1 . When going through major life changes, like changing careers, I would change the people with whom I spent the most time. We’ve all gone through periods when the people in our lives have changed—graduation, moving to a new city, getting a new job, joining a new club, etc. I don’t think I need to convince you just how much influence other people can have over your identity. If you’ve ever experienced a major switch in your people environment, then you know that you change as well.
Most people don’t make these choices consciously though. You might consciously decide to spend more time with a certain friend, or you may ask someone out on a date to begin a new relationship. But few people choose their existing friendships deliberately.
There’s no “getting rid of people”. People are always dropping into and out of each other’s lives. Associations grow into friendships, and friendships fade into associations. You don’t get rid of anyone. The truth is that in order to make room for new people and new experiences, you may need to loosen up some of your existing connections.
What about loyalty? Shouldn’t you always be loyal to your friends? Once you have a close friend, even if their influence on you is slightly harmful, shouldn’t you stick by them?
Loyalty to a friend sometimes means having to let go. It means being loyal to their highest and best as well. If someone is destroying his health by smoking, for example, you aren’t showing loyalty by smoking right along with him. True loyally sometimes requires that you break damaging connections, get yourself back on solid ground, and then decide what you can really do to help your friend.
It can take a lot of courage to tell someone, “I’m sorry, but I can’t have you in my life anymore." But even though this might seem like a selfish act at times, it’s often the best thing for the other person too. If a relationship is holding you back in some way, understand that it is also hurting the other person. For example, if you work for a violent boss, your acceptance of that situation is considered to be silent approval, encouraging your boss to continue to behave violently.
1. When experiencing major life changes, people may ________.A.join a new social community | B.influence their friends around |
C.choose their friendships purposely | D.have their people environment changed |
A.Everyone has at least one friend. |
B.Friendship still exists though there’s less connection. |
C.It is unnecessary to make new friends. |
D.You ought to treat your old and new friend equally. |
A.Never betray your close friends whatever happens. |
B.Correct their mistakes while you guard their goodness. |
C.Stick by your friends even though they do harm lo you. |
D.Break up with your friends immediately if they smoke. |
A.We should accept what we are told to do. |
B.We should stay silent and be in favor of it. |
C.We should bravely disobey him if he is wrong. |
D.We should give our boss courage to continue. |
2 . A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was
The atmosphere
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a
I went looking. Ellen was her mother but—where was she? She entered her parent’s home. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed,
It felt so good being back home.
A.disappearing | B.setting | C.rising | D.shining |
A.amazed | B.excited | C.disappointed | D.frightened |
A.music | B.waves | C.wind | D.streams |
A.surprised | B.confused | C.relaxed | D.exhausted |
A.early | B.cold | C.warm | D.late |
A.teachers | B.friends | C.brothers | D.parents |
A.blame | B.enjoy | C.react | D.cry |
A.ill | B.missing | C.travelling | D.sad |
A.pointing | B.enjoying | C.directing | D.teaching |
A.easily | B.silently | C.happily | D.willingly |
A.believed | B.wished | C.guessed | D.judged |
A.with | B.for | C.at | D.in |
A.same | B.familiar | C.difficult | D.different |
A.crowded | B.tidy | C.deserted | D.clean |
A.text | B.note | C.letter | D.sentence |
A.ready | B.gone | C.present | D.available |
A.cried | B.laughed | C.coughed | D.slept |
A.chair | B.room | C.bed | D.study |
A.Fortunately | B.Similarly | C.Suddenly | D.Constantly |
A.moved | B.lost | C.inspired | D.scared |
3 . My wife Pat and I were having drinks outside our home, the weather was unusually
David wondered what it was, “Just thunder, “Pat said.
