changed

C．charged

D．benefited

2.

A．failed

B．happened

C．refused

D．promised

3.

A．gets over

B．rushes through

C．relies on

D．puts off

4.

A．obvious

B．popular

C．payable

D．available

5.

A．similar

B．particular

C．smooth

D．flexible

6.

A．rudeness

B．carelessness

C．greed

D．short-sightedness

7.

A．position

B．advertise

C．kick

D．trace

8.

A．drops

B．increases

C．continues

D．disappears

9.

A．recognize

B．employ

C．decline

D．serve

10.

A．choice

B．adventure

C．target

D．strategy

11.

A．collection

B．purchases

C．donations

D．garbage

12.

A．once

B．unless

C．though

D．before

13.

A．rarely

B．slightly

C．equally

D．merely

14.

A．requirement

B．comment

C．lesson

D．standard

15.

A．Generosity

B．Smartness

C．Preservation

D．Thoughtfulness

5 . When I told my parents I was quitting my job, my parents objected strongly. They said something to me, “You won’t have any money, NO!” “Setting up a business is very risky, you shouldn’t do it!” and “Your job is so suitable with rather great pay, why do you want to quit?”

Their comments didn’t wind me up since I had already made up my mind. I told them that I knew what I was doing. At the same time, I understood their concerns, which I had already put into my business plan.

After 9 months or so, my parents stopped discouraging me. After my first or second year, they actually understood that I was doing this for my career. It’s been 10 years, and for the past 8 years, they never asked me to do anything different. In my family, when you don’t get strong discouragement, that means acceptance. Similarly, when I told them about my plan to travel around the world, to try a different diet, among other plans, they would completely oppose at first. But after I pushed forward and moved forward with my aims for a while, they would come to accept them.

At the end of the day, remember that your parents love you. If they don’t care about you, they wouldn’t be against what you do at the risk of influencing your relationship with them. So don’t hate them. Use their objection as a positive force. It will take time for them to change their mind, but when they are aware of your determination (决心) and see you succeeding, and feeling happy and fulfilled doing so, they will realize that you are no longer a little boy / girl who requires their worry and control. That’s when they start to be more hands-off and give you the space to grow and come into your own.

1. What did the author decide to do after giving up his job 10 years ago?

A．Go on a diet．	B．Start his own business．
C．Travel around the world alone．	D．Improve his relationship with his parents．

2. How does the author get his parents’ acceptance when doing something different?

A．By sticking to his goals．	B．By turning to someone else．
C．By showing more respect for them．	D．By having more communication with them．

3. What advice does the author offer in the last paragraph?

A．Change jobs from time to time．

B．Live a happy and successful life．

C．Find the space to improve yourselves．

D．Think about parents’ opposing opinions positively．

4. What does the text focus on?

A．Whether to give up your job when you don’t like it．

B．What to do when your parents don’t support you．

C．How to communicate with your parents properly．

D．Whether to change your goals now and then．

6 . Volunteering is something that is usually not at the top of young people’s lists. But with a little bit of a push from student organizations and nonprofit organizations, volunteerism and community change can start to take a huge lead. They become not just something that will look good on a resume (简历) or college application, but a first concern and a learning experience for the young.

I did a considerable amount of community work during my summer breaks. A few times I would go down to the church and help with the sorting and handing out of canned foods to the homeless. The ragged (破旧的) cloth and the look of upset printed on the faces of the people I handed food to reminded me of the hard realities of our society today, and the difficulty many people face in achieving their self-worth. I was also reminded of the fact that the statistics we hear every day about homelessness are real people-not just numbers. The largest percentage of people who are homeless is in fact, not the men on the street, but families: mothers, children of all ages, and fathers.

The most important thing I’ve learned from my volunteer experiences is that people are not powerless; as a matter of fact, we have a great deal of potential (潜力). I learned how exciting it is to realize how much fun you have in your own life and how beautiful it is to share that with others and hoped that they will discover it themselves. I learned how giving human beings are, even when they don’t have much to give. These are important to help us open doors of understanding and take time to actively listen and communicate with our community members.

The relationship between young people and nonprofit organizations can be the start of a great change in the community and should be a very powerful educational experience. An open-minded and promising flow of communication between organizations and community members can be the start of social and environmental change. Together, we can make the change.

1. What can we learn about volunteering from the first paragraph?

A．It deserves to be taken seriously.	B．It is more important than grades.
C．It is a must in college application.	D．It runs high on young people’s lists

2. What did the author realize through his experience of working in the church?

A．His necessity to improve himself.

B．His willingness to do community work.

C．The great suffering of many homeless people.

D．The amazingly large number of the homeless.

3. What does the author think is important to have community under-standing?

A．Supporting each other with financial giving.

B．Developing our potential to discover beauty.

C．Knowing our ability to share fun with others.

D．Taking time to solve neighborhood problems.

4. What’s the author’s probable purpose in writing the text?

A．To call on the young to volunteer.

B．To share his volunteer experiences.

C．To explain the benefits of volunteering.

D．To introduce suitable community work

7 . Conflict (冲突) between teenagers and parents happens for a lot of reasons. Sometimes conflict happens between teenagers and parents just because conflict happens between human beings anyway. Humans have different needs, different feelings, different opinions about what they want, and the relationship with people can be really difficult. However, teenagers can cause further conflict because of the hormonal (生理的) changes that are happening and the stage of life that they're in.

Teenagers and parents have different understanding about rules and at times they find it difficult to look into the future. So parents and teenagers will often experience conflict about many things, do chores, homework, whether teenagers speak respectfully or not and about what they're allowed to do.

