1 . When my experiments didn’t produce the exciting results they were supposed to, I thought I just needed to work more, for the idea that I would be
Those comments planted the seed of a new
During my Ph.D., the penny
| A．rewarded | B．served | C．abandoned | D．misunderstood |
| A．respected | B．noticed | C．accepted | D．declined |
| A．faith | B．thoughts | C．intelligence | D．struggles |
| A．experiment | B．invitation | C．approach | D．assistance |
| A．abstract | B．consistent | C．common | D．cautious |
| A．brushed off | B．took on | C．turned down | D．made up |
| A．realized | B．checked | C．assessed | D．stressed |
| A．stricter | B．purer | C．hotter | D．easier |
| A．accident | B．dilemma | C．normal | D．procedure |
| A．attempt | B．growth | C．request | D．belief |
| A．quality | B．project | C．burden | D．prejudice |
| A．risked | B．slipped | C．prayed | D．exited |
| A．refreshed | B．lonely | C．guilty | D．dizzy |
| A．hopefully | B．fully | C．carefully | D．silently |
| A．promise | B．contribute | C．write | D．convey |
| A．cost | B．dropped | C．benefited | D．ended |
| A．take no notice of | B．show interest in | C．make sense of | D．find fault with |
| A．control | B．darkness | C．guard | D．pressure |
| A．wander | B．relax | C．forget | D．recover |
| A．break | B．turn | C．walk | D．test |
Creativity Is the Mother of Invention By Sha Azam Siddiqui | |
| The world in which we live in This beautiful place which we belong to It’s so beautiful and so colorful But we always lack to see beauty of it and we continue to live the life which is so regretful This is the one life we have We have to live it to the fullest Not with happenings or desires of others But with the intention which truly inspires us. We have to live this life We have to create this life | This life is ours and only ours We need to realize this first It’s said that creativity is the mother of invention But it depends solely on individual intention If we are clear with our own destination It doesn’t matter then how much we get rejection Live this life as if you were the King Spend the luxuries as if you were the Queen It all starts with the only Intention If we just keep on thinking Then there is no end for this perspiration. |
Creativity is the key to a bright future. We live in a
3 . Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Café, the restaurant my husband, Brad, and I run in Denver.
One day a woman dressed in a business outfit (套装) stepped in. “Hi, Libby.” she said. I recognized her. The first time she came two years ago, she had no money to pay for a meal. No problem. Like many customers, she volunteered to work. After her meal, she washed dishes. Look at her now. I stole a glance at Brad, in the kitchen. Wasn’t this what we’d hoped for?
In 2015, on a flight home from Texas, we’d hatched this crazy dream. We’d both done a lot of volunteering at soup kitchens. It was something we felt called to do, feeding the poor.
“I wish we could start our own place,” I said. “No cash register (收银机). Just a donation box on the counter.”
“Why don’t we?” Brad said.
It would be a charity, but we didn’t want our diners to think of it as a charity. “If they can’t pay.” Brad said, “they can help wash dishes or sweep the floor. We must treat people with dignity.”
Our first customer was a woman in her forties. She told me she was recently divorced and she and her two kids had no place of their own. “Could I have a salad?” she asked. I brought her a plate of greens with fresh fruit and nuts. Her eyes grew wide. “These are the first fresh vegetables I’ve had in four months,” she exclaimed. That alone made our struggles to open the café worth it.
SAME is short for our belief: So All May Eat. Customers came for Brad’s cooking. But they also liked what our café stood for.
“What do I owe you?” one customer asked. “Whatever you think the meal’s worth,” I said, “and whatever you can afford.” Most customers gave what they could, even if it was just a dollar.
Something was different about the woman that day. Something besides her outfit. She stopped at the counter and ordered greens with sun-dried tomatoes, and a ham and pineapple pizza
“I have something to tell you.” she said. “The last time I was here, I started talking to a woman I’d met here before. She said. ‘There’s an opening in my office. Why don’t you come in and apply?” I did—I got the job!” I knew what was different about her—confidence.
She opened her purse. “I can pay now. How can I ever thank you?”
“You just did,” I said.
