1 . Tip l：     1    

Many entrepreneurs agree that creating short-term and long-term goals is the key to success. Write down your goals for the next year or more.     2     But by writing them down，you will already be in a better position to achieve them.

Tip 2：Find your passion quickly but cheaply.

    3     Take part in a variety of activities to discover what you love，such as a free concert，a free class or just a cheap movie； meanwhile，try not to spend too much money in the process.

Tip 3：Be a master at social media.

Becoming an expert at social media may be the most important thing to better your entrepreneurial dreams. Using social media，you’ll reach a global audience. By growing and managing your online presence，you will enlarge the influence of your brand.     4    

Such additions to your daily life are lifestyle changes that will improve your chances of success. They may seem insignificant now，but when you’re success, you’ll appreciate the role they played.     5     Looking back，you’ll be proud of your smart choices.

A．Create manageable goals.

B．Write down short-term goals.

C．And success is likely to follow.

D．Social media is essential to entrepreneurship.

E．It is important to learn what gets you excited.

F．It may take some time to tick off all the points on your list.

G．You’ll be glad you took the time to win the game properly.

2 . Before Christmas Eve in 1870 Richard Wagner and his wife, Cosima, had agreed not to buy each other Christmas presents. They were simply too poor. But Wagner was planning a surprise gift.

For more than two months he had been crafting a piece of music to be performed outside Cosima’s bedroom door on Christmas morning. He had based it on themes later to be used in his opera Siegfried, plus a little nursery song he had written for their children two years earlier. He completed the Siegfried Idyll three weeks before Christmas and arranged for conductor Hans Richter to choose the members of the small orchestra. Richter conducted secret rehearsals, first in Zurich then at a hotel in Lucerne.

Wagner invited philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to the final rehearsal on Christmas Eve at the Hotel du Lac and they arrived together at the Wagners’ home in the village of Trihschen. There they found Cosima decorating the Christmas tree and preparing presents for the children.

At seven o'clock on Christmas morning the musicians arrived and quietly arranged themselves on the stairs outside Cosima’s room. They began to play.

“As I awoke to the light of dawn,” Cosima said later, “my mind passed from one dream into another. Familiar sounds from Siegfried came to my ears. It was as if the house or more accurately our entire being, was rising up in music and going up to heaven. Sacred memories, birdsong and sunrise, interwoven with music from Siegfried calmed my heart and I came to realize that I was not dreaming, and yet was experiencing the most wonderful one of all dreams. Now at last I understood all of Richard’s writing in secret.”

And yet Wagner had kept his promise not to buy his wife a Christmas present. December 25th was Cosima’s birthday.

1. Why did the Wagners agree not to buy Christmas presents for each other?

A．They both didn’t like to buy presents.	B．They were only too poor.
C．They were very rich.	D．They didn’t have the habit.

2. What was Cosima doing when the final rehearsal was conducted on Christmas Eve at the Hotel du Lac?

A．Cosima was sleeping.

B．Cosima was playing with the children at home.

C．Cosima was busy with the preparation for Christmas.

D．Cosima was cooking in the kitchen.

3. What does the underlined word “themselves” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Christmas.	B．The musicians.
C．The stairs.	D．The children.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．A great Christmas.	B．A great love.
C．A good birthday.	D．A surprise gift.

3 . The following advice will show you what you can do to form an improvement plan when you find yourselves academically underperforming.

    1     When you’re frequently receiving lower grades than you’d hoped for, you may start to feel depressed. The first step on the road to improving your grades is to turn this negativity on its head. Acknowledge that your grades aren’t what you’re aiming for, but believe that you can do something about it.

Talk to your teachers. Your teachers know you best, so it’s worth talking to them when you’re drawing up a plan of action for improving your grades.    2     And they’ll probably have some advice on how you can go about it.

Pay more attention in class. If you often daydream in class, it’s time to start focusing on the lessons. Listen to what the teacher is saying rather than talking with friends or allowing your mind to wander. Don’t simply copy down what’s on the board without thinking about it.    3    

Start organizing your life. Clutter (杂乱) of any kind prevents our ability to operate efficiently, so another way of improving your academic performance is to get organized.    4     Start thinking more about your time management, too.

