1 . Chloe Smith is a girl aged 6 from Atlanta, Georgia. One day, while taking a walk with her father near their home, she
The medal belongs to former canoeist (划艇运动员) Joe Jacobi, who won gold while
Chloe’s dad had seen Jacobi’s story on the news, and
Chloe was
A.sought | B.buried | C.noticed | D.dropped |
A.waste | B.object | C.material | D.antique |
A.embarrassed | B.satisfied | C.frightened | D.shocked |
A.competing | B.applying | C.coaching | D.preparing |
A.broken | B.stolen | C.replaced | D.deserted |
A.purchase | B.register | C.preserve | D.recover |
A.secured | B.prized | C.advertised | D.priced |
A.project | B.decision | C.habit | D.idea |
A.quickly | B.gradually | C.really | D.carefully |
A.identifying | B.obtaining | C.evaluating | D.investigating |
A.sorry | B.eager | C.upset | D.hesitant |
A.In addition | B.In fact | C.In return | D.In advance |
A.purpose | B.report | C.attempt | D.story |
A.heart-warming | B.breath-taking | C.eye-catching | D.life-changing |
A.important | B.simple | C.interesting | D.right |
2 . 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.No pains, no gains. |
B.Success and honour. |
C.Failure is the mother of success. |
D.Honour is second to success. |
3 . People duck responsibility for reasons ranging from simple laziness or a fear of failure, through to a sense of feeling frightened by the scale of a problem or a situation. Whatever the reason, if people fail to take responsibility, they’ll fail in their jobs, they’ll fail their teams, and they’ll fail to grow as individuals. All of this makes it important to address the issue.
Signs of not being responsible
There are several signs to watch out for. These include:
Lacking interest in their work, and in the well-being of the team
Blaming others for mistakes and failures
Missing deadlines
Avoiding challenging tasks and projects, and not taking risks
Regularly complaining about unfair treatment by team leaders and members and engaging in self-pity
Avoiding being dependent on others for work, advice and instructions
Lacking trust in team members and leaders
Ways to encourage responsibility
Start by talking
Your first step is to talk to the individuals concerned. Are there circumstances that are contributing to the situation, or problems that you can deal with?
Communicate roles, responsibilities and objectives
Your people need to know clearly what their roles and responsibilities are. Ensure that you have an up-to-date job description for each team member, and be as detailed as possible about every responsibility that they have.
Re-engage people
Your people will be more engaged if their work is supported with their values. Talk to them to find out what they are. Then, illustrate how their daily tasks and responsibilities go with those values.
Give plenty of praise
Finally, be sure to give your people plenty of praise when they do take responsibility. And help them improve by providing them with regular, effective and fair feedback.
1. What will happen if John fails to take responsibility?A.He can complete his jobs. |
B.His teams may suffer. |
C.His growth will continue. |
D.He will lose his life. |
A.“It’s not my fault.” |
B.“I’ll have it completed tomorrow.” |
C.“It’s tough, but I can manage it.” |
D.“I need resources to solve the problem. ” |
A.Let him know their specific tasks. |
B.Get them to find out the values of work. |
C.Praise them for their good jobs. |
D.Have a chat with him to find out problems. |
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Whether it is for the home, the country or the world, we should place a high value on responsibility.
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Why does one person get selected for a promotion while others with equal skills, education and experience get passed over? In my opinion, a person’s proven willingness to behave
More than 40 years ago, Dale Miller conducted
6 . Facial expressions give away whether someone is being honest
Wouldn’t the world be such a simple place if someone’s nose really grew when they told a lie? Then we wouldn’t have to spend so much time trying to determine whether people are telling the truth. Luckily, there are scientific ways to tell if someone is being honest by judging from their facial expressions.
They’re holding the right amount of eye contact.
Eyes have the power to be extremely telling at times, particularly when it comes to whether people are telling the truth or not. When I think about it,
Their rate of blinking doesn’t change.
Stay to the eyes for a moment — blinking is a very easy way to detect if someone is telling you the truth. Those who are being honest will maintain a consistent rhythm of blinking as they’re speaking to you.
You haven’t noticed them touching their nose.
A fake smile could mean something is up. Liars have an “increased activity of the ‘zygomatic major muscles’, located around the mouth,” and it can force the face into a fake smile.
A.There’s no fake smile in sight |
B.Watch the person’s hands |
C.Blinking fast is a way to give away one’s lying |
D.I assume liars would have a difficult time holding eye contact |
E.You have notice there’s a fake smile in their faces |
F.Here are some ways to tell if someone is telling you the truth |
G.Oppositely, a liar will blink more slowly when they’re telling a lie |
7 . A merchant wanted to purchase a good-looking camel in the market and after spotting one began to bargain for it with the seller! There was a long bargain between the merchant and the camel seller, and finally the merchant bought the camel and took it home!
On reaching home, the merchant called his servant to take out the camel’s saddle. Under the saddle, the servant found a small velvet bag which upon opening revealed him to be full of precious diamonds! The servant shouted, “Boss, you bought a camel, but look what came with it for free!”