1. What did the author and her husband do at soup kitchens in Texas?| A．They learned how to cook. | B．They helped feed the hungry. |
| C．They trained the volunteers. | D．They made a living there. |
| A．With respect. | B．With pity. | C．With care. | D．With effort |
| A．Customers can pay as they like. | B．Customers needn’t pay for a meal. |
| C．Customers help with charity work. | D．Customers get paid for what they do. |
| A．The woman paid for her meal. |
| B．The woman expressed her thanks. |
| C．The woman helped to wash dishes. |
| D．The woman gave her what she had hoped for. |
A: Honesty is sincerity and loyalty, and cleverness is wit (机智) and acumen (敏锐).
B: Honesty and intelligence can be both for one person.
C: Honesty is another kind of cleverness. Cleverness may not necessarily true cleverness.
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5 . I always seemed to be running late and hurrying up. I’d wake up early in the morning in order to have enough time to get to where I wanted to go. But by the time I found myself on the road, I was clearly going to be late.
Then one day when going to work, I had been running behind again. Unluckily, on the way, my car was out of gas. As my car left the road, I looked at my watch. It’s clear that I’d be late.
But as I looked out towards the east, the sun was just beginning to climb out of the hill. There was fog hanging over the river and some ducks were swimming across the glass-like surface of the water. A few boats sat on the river, which was shining in the sunshine.
I was surprised. This pretty scene had been going on right outside my car every morning.
| A．How could I avoid it? |
| B．I became worried and upset. |
| C．What an amazing picture outside! |
| D．I found some surprising things happened. |
| E．However, I had never taken the time to see it. |
| F．So I would drive fast to make up for the minutes I had lost. |
| G．Finally a co-worker recognized my car and stopped for me. |
6 . One night many years ago when I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on a quiet night, I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumblings of the city's noises. As I looked to my other side, I could see nothing but open space of darkness and endless water. I realized how small I was and that my own problems of life did not seem great.
I have spent twenty—five years on boats. Now I am a docking pilot. My job is to bring in the large luxury liners and stay with them until they are safely anchored in their berths. Sometimes this requires two tugs(拖船）, sometimes many more, depending on the tide, the weather, and the draft of the vessel.
Most of you no doubt have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners. What they are doing doesn't seem to make much sense at first, but presently the big boat is alongside her landing stage, her ropes made fast, and the job is done.
These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle signals I send them from the bridge of the big liner. These signals make up a language that is just as dependable as the spoken word; or even more so, because our docking signals are rarely misunderstood. The captain of each tug does his work according to the signals he receives. He never asks questions. He takes everything on faith, and it always works out.
I fell very important the first time I ever docked a big liner, thinking that I was in control of a great ship worth millions of dollars and the owners were depending on me to bring her safely to her berth. After I had docked several of the large liners, I realized I was not important, but simply the quarterback who called the signals.
Working around tugboats has had its effect on what I believe. The great transatlantic liners depend on the help of the little tugs to bring them safely to port, and it is with one's success.
1. According to paragraph 3, originally, the job of a tugboat was .| A．important | B．humble |
| C．tough | D．complex |
| A．To give a detailed description. | B．To display the characteristics. |
| C．To make a comparison. | D．To help reveal the theme. |
| A．diligence | B．mutual assistance |
| C．learning | D．individual excellence |
| A．Tugboats and the Pilot | B．The Significance of Teamwork |
| C．The Workings of Tugboats | D．Philosophy from Tugboats |
7 . Your mind is very powerful. Yet, if you’re like most people, you probably spend very little time reflecting on the way you think. After all, who thinks about thinking?
Your thoughts are a catalyst(催化剂)for self-perpetuating(自我持续的)cycles.
I see this happen all the time in my therapy office. Someone will come in saying, “I’m just not good enough to advance in my career.” That assumption leads her to feel discouraged and causes her to put in less effort.
Once you draw a conclusion about yourself, you’re likely to do two things; look for evidence that reinforces your belief and discount anything that runs contrary to your belief. Someone who develops the belief that he’s a failure, for example, will view each mistake as proof that he’s not good enough.
| A．When he does succeed, he’ll owe it to luck. |
| B．That lack of effort prevents her from getting promoted. |
| C．Creating a more positive outlook can lead to better outcomes. |
| D．With conscious effort, you can learn to think more positively. |
| E．However, the way you think about yourself turns into your reality. |
| F．Once that belief gets deeply rooted in his mind, he will suffer a lot. |
| G．What you think directly influences how you feel and how you behave. |
