1 . My wife and I were at a crowded grocery store not long ago. It was a weekday evening, cold and wet-and tense. People were carelessly blocking aisles, complaining and cutting one another off with their carts.
Things got worse at the checkout line. The cashier scanned a man’s discount card, but he misread the savings on her screen as an additional charge. He decided she was acting deliberately and began to argue.
“She is being spiteful (恶意的) !” he yelled. “This is unbelievable.”
Other customers looked away as the cashier tried to reason with him. She called a manager, who accompanied him to customer service. Shaken, she moved to the next customer in line.
We’ve all witnessed uncomfortable scenes like this in public places. The grocery scene was another example of how our trust in others has eroded. But it was also a teachable moment on how we can rebuild our faith-starting with just one person.
Back at the grocery store, my wife and I reached our uneasy cashier. I grabbed a bottle of water from a nearby cooler and handed it to her. “We felt bad about how that man treated you and wanted to buy this for you.” I said. Her face lit up, and we talked as she scanned our items. She told us she had been working that evening through severe foot pain and would be having surgery later that week. We wished her well in her recovery, and she thanked us as we left.
Those are the balancing acts, the moments of responding social and emotional pain with healing, which will add up to restore trust among people. You can start that pattern in someone else’s life, even in a place as ordinary as the neighborhood grocery store.
1. Why did the man at the checkout line argue with the cashier?| A．The cashier called a manager to help her. |
| B．Someone jumped the queue waiting to check out. |
| C．There was something wrong with his discount card. |
| D．He believed the cashier charged him more on purpose. |
| A．changed | B．increased |
| C．faded | D．formed |
| A．he thought the cashier might feel a little bit thirsty |
| B．he knew she had gone through much trouble recently |
| C．he wanted to restore the trust between her and the man |
| D．he wanted to comfort her after the terrible experience just now |
| A．add a warning | B．make a suggestion |
| C．introduce a topic | D．present an argument |
In his book, Intentional Living, author John Maxwell shares that back in 1976, he received a gift from one of his
But when he opened the book, he was
Every day we live out our story through our words, actions and decisions. But we must remember to live with intention to focus on what
Life isn’t perfect and it’s always hard,
3 . A beautiful September evening，my 11-year-old grandson，Josh，and his team were warming up for their first football game of the season.
At six，the
Once again，the other team began their
On the next play，their quarterback shot through an opening and rushed to the goal，but there was Josh again.Josh took him off his feet and
On the way home.I wanted to
“But you lost，48 to 6 !”
“I know，but I did good.”
The boy understood the
| A．player | B．referee | C．coach | D．receiver |
| A．waved | B．raised | C．threw | D．blew |
| A．gathered | B．practiced | C．celebrated | D．wandered |
| A．inspired | B．embarrassed | C．shocked | D．delighted |
| A．in total | B．on average | C．at length | D．for example |
| A．speed | B．strength | C．age | D．size |
| A．often | B．soon | C．regularly | D．rarely |
| A．saw | B．lost | C．expected | D．wasted |
| A．break | B．search | C．charge | D．debate |
| A．1et in | B．fought for | C．went in | D．headed for |
| A．way | B．position | C．sight | D．mind |
| A．made room for | B．1ooked up at | C．took hold of | D．kept away from |
| A．accidentally | B．finally | C．deliberately | D．gradually |
| A．saved | B．gained | C．tried | D．kicked |
| A．turn | B．honor | C．fault | D．option |
| A．trick | B．scold | C．praise | D．comfort |
| A．sad | B．wide | C．bitter | D．polite |
| A．great | B．close | C．silly | D．vital |
| A．team | B．play | C．game | D．field |
| A．seriously | B．fortunately | C．specifically | D．importantly |
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I have been weak in hearing all my life. By the time I was five, put on hearing aids in the morning had been just as normally as brushing my teeth. During my 17 years, I have been looking down upon. Therefore, I never believe it should limit to my success in any way. In my struggle to proving I am equal to non-disabled classmates, I have to force me to work harder than others to get top grades to earn respect. In sports, I had to play harder to score more points to prove what I am not physically challenged. My hearing disability has made me stronger person that I am now.
5 . Grandma, almost ninety years old, sat weakly on the park bench. She didn’t move. She just sat with her head down staring (凝视) at her hands. When I sat down beside her, she didn’t even notice me. I wondered if she was OK. So I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head, looked at me and said with a smile, “Yes, I’m fine .Thank you for asking me.” “I didn’t mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,” I expained to her.
“Have you ever looked at your hands?” She asked “I mean really looking at your hands.” I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. And then I turned them over. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point my grandma was making. Grandma smiled and told me the following story, “My hands put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war. They were uneasy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band, they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They wrote my letters to him and shook when I buried my parents. They held my children and grandchildren and comforted my neighbors. They covered my face ,combed (梳) my hair and washed the rest of my body. These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness (崎岖) of life.”
I never look at my hands the same again. When my hands are hurt or when I touch the faces of my children and my husband, I think of my grandma. I know I can also create a bright future using my hands.