Before we think about rule boundaries (界线) for teenagers, we need to make sure that we have a really good relationship base. There's no point saying “From now on, you have to listen to me”: if you don't have a positive relationship with your teenager. We need to go back and make sure there is some degree of shared respect, and some degree of positive communication and enjoyment being together. you do that first, it means that rule boundaries are a lot easier to set up.

Often we're dealing with conflict on the fly. This is not the right time to be dealing with it. We really want parents and teenagers to sit down and think about the kinds of things that may happen in the house before the problems come. The more detailed your rule boundaries are for teenagers, the more likely it is that they are going to follow them. So this means we don't have rule boundaries like “Have the bathroom cleaned”. It needs to be “The floors mopped, nothing on the countertop and the mirrors cleaned by ten o'clock every Saturday”: Rule boundaries need to be written down, and set out ahead of time so the teenager knows exactly what's expected.

1. What's important to set up a rule boundary easily for teenagers?

A．Being strict from the start.	B．Developing a good relationship with them first.
C．Saying"No" to their requirements.	D．Avoiding close talks with them.

2. Which of the following rules are teenagers most likely to follow?

A．Doing some housework.	B．Having a good reading habit.
C．Cleaning the bathroom.	D．Finishing your homework by five.

3. What do the underlined words "on the fly" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．In a hurry.

B．On the plane.

C．By oneself.

D．Another day.

4. What's the best title for the text?

A．Growing Pains	B．Teenage Problems
C．Parent-Child Conflict and Solutions	D．Knowing the Conflict

8 . Lately, I’ve been starting to feel as though my friends are so much farther ahead of me in life. Some of them got engaged and all of them have responsibilities while I’m still single. I see my friends a lot more _______ than I used to — everyone’s so busy with their work now. When we do get together, it’s a lot harder to _______. The only thing my friends want to talk about is their _______.

Actually, I’m _______ for them and I want what they have. Every time I see one of them _______ a new baby photo, I ask myself, “When is it going to be my _______?” But my body somehow has repeatedly _______ the idea. Meanwhile I’m still _______ dates!

How do I stop _______ myself with others when their lives look so amazing? My roommate, Harper, ________ about a big promotion at work on Twitter. And all I could do was comment, “You go, girlboss!” while sending out yet another job ________.

I know life isn’t linear, and I shouldn’t compare my ________ with anyone else’s. We’re just in different places in our lives. At the end of the day, ________ we are in our journeys, I know that my friends love me.

So, for now, I’m just going to focus on myself, maybe by ________ or taking a pottery (陶艺) class, to really use the time I have out here in the woods alone for some ________. I know that someday I will find my person, and see that the long journey is all worth it!

1.

A．infrequently

B．inaccessibly

C．inaccurately

D．impossibly

2.

A．speak

B．relate

C．care

D．worry

3.

A．idols

B．secrets

C．kids

D．failures

4.

A．delighted

B．sorrowful

C．guilty

D．apologetic

5.

A．putting off

B．showing off

C．calling off

D．working off

6.

A．family

B．baby

C．turn

D．success

7.

A．preferred

B．generated

C．accepted

D．rejected

8.

A．going on

B．depending on

C．getting on

D．taking on

9.

A．confusing

B．connecting

C．combining

D．comparing

10.

A．replied

B．commented

C．posted

D．wrote

11.

A．paper

B．interview

C．application

D．offer

12.

A．study

B．health

C．treasure

D．path

13.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．whatever

D．whoever

14.

A．sleeping

B．eating

C．drinking

D．travelling

15.

A．self-discovery

B．self-discipline

C．self-study

D．self-respect

10 . Once a year, around the time when Christians celebrate Easter, Muslims celebrate Ramadan and Jews celebrate Passover, I often invite my 24-person team to a joyful and special dinner at my place. To _________ the needs of all my team members, I usually _________ different kinds of typical food from different religions.

I think this _________ reflects the wider philosophy(哲学) of my science lab: we aim to be a _________ yet united group of people working in a global scientific network. My lab _________ people with different _________. One of the most obvious _________ is our religions.

Yet when people _________ my lab, they gather together, first through their common _________ for science, and then as they get to know one another and enjoy spare time activities, we become a cohesive(有凝聚力的) team. I am ____________ this cohesion and the new friendships in my lab, and do my best to encourage them.

I’m also really ____________, while looking for new members. I interview many people before I ____________ the right ones for my lab. They must be ____________ capable(有能力的)of course, but it’s just as important that they’re friendly, interesting and interested in others. They should be prepared to ____________ various points of view and cultures.

As the person in charge of the lab, I see preserving a variety of cultural backgrounds as an important part of my job. Such an accessible, varied and supportive ____________ promotes new ideas and scientific breakthroughs.

1.

A．accommodate

B．avoid

C．change

D．control

2.

A．enjoy

B．throw

C．prepare

D．taste

3.

A．dream

B．tradition

C．promise

D．debate

4.

A．strange

B．conservative

C．poor

D．diverse

5.

A．gives up

B．turns down

C．consists of

D．leaves out

6.

A．breakthroughs

B．backgrounds

C．ambitions

D．hobbies

7.

A．differences

B．recipes

C．requirements

D．standards

8.

A．visit

B．praise

C．join

D．aid

9.

A．regret

B．charge

C．sympathy

D．love

10.

A．surprised at

B．proud of

C．interested in

D．worried about

11.

A．curious

B．casual

C．careful

D．relaxed

12.

A．thank

B．defeat

C．compare

D．choose

13.

A．scientifically

B．physically

C．mentally

D．financially

14.

A．respect

B．protect

C．stand

D．doubt

15.

A．chance

B．position

C．lecture

D．environment