1 . Dale Carnegie(戴尔·卡耐基) was an American writer and lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills.
Born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri, Carnegie was a poor farmer's boy. His family moved to Belton, Missouri when he was a small child. In his teens, though still having to get up at 4 a.m. every day to milk his parents' cows, he managed to obtain an education at the State Teacher's College in Warrensburg. His first job after college was selling correspondence courses. He moved on to selling bacon, soap, and lard(猪油)for Armour & Company.
After saving $500, Dale Carnegie quit sales in 1911 in order to achieve a lifelong dream of becoming a lecturer. He ended up instead attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, but found little success as an actor. Later he got the idea to teach public speaking. In his first session, he suggested that students speak about “something that made them angry”, and discovered the technique that made speakers unafraid to address a public audience. From its beginning, the Dale Carnegie Course developed. Carnegie had made use of the average American's desire to have more self-confidence.
Perhaps one of Carnegie's most successful marketing moves was to change the spelling of his last name from “Carnagey” to Carnegie, at a time when Andrew Carnegie was a widely recognized name.
Carnegie's works include Lincoln the Unknown (1932), Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business (1937), and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948). His greatest achievement, however, was when Simon &. Schuster published How to Win Friends and Influence People. The book was a bestseller from 1936. By the time of Carnegie's death, the book had sold five million copies in 31 languages, and there had been 450,000 graduates of his Dale Carnegie Institute.
Carnegie died at his home in New York in 1955.
1. What do you think of Dale Carnegie's childhood?A.Difficult. | B.Joyful. |
C.Lonely. | D.Boring. |
A.Encouraging one to trust himself. | B.Helping people to get wealthy. |
C.Teaching people speaking skills. | D.Advising people to live happily. |
A.To get more help and support. | B.To replace Andrew Carnegie. |
C.To become more famous. | D.To avoid misunderstanding. |
2 . Last year a group of friends and I began a project called The World Needs You. Its aim is to show how
“Do the children need anything else?” I asked the coordinator(协调人) when we sent our
“Umbrellas!” she said. “Most of our
Of course! I thought. It doesn’t snow much here,
A.lucky | B.easy | C.wealthy | D.quick |
A.glasses | B.needles | C.gloves | D.bowls |
A.rewards | B.pleasure | C.tips | D.love |
A.common | B.scientific | C.simple | D.good |
A.own | B.use | C.accept | D.afford |
A.donations | B.screens | C.luggage | D.staffs |
A.customers | B.kids | C.teachers | D.employees |
A.concerned | B.angry | C.wet | D.nervous |
A.but | B.so | C.and | D.or |
A.candles | B.umbrellas | C.tickets | D.houses |
A.weep | B.recover | C.work | D.understand |
A.suffered from | B.made out | C.talked up | D.looked into |
A.response | B.level | C.pay | D.height |
A.in need of | B.in favor of | C.for lack of | D.in time for |
A.Surprisingly | B.Hopefully | C.Interestingly | D.Luckily |
3 . Want to explore new cultures, meet new people and do something worthwhile at the same time? You can do all the three with Global Development Association(GDA). Whatever stage of life you’re at, wherever you go and whatever project you do in GDA, you’ll create positive changes in a poor and remote community(社区).
We work with volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. Most of our volunteers are aged 17-24. Now we need volunteer managers aged 25-75. They are extremely important in the safe and effective running of our programmes. We have such roles as project managers, mountain leaders, and communication officers.
Depending on which role you choose, you could help to increase a community’s access to safe drinking water, or help to protect valuable local cultures. You might also design an adventure challenge to train young volunteers.
Not only will you help our young volunteers to develop personally, you’ll also learn new skills and increase your cultural awareness. You may have chances to meet new people who’ll become your lifelong friends.