Find the right learning style for you. If you’re academically underperforming, another possible reason could be that you haven’t found the right learning style for you.    5     Perhaps you just haven’t found your most effective studying style yet. If you’ve been trying to work on your own, for example, you might find it easier to work with a friend or two, so that you have someone else there to motivate you.

A．Adopt a positive attitude.

B．Never mind your grades.

C．Make sure you’ve understood it.

D．Ask them where they think you need to improve.

E．We’re all different, and each of us has our own way of studying.

F．Many students struggle to remember all the information they need for exams.

G．Keep all your notes and textbooks organized in such a way that you know where everything is.

4 . Any woman can be strong. I don t just mean strong in mental aspect.     1     You may think that strong women are born, not made. You may be thinking of Olympic weightlifters lifting dozens of kilos over their heads, or of bodybuilders posing.

    2     It is a requirement for everyday life. Strength is what you need if you carry your luggage. You need to be strong to pick your child up off the floor. And, most of all-especially as you get older-you need strength simply to stand up without falling over.

As we age, we progressively lose muscle mass, which can make us weaker.    3     We might have trouble going up and down steps, picking up something heavy, even standing up from a seat. But while ageing is unavoidable, building muscle through strength training is meaningful.

A programme that is becoming more and more commonly used is Starting Strength. The basic Starting Strength programme consists of four different lifts. Trainees learn these lifts step by step.    4     Three times a week they perform three of the lifts. If they are successful in a period, they then add 2.25kg in the next period.

But barbell (杠铃) lifting doesn’t just offer physical strength; it also gives women emotional and mental confidence.    5    

A．But strength is not just about appearances.

B．I mean simply being able to fight against gravity.

C．Being strong doesn’t mean having a stony heart, either.

D．However, this condition can be improved by working out.

E．Most people begin to learn the lifts using an empty bar weighing 20kg.

F．In daily life, the actions we take for granted become more and more difficult.

G．However you feel about your body, you can become the strongest version of yourself.

5 . New Year’s resolutions(决心) have been around long enough that we all tend to stick to the same ones—hit the gym, lay off the candy, read more books, call your mother—regardless of whether we follow through with our intentions.

While January 1st seems like the perfect time to have a new start again, exactly when people developed that mindset(思维模式) isn’t common knowledge. It turns out that the modern belief of a New Year’s resolution isn’t as old as you thought. According to many historians, the ancient Babylonians were the first group of people to make New Year’s resolutions. However, instead of making a commitment to self improvement, they made a commitment to the gods to pay their debts and return any objects they had borrowed.

An ancient Roman tradition from 46 B. C, bears even more likeness to modern resolutions. Emperor Julius Caesar declared January the month of Janus. Romans believed Janus looked backwards into the previous year and ahead into the future. In his honor, they made sacrifices to the god and promises of good behavior for the coming year.

But the modern New Year’s resolution didn’t fully form until centuries later. The practice was common enough by the early 1800s. An article in 1802 states, “Statesmen have sworn to have no other object in view than the good of their country. The physicians have determined to advise the use of medicine no more than is necessary, and to he very reasonable in their fees.”

The first time “New Year’s resolution” appeared as a phrase was in the January 1st issue of a Boston newspaper in 1813. “I believe there are a lot of people,” the article goes, “with a serious determination of beginning the New Year with new resolutions and new behavior, and with the full belief that they shall accept punishment for all their former faults and wipe them away.

So as you make (and possibly fail at) your New year’s resolutions, know that you’re in good company.

1. Whose New Years resolutions were most different from the present common practice?

A．Ancient Babylonians’.	B．Ancient Romans’.
C．Statesmen’s in the 1800s.	D．Boston people’s in 1813.

2. According to Paragraph 4, the physicians focused their resolutions on ________.

A．annual incomes	B．personal ambitions
C．professional honesty	D．academic improvement

3. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To encourage people to make New year’s resolutions.

B．To give advice on how to make New Year’s resolutions.

C．To compare different New year’s resolutions in history.

D．To introduce the development of New Year’s resolutions.

6 . I attended a writer’s group to get feedback on my book. But there were so many people there that the discussion was limited. After getting home, my 13-year-old son asked me to read one chapter to him. So I read the chapter about spending my pocket money as a nine-year-old child.