The Merchant was also surprised when he saw diamonds in his servant’s hands which were shining and twinkling even more in the sunlight! The Merchant said: “I have bought a camel and not the diamonds, I should return it immediately!”
The servant was thinking in his mind “How stupid my boss is! Nobody will know who the owner is!”
However, the merchant did not listen to him and immediately reached the market and returned the velvet bag to the shopkeeper.
The camel seller was very happy and said, “I had forgotten that I had hidden my precious diamonds under the saddle. Now you choose any one diamond!”
The Merchant said, “I have paid the right price for the camel, so I do not need any gift and prizes!”
The more the merchant was refusing, the more the camel seller was insisting. Finally, the merchant smiled and said: “In fact, when I decided to bring back the bag, I had already kept two of the most precious diamonds with me!”
After this declaration, the camel seller was infuriated and he quickly emptied the bag and began to count his diamond! But after he counted with a heavy sigh of relief, he said “These are all my diamonds, so what were the two most precious ones that you kept?”
The Merchant said: “My honesty and my self-respect.”
1. If the servant had bought the camel, what would he have done?A.Giving them to his master. |
B.Returning the diamonds. |
C.Pocketing the diamonds. |
D.Dividing them with his boss. |
A.He thought he should reward him. |
B.He regretted he had bargained with him. |
C.He knew the he had made a big mistake. |
D.He volunteered to lower the price. |
A.Content. | B.Funny. | C.Angry. | D.Happy. |
8 . The virtue, responsibility, means a duty to complete a task, which can be either
The sense of responsibility should be
The responsibility of an individual may change with situation and
Now, some of you may be
A.wrapped | B.assigned | C.evaluated | D.exposed |
A.reasons | B.plan | C.commitments | D.foundation |
A.decent | B.guilty | C.discouraged | D.innocent |
A.fetch | B.unfold | C.occupy | D.bring |
A.preserved | B.convinced | C.protected | D.instructed |
A.principles | B.cooperation | C.knowledge | D.culture |
A.force | B.guide | C.allow | D.cheat |
A.conditions | B.methods | C.virtue | D.integrity |
A.time | B.desire | C.forecast | D.leisure |
A.reduces | B.resigns | C.increases | D.harvests |
A.kind | B.elegant | C.reliable | D.incredible |
A.proud | B.unhealthy | C.violent | D.disappointed |
A.nation | B.hometown | C.school | D.family |
A.otherwise | B.likewise | C.merely | D.ever |
A.legal | B.concerned | C.tough | D.tiring |
A.imagine | B.forgive | C.suspecting | D.wondering |
A.punishment | B.fault | C.deadline | D.hope |
A.shocked | B.ashamed | C.scared | D.delighted |
A.strange | B.casual | C.tough | D.urgent |
A.conflict | B.entry | C.messages | D.outcomes |
9 . According to Americans for the Arts, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults say that the arts “lift me up beyond everyday experiences.” Still, only 30 percent attended a concert of any type in 2017; 23 percent visited an art museum; six percent attended a literary event. Fewer than half actively created art of any kind.
What has caused this phenomenon is that we do not have time for art — we are weighed down by our day-to-day responsibilities. Maybe you like to play a little background music while you work but most of us rarely, if ever, went to see a live performance, let alone visited a gallery. And reading poetry? Perhaps not since high school.
Too often, we let the realities of life get in the way of the arts, which can feel insignificant by comparison. But this is a mistake. The arts might be the single most in-depth experience you will ever be given to explore the nature and meaning of life. And if you make time to consume and produce art, you will find your life become fuller and happier.
Some philosophers address the problem of life consumed by work and material pursuits. They argue that art provides relief from this routine, expanding our perspective and bringing us closer to true reality.
Think of a time when you heard a piece of music and wanted to cry. Or recall your fast heartbeats as you stared at a delicate lifelike sculpture. Chances are that it probably stimulated (刺激) a sudden awakening, much like the shock from a lungful of pure oxygen after breathing in smoggy air.
If you are among those who feel that art is “pure pleasure to experience and participate in,” you might see it the same way you see eating out, or skydiving: as a luxury (奢侈品) item in your limited budgets of time and money. As such, it probably gets the same sort of treatment as any minor hobby. Don’t make this error. Treat art more like exercise or sleep: a necessity for a life full of deep satisfaction.
1. What does paragraph 1 focus on?A.The opinion of U.S. adults about art. |
B.The types of art that U.S. adults engage with. |
C.The mismatch between value and behaviour as to art. |
D.The connection between everyday experiences and art. |
A.Art reveals the nature of life. | B.Art gives way to material pursuits. |
C.Life without art is meaningless. | D.Background music is a kind of art. |
A.Art awakes people’s talents. | B.Art improves physical health. |
C.Art brings us closer to nature. | D.Art makes life fuller and happier. |
A.Art: A Habit, Not a Luxury | B.Art: A Bridge, Not a Barrier |
C.Art: A Decoration, Not a Reality | D.Art: A Pleasure, Not a Burden |
A teenage girl named Jennifer Jones
Jennifer thought