There were several seconds of silence,“David”,I asked, “are you
“Yes…apart from the two of you, do you know what else I
“Yes…”I said, trying to
“David won’t,” I said and went outside with a recorder, Later I
David called again, “Dad, “he said, “You won’t believe that some friends and I had a thunder party where we realized we were listening to the sounds of
A.wonderful | B.fine | C.hot | D.unique |
A.images | B.lightning | C.electricity | D.clouds |
A.over | B.off | C.outside | D.inside |
A.darkened | B.lightened | C.widened | D.opened |
A.served | B.employed | C.searched | D.studied |
A.miserable | B.respectful | C.comfortable | D.Cheerful |
A.Suddenly | B.Gradually | C.Increasingly | D.Frequently |
A.simpler | B.less | C.worse | D.Better |
A.still | B.even | C.instead | D.yet |
A.possess | B.miss | C.offer | D.say |
A.sky | B.stars | C.snow | D.earth |
A.play | B.run | C.Listen | D.Work |
A.gave out | B.hold back | C.took in | D.Set off |
A.music | B.songs | C.wind | D.Thunder |
A.gave | B.presented | C.mailed | D.rushed |
A.typical | B.special | C.common | D.Strange |
A.countryside | B.city | C.suburb | D.home |
A.expecting | B.lacking | C.trusting | D.having |
A.Other than | B.Less than | C.Rather than | D.More than |
A.established | B.qualified | C.linked | D.pressed |
4 . The pea incident happened when I was eight. My grandmother, my mother and I were having lunch at a restaurant. I
I have always
“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said.
“Mother,” said my mother in her
My grandmother
Several days later, at dinner, my mother offered me some steaming peas and I, of course,
Oh, despair! Now, too late, I realized that I had been
A.enjoyed | B.ordered | C.afforded | D.prepared |
A.unexpectedly | B.undoubtedly | C.reasonably | D.naturally |
A.preferred | B.valued | C.hated | D.ignored |
A.joke | B.mystery | C.tale | D.disaster |
A.trembling | B.ringing | C.urging | D.warning |
A.aimed | B.looked | C.laughed | D.shouted |
A.changed | B.improved | C.controlled | D.mixed |
A.unless | B.when | C.before | D.if |
A.my grandmother | B.my mother | C.me | D.us |
A.unimaginable | B.believable | C.unpredictable | D.acceptable |
A.throw | B.place | C.force | D.bite |
A.best | B.single | C.possible | D.last |
A.peas | B.steak | C.plates | D.money |
A.explained | B.announced | C.whispered | D.screamed |
A.in excitement | B.in relief | C.in silence | D.in love |
A.nodded | B.declined | C.defended | D.waved |
A.mild | B.blank | C.distant | D.cold |
A.held | B.chose | C.piled | D.dropped |
A.caught | B.left | C.beaten | D.hidden |
A.stop | B.risk | C.escape | D.cost |
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Dear Li Hua,
I am glad to receive your letter. I can understand how sad you are as they have to transfer to other school. But everything will be fine when you adapt to your new surrounding. In your letter, you asked me about my first school. In my memory, my first school was very large with each classroom beautiful decorated. There was a big square lies in the center of the schoolyard. And I could have good view of the square from my classroom windows. My favorite teacher was my English teacher which was patient with me. Besides, I had met my best friend Peter in the school, to whom I still keep in touch even though we are in different schools now. I hope you will make new friends but enjoy your time in the new school.
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Dear Chris,
I’m Li Jin, monitor of Class One, Grade Eleven.
First , it’s really good at exposing when our intuitive(直觉的)view of reality is wrong . For example , nearly every person who runs for political office has an intuitive sense that they can powerfully influence their odds of winning the election if they can just raise and spend more money . But this is largely wrong .
After the 2006 election , Sean Trende constructed a graph comparing the incumbent(在任的)campaign spending advantages with their eventual victory . There was barely any relationship between more spending and a bigger victory .
Likewise , many teachers have an intuitive sense that different students have different learning styles : some are verbal and some are visual , some focus on details and some on whole . Teachers imagine they will improve outcomes if they tailor their presentations to each student . But there’s no evidence to support this either .
Second , data can clarify patterns of behavior we haven’t yet noticed . For example , I’ve always assumed people who frequently use words like “ I , ” “ me , ” and “ mine ” are probably more self-centered than people who don’t . But as James Pennebaker of the University of Texas notes in his book , The Secret Life of Pronouns , when people are feeling confident , they are focused on the task at hand , not on themselves . High-status , confident people use fewer “ I ” words , not more .
In sum , the data revolution is giving us wonderful ways to understand the present and the past . Will it transform our ability to predict and make decisions about the future ? We’ll see .