The story took place at a lunch counter, where I dreamed of ordering a banana split. Colorful balloons were hung above the counter and a sign said “Pop a balloon and pay 1 cent to 63 cents for a banana split!” As I was given only 50 cents for cleaning the doghouse, I didn’t dare to ask my parents for any more pocket money without doing more work or risk asking anyone else. So I kept my wish to myself.

Frankie listened carefully, as I read the final sentences of the chapter, “I watched as others selected a balloon to pop and dreamed about the opportunity to take my chance. But it never happened.”

The next morning, Frankie led me to the kitchen. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The table was covered in a pile of balloons. Frankie handed me 50 cents and a fork. “Pop one!” he urged. With tears in my eyes, I broke one. A piece of paper fell out of the balloon.

“What does it say?” Frankie asked. “Fifty cents,” I whispered, too moved to speak loudly. Frankie asked, “Well, do you have 50 cents?” I handed him the money. “OK!” Then Frankie pulled out a banana split from the refrigerator.

I hugged Frankie hard. We took turns popping the other balloons until I finally got the 1-cent balloon. It was a long-time coming, but worth the wait.

It hit me that the first step in making any wish come true is giving it a voice.

1. The author read the chapter to Frankie because       .

A．she wanted to get feedback from Frankie

B．Frankie asked the author to read it to him

C．she was used to telling a bedtime story to him

D．Frankie had a strong desire for knowledge

2. What can we infer about the author from the second paragraph?

A．She spent money wisely when she was a kid.

B．She had enough money to do whatever she liked.

C．She earned her pocket money by doing housework.

D．She had no close friends to share her secret wish.

3. Seeing what Frankie did for her, the author felt       .

A．comfortable and happy	B．puzzled and excited
C．awkward and satisfied	D．surprised and grateful

4. The author learned that       .

A．it is important to express one’s wishes

B．it is comforting to have a kid around

C．experiences in childhood affect us later in life

D．wishes can come true by just voicing them

7 . John D. Rockefeller once said: “The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity (商品) as sugar or coffee. And I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.”

Wouldn’t you suppose that every college in the land would run courses: to develop the highest-priced ability under the sun? But that’s not the case.

The University of Chicago and the United Y. M. C. A. Schools conducted a survey to determine what adults want to study.

That survey cost $ 25, 000 and took two years. The last part of the survey was made in Meriden, Connecticut. It had been chosen as a typical American town. Every adult in Meriden was Interviewed and requested to answer 156 questions—questions such as “What is your business or profession? Your education? How do you spend your spare time? What is your income? Your hobbies? Your ambitions? Your problems? What subjects are you most interested in?” and so on. That Survey revealed that health is the prime interest of adults and, that .their second interest is people—how to understand, and, get along with people; how to make people like, you; and how to win others over to your way of thinking.

So the committee conducting this survey decided to run such a course for adults in Meriden. They searched for a practical textbook on the subject but found nothing. Finally they approached one of the world's outstanding authorities on adult education and asked him if he knew of any book that met the needs of this group. “No,” he replied, “I know what those adults want. But the book they need has never been written.”

I knew from experience that this statement was true, for I myself had been searching for years to discover a practical, working handbook on human relations.

Since no such book existed, I have tried to write one for use in my own courses. And here it is. I hope you like it.

1. The University of Chicago and the United Y. M. C. A. Schools conducted the survey______.

A．to find out what adults want to learn

B．to find out what adults' ambitions are

C．to figure out what type of person is the most popular

D．to figure out the number of people who want to learn

2. How was the study carried out?

A．By inviting the adults to an American town.

B．By asking the adults to answer some questions.

C．By inviting the adults to participate in an experiment.

D．By collecting the adults* opinions on college education.

3. What problem did the committee meet with?

A．They lacked financial support.	B．They lacked experienced teachers.
C．They couldn’t attract enough students.	D．They couldn’t find a suitable textbook.

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

A．To advertise a new course.	B．To introduce a new survey.
C．To explain why he has written a book.	D．To prove human relations are important.

8 . We all have found memories of taking a few lazy months off after the stress of A-levels. As we draw to the end of an academically and socially packed year, the idea of doing the same again is appealing.

But after graduation, there’ll be few occasions when we can enjoy such extended holidays, free to do as we wish. So now that summer has arrived, let’s take full advantage. It goes without saying that summer vacations are the perfect time to go traveling, especially if you avoid the pricey school holiday period.