This summer we have both 4-week and 7-week programmes:
Country | Schedule | |
4-week programmes | 7-week programmes | |
Algeria | 5 Jul. — 1 Aug. | 20 Jun. — 7 Aug. |
Egypt | 24 Jul. — 20 Aug. | 19 Jun. — 6 Aug. |
Kenya | 20 Jul. — 16 Aug. | 18 Jun. — 5 Aug. |
South Africa | 2 Aug. — 29 Aug. | 15 Jun. — 2 Aug. |
GDA ensures that volunteers work with community members and local project partners where our help is needed. All our projects aim to promote the development of poor and remote communities.
There is no other chance like a GDA programme. Join us as a volunteer manager to develop your own skills while bringing benefits to the communities.
Find out more about joining a GDA programme:
Website:www.glodeve.org
Email:humanresources@glodeve.org
1. What is the main responsibility of volunteer managers?A.To seek local partners. | B.To take in young volunteers. |
C.To carry out programmes. | D.To foster cultural awareness. |
A.Egypt | B.Algeria | C.Kenya | D.South Africa |
A.explore new cultures | B.protect the environment |
C.gain corporate benefit | D.help communities in need |
4 . I started out in life with few advantages. I did not graduate from high school. I worked at menial(不体面的) jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.
And then I began asking, "Why are some people more successful than others?" This question changed my life.
Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement(成就). It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every possible way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self﹣discipline(自律). As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, "Success is tons of discipline."
Some years ago, I attended a conference in Washington. It was the lunch break and I was eating at a nearby food fair. The area was crowded and I sat down at the last open table by myself, even though it was a table for four. A few minutes later, an older gentleman and a younger woman who was his assistant came along carrying trays of food, obviously looking for a place to sit. With plenty of room at my table, I immediately arose and invited the older gentleman to join me. He was hesitant, but I insisted. Finally, thanking me as he sat down, we began to chat over lunch.
It turned out that his name was Kop Kopmeyer. As it happened, I immediately knew who he was. He was a legend in the field of success and achievement. Kop Kopmeyer had written four large books, each of which contained 250 success principles that he had obtained from more than fifty years of research and study. I had read all four books from cover to cover, more than once.
After we had chatted for a while, I asked him the question that many people in this situation would ask, "Of all the one thousand success principles that you have discovered, which do you think is the most important?”
He smiled at me with a twinkle in his eye, as if he had been asked this question many times, and replied, without hesitating, "The most important success principle of all was stated by Thomas Huxley many years ag. He said, 'Do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.'"
He went on to say, "There are 999 other success principles that I have found in my reading and experience, but without self﹣discipline, none of them work."
1. Why did the writer ask the question in Paragraph 2 ?A.Because he wasn't satisfied with himself. |
B.Because he was a person of self﹣discipline. |
C.Because he dislike those successful people. |
D.Because he wanted to share his idea on success. |
A.His great kindness. |
B.Then gentleman's fame. |
C.His eagerness for success. |
D.The gentleman's good manners. |
A.Personal changes |
B.The secret of success |
C.Sayings of wisdom |
D.The gentleman's legend. |
A.The Magic of Reading |
B.An Unexpected Conversation |
C.A Question that Changed My Life |
D.The Power of Self-discipline |
5 . VAR technology has been used in U.S. sports for years. Now it is fully combined with the global game of soccer and made its debut(首次亮相) at the 2018 World Cup this summer.
The VAR team supported the referees from a centralised video room. The operators selected and provided the best angles from the relevant broadcast cameras plus two additional offside cameras.
A.If one team is likely to win a game |
B.VAR stands for video assistant referee |
C.It is hard to avoid and VAR is necessary |
D.Once they decide an incident is reviewable |
E.Throughout a match they are constantly checking for mistakes |
F.The use of video technology is a hot topic among football watchers |
G.VAR can serve to remove such scenes and get the game moving again |
6 . Summer Activities
Students should read the list with their parents/careers, and select two activities they would like to do. Forms will be available in school and online for them to indicate their choices and return to school. Before choices are finalised, parents/careers will be asked to sign to confirm their child’s choices.