1. What do people running for political office think they can do ?
A.Use data analysis to predict the election result . |
B.Win the election if they can raise enough funds . |
C.Manipulate public opinion with favorable data . |
D.Increase the chances of winning by foul means . |
A.They think students prefer flexible teaching methods . |
B.They will be able to try different approaches . |
C.They believe students learning styles vary . |
D.They can accommodate students with special needs . |
A.The importance of using pronouns properly . |
B.Repeated use of first-person pronouns by self-centered people . |
C.Frequent use of pronouns and future tense by young people . |
D.A pattern in confident people’s use of pronouns . |
A.Data may not be easily accessible . |
B.Errors may occur with large data samples . |
C.Data cannot always do what we imagine it can . |
D.Some data may turn out to be outdated . |
An eagle(鹰)made her nest at the top of a high tree while a cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk, and at the same time a wild pig, with her young took shelter in a hollow at its foot. The cat then decided to make all serve her in her wise way.
To carry out her design, she climbed to the nest of the eagle, saying, "Destruction is preparing for you and for me too, unfortunately. The wild pig, whom you see daily digging up the earth, wishes to uproot the tree, so she may on its fall seize our families as food for her young."
Having thus frightened the eagle out of her senses, she crept down to the cave of the pig, saying, "Your children are in great danger, for as soon as you go out to find food, the eagle is prepared to jump upon one of your little pigs."
Having filled these fears into the pig, she went and pretended to hide herself in the hollow of the tree. When night came she went out silently and obtained food for herself and her children, but pretending to be afraid, she kept a lookout all through the day. Meanwhile, the eagle, full of fear of the pig, sat still on the branches, and the pig, terrified by the eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave. Thus they both, along with their families, starved from hunger, and afforded good food for the cat and her children.
1. What was the eagle afraid of?
A.Her home would be destroyed. |
B.Her children would get lost. |
C.She would be taken as the cat’s food. |
D.Her family would be eaten by the wild pig. |
A.The eagle would kill her young child. |
B.The eagle would cheat her away. |
C.The cat was telling the true story. |
D.She could not find enough food. |
A.By running here and there. |
B.By cheating both the eagle and the pig. |
C.By waiting and catching the chance. |
D.By fighting against the eagle and the pig. |
A.Believe it or not. | B.Animal stories. |
C.How one can be successful. | D.Don’t be afraid. |
The opportunity arose one morning when Mr.Oven was called to the office for a certain reason.While Mr.Oven left, my company Billy and I took Mr.Oven’s lunch bag from under his desk.I opened his sandwich and placed a worm(虫子) in between the two slices of breaD. We put it back and closed it.To keep it in memory, Billy took photos of the whole process.We laughed for weeks over this.
1. Mr.Oven criticized me a lot because________.
A.I didn’t go to his class |
B.I was naughty in my homework |
C.I didn’t answer his questions |
D.I disobeyed his rules in class |
A.He would cry out, shocked that the worm lay in his sandwich. |
B.He would eat it as usual when he had his sandwich. |
C.He would be glad to eat his delicious sandwich with the worm. |
D.He would be very hungry when he found the worm in his sandwich. |
A.Billy and I went south during Thanksgiving break. |
B.All the students left on Thanksgiving break. |
C.All the students went south on Thanksgiving break. |
D.It was not until Thanksgiving break ended that the secret was let out. |
A.He had to eat the sandwich he had made for Mr.Oven. |
B.He was kicked off the football and basketball team. |
C.He had to be punished to leave school for two weeks. |
D.He had to write a 1000-word essay to admit his mistake. |
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay
A.took off | B.landed | C.dropped | D.reached |
A.hot | B.warm | C.cold | D.cool |
A.look | B.listen | C.enjoy | D.mind |
A.home | B.hotel | C.office | D.school |
A.first | B.one | C.last | D.only |
A.satellites | B.lakes | C.beauty | D.parks |
A.Helped | B.Helping | C.Had helped | D.Being helped |
A.Before long | B.Shortly after | C.Soon | D.Then |
A.restaurant | B.shop | C.supermarket | D.pub |
A.to drink | B.to read | C.to eat | D.to listen |
A.boss | B.cook | C.waiter | D.waitress |
A.voices | B.suggestions | C.sounds | D.gestures |
A.similar | B.different | C.same | D.right |
A.looking | B.ordering | C.picking | D.eating |
A.until | B.when | C.before | D.after |
A.tired | B.stopped | C.determined | D.continued |
A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.some things |
A.asleep | B.awake | C.afraid | D.alive |
A.noise | B.voices | C.streets | D.places |
A.drive a car | B.cook meals | C.teach Chinese | D.speak English |