Tickets go up greatly when you turn 26, so make the most of cheaper rates while you’re eligible. Finding a reliable company that won’t cheat you is extremely important, as is discovering a program that appeals to your own interests. There are plenty of websites where you can see other people’s recommendations.

Of course for most of us, money is tight—but to avoid overspending you can combine employment and adventure. Hannah Warn, a psychology student at the University of Winchester, is spending her summer at Camp America, an increasingly popular venture where British students enjoy a good time on a summer camp.

“Being thrown into something where I don’t really know what to expect is exciting.” she says.“It gives me a chance to experience being away from home in a different way.”

Those with a talent for languages might also consider working abroad as an au pair. The work may be challenging, but it’s a chance to involve yourself in a new culture while your employer pays most of the bill.

If you have an idea about the sort of career you’d like, getting work experience is wise. In many careers, graduating with only your degree to show for your three or four years just won’t make it. Send applications off early and to as many places as possible. Make sure you take a well-earned break this summer.

1. The passage implies that               .

A．students can enjoy beneficial price when traveling

B．students who quit school should pay more for travel

C．students will be offered part time jobs in the vacation

D．students will have a longer summer vacation than ever

2. The underlined word “eligible” in the passage means            .

A．relaxed

B．outstanding

C．qualified

D．standardized

3. The author took Hannah Warn as an example to            .

A．suggest Camp America offers jobs to students

B．show psychology students are good at planning

C．indicate Camp America serves English students

D．imply students can travel around for nothing

9 . College Student Guide to Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving break, for many college students, is a big gift in the middle of fall semester. Lots of students go home for Thanksgiving, but some stay on campus.     1     Whatever your situation, though, there are things you can do to make sure you squeeze every last drop out of the long weekend.

Thanksgiving is nearly always about friends and family. However, every college student has a unique situation. Not all the students choose to return home for Thanksgiving.    2     If you find being back home stressful, try planning to see friends or a trip to your favorite coffee shop.

For many students, it’s the first chance they have to visit friends from high school. If you had a large circle of friends» getting to see everyone you wanted to see might be hard.    3     So it is wise to try to plan group activities where you can spend time with as many of your old friends as possible.

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year, so knowing what to expect can prevent a fun trip home from turning into a travel nightmare.    4     The other half is planning your route home. If you plan to fly back home, book tickets at least six weeks in advance.

For most students, Thanksgiving falls either right before or right after midterms. So while you’re relaxing over the break, it doesn’t mean you can let your academics slide.    5     Even if your professors didn’t assign you anything over the break f you probably have a larger project to work on. Remember the end of the semester is really only a few weeks away.

A．Some families are less supportive than others.

B．After all, the Thanksgiving break is only a few days.

C．Knowing what to pack when heading home is half the battle.

D．Others head to a friend’s house to celebrate the holiday.

E．Learn what to do and make the best of the long weekend.

F．It is your first chance to learn how to manage homework over a college break.

G．When returning home for Thanksgiving, you might have changed in many ways.

10 . Other people may have their own agenda (议程) for our life; we can value their input but we don’t have to take it to heart.

As children, our parents had dreams for us. They warned us to do well in school, and to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest potential. Later in life, friends may try to set us up with their idea of the perfect partner or the perfect job. People close to us may have ideas about how we should live our lives, ideas that usually come from love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them-whether it is the parent who wants us to live out his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an already-defined role. Whatever the case, we can appreciate and consider those people’s input, but finally we must follow our own guidance.

There may come a time when all the suggestions can become overbearing (霸道的). We may feel that the people we love don’t approve of our judgment, which can hurt our feelings. It can disturb the choices we make for our lives by making us doubt ourselves before we’ve had a chance to decide what we want.

We can tell our loved ones how much we appreciate their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences. When they see that we are happy with our lives and the path we are taking to reach our goals, they can make sure that all we need them to do is to share in our joy.

1. People close to us often tell us ideas to show their       .

A．authority	B．concern
C．potential	D．happiness

2. What should we do when we disagree with our friends’ advice?

A．Prove that our choices are right.

B．Make them follow our decisions.

C．Tell them our choice directly without compromise.

D．Let them know we should make our own decisions.

3. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Offering suggestions	B．Appreciating suggestions
C．Accepting suggestions	D．Exchanging suggestions