Activity | Description | Member of staff | Cost |
Outdoor Adventure (OUT) | Take yourself out of your comfort zone for a week, discover new personal qualities, and learn new skills. You will be able to take part in a number of activities from canoeing to wild camping on Dartmoor. Learn rock climbing and work as a team, and enjoy the great outdoor environment. | Mr. Clemens | £140 |
WWI Battlefields and Paris (WBP) | On Monday we travel to London. After staying overnight in London, we travel on Day 2 to northern France to visit the World War I battlefields. On Day 3 we cross into Belgium. Thursday sees us make the short journey to Paris where we will visit Disneyland Paris park, staying until late to see the parade and the fireworks. Our final day, Friday, sees us visit central Paris and tour the main sights. | Mrs. Wilson | £425 |
Crafty Foxes (CRF) | Four days of product design centred around textiles. Making lovely objects using recycled and made materials. Bags, cushions and decorations...Learn skills and leave with modern and unusual textiles. | Mrs. Goode | £30 |
Potty about Potter (POT) | Visit Warner Bros Studio, shop stop to buy picnic, stay overnight in an approved Youth Hostel in Streatley-on-Thames, guided tour of Oxford to see the film locations, picnic lunch outside Oxford’s Christchurch, boating on the River Cherwell through the University Parks, before heading back to Exeter. | Miss Drake | £150 |
A.OUT | B.WBP |
C.CRF | D.POT |
A.Travel to London. |
B.See a parade and fireworks. |
C.Tour central Paris. |
D.Visit the WWI battlefields. |
A.Two days. | B.Four days. |
C.Five days. | D.One week. |
7 . When I was in my fourth year of teaching,I was also(and am still)a high school track and field coach(田径教练). One year,I had a student,John,who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece,and seemed to be interested in sports,so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before,I did believe that he could do well in any event,and that I would be willing to coach him in whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer,and began to work hard at every practice.
About a month later,I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player,winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking,“John,I really appreciate that you came out for the track team,but why didn’t you play tennis instead?It seems that would interest you a lot more,since you’re so good at it.”John answered,“Well,I like tennis,but you told me that you believed in me,and that you thought I could do well in track,so I wanted to try it for that reason.”
From then on,I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical(挑剔的)students can be of themselves,I’ve found that a simple“I trust that you can do it!”can go a long way!
1. According to Paragraph 1,what did the author seem to think more about?A.John’s PE marks. |
B.John’s self-confidence. |
C.John’s interest in sports. |
D.John’s state of health. |
A.He had been an excellent runner. |
B.He was encouraged by his teacher. |
C.He liked running more than tennis. |
D.He had no tennis coach to train him. |
A.To build a close teacher-student relationship. |
B.To introduce a new way of sports training. |
C.To explain the value of sports. |
D.To show the importance of encouragement. |
A.Teachers. | B.Parents. |
C.Students. | D.Players. |
In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea,
Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite artistic. Truly elegant chopsticks might
The Chinese have used chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots,
Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which
Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius,
Chopsticks are not used everywhere in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat
9 . Low-cost Gifts for Mother’s Day
Gift No. 1
Offer to be your mother’s health friend. Promise to be there for all doctor’s visits whether she has a disease or needs a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say there is no need, but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit. The best part? This one is free.
Gift No. 2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what time she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.
Gift No. 3
Enough sleep is connected with general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”
Gift No. 4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts, 10 percent of whose price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things — many of which are “green” — and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.
1. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor’s visits?A.To take notes. | B.To be with her. |
C.To buy medicines. | D.To give her gifts. |
A.In Gift No. 1. | B.In Gift No. 2. |
C.In Gift No. 3. | D.In Gift No. 4. |
A.enjoy good sleep | B.be well-organized |
C.get extra support | D.give other help |