1. The writer disturbed her grandma in order to know ________.| A．what she was doing | B．whether she understood the writer |
| C．why she was staring at her hands | D．if there was something wrong with her |
| A．The writer had hardly seen such weak hands. |
| B．The writer had seldom stared at her hands before. |
| C．The writer had never realized the importance of hands before. |
| D．The writer couldn’t figure out the secret of her grandma’s weak hands. |
| A．She is fond of telling stories. |
| B．She treats others in a caring and helpful way. |
| C．She loves telling stories in an interesting way. |
| D．She prefers to talk with others about her friend. |
| A．She couldn’t do anything as a result of her weak hands. |
| B．She lived a poor life without any help of technology. |
| C．She felt very tired when dealing with life with her weak hands. |
| D．She managed to go through many difficulties with her weak hands. |
6 . A Writing Fool
In the seventh grade I realized I was dyslexic, which made it difficult for me to read and spell. I did really badly in my history course, so my mother said to me, “I’ll work with you for a full week. I’m going to show you what you can do if you put in the right amount of effort.” So we did. We worked on history for a full week, an extra hour every day. Then I went to school and failed the test, as always. It was really upsetting.
By the time I got to college I came to know that I couldn’t spell no matter how hard I tried. So I would sign up for extra courses. I’d be in registration lines all day. Then I would go around the first day of class and ask each professor: “What’s your policy on misspelling?” If he said, “Three misspellings is a fail,” I’d drop it.
Although I was an academic failure, I had a great time. I had many friends and I was always popular. I was a good football player, which was important in those years because I could read my name in the newspaper. I never had a day when I would think, “People don’t like me.”
In spite of my obvious weaknesses, I became successful in my career, so much so that people say to me, “So you’ve overcome dyslexia.” No. I don’t overcome it. I just learn to compensate for it. Some easy things are hard for me. Most people read 500 words a minute. I only read 200. I try not to dial a phone because I sometimes have to dial three times to get the number right. I owe my successful career to my writing instructor, Ralph Salisbury. He looked past my misspellings and gave me encouragement. So I always feel confident. When I write my books, I’m seeing everything in my imagination. I write quickly and go like the wind.
The real fear that I have for dyslexic people is not that they have to struggle with their reading skills or that they can’t spell correctly, but that they will quit on themselves before they get out of school.
1. When the author did badly in the course, his mother thought that .| A．he needed a better teacher |
| B．he did not work hard enough |
| C．he was probably too ill to study |
| D．he was not as smart as other children |
| A．choose most interesting courses |
| B．become friends with new classmates |
| C．stay distance from language teachers |
| D．avoid courses that require correct spelling |
| A．Happy and active. |
| B．Shy and unhappy. |
| C．Successful and funny. |
| D．Quiet and unsuccessful. |
| A．not to get out of school |
| B．not to give up so easily |
| C．to learn to spell correctly |
| D．to develop reading skills |
7 . No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their failures than from their successes, and keep that knowledge longer.
One of the researchers was Vinit Desai, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. He worked with Peter Madsen from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in Utah.
They did not find much long-term "organizational learning" from success. It is possible, they say. But Professor Desai says they found that knowledge gained from failure lasts for years. He says organizations should treat failures as a learning opportunity and not try to ignore them.
The study looked at companies and organizations that launch satellites and other space vehicles. Professor Desai compared two shuttle flights. In two thousand two, a piece of insulating (隔热的) material broke off during launch and damaged a rocket on the Atlantis. Still the flight was considered a success. Then in early two thousand three, a piece of insulation struck the Columbia during launch. This time, the shuttle broke apart on re-entry and the seven crew members died. NASA officials suspended all flights and an investigation led to suggested changes.
Professor Desai says the search for solutions after a failure can make leaders more open-minded. He points to air-lines as an example of an industry that has learned from failures in the past. He advises organizations to look for useful information in small failures and failures they avoided. He also urges leaders to encourage the open sharing of information. The study appeared in the Academy of management Journal.
The mistakes we learn from do not have to be our own. We recently asked people on our Facebook page to tell us a time they had done something really silly. Fabricio Cmino wrote: Not long ago I wanted to watch TV, but it wouldn't turn on, so I did everything I could to start it. Thirty minutes later my mum showed up and, passing by, said to me "Did you try plugging it?" "I'm just dusting, Mum!" So she wouldn’t notice how dumb I am sometimes!
Bruno Kanieski da Silva told about a time he looked everywhere for his key. It was in his pocket. He wrote: I always promise I will never do it again, but after a few weeks, where is my wallet? For sure it will be in a very logical place.
1. What we get from failure differs from that from success is that ________.| A．what we learn from failure is more powerful |
| B．what we learn from success does no good to us |
| C．the knowledge gained from failure is important |
| D．the knowledge gained from failure lasts longer |
| A．the insulating material problem in 2002 didn't arouse enough attention |
| B．there were no astronauts on Columbia |
| C．in spite of the problem, Atlantis was considered a success |
| D．Columbia exploded during its launch time |
| A．many people make mistakes in the world |
| B．mistakes were a very embarrassing thing when found by others |
| C．we can also draw a lesson from others’ mistakes |
| D．making mistakes was a necessity |
| A．Only organizations can learn from mistakes. |
| B．Failure may result from faults that have been ignored. |
| C．Lessons from the shuttle flights are more important. |
| D．Leaders often lack an open mind and seldom share information. |
8 . I go out of my way to say “thank you” to my partner frequently, and he’s the same way.We were both raised by parents who valued politeness, and more than that, I want to do all those little things that psychologists say help couples stay together. Expressing gratitude (感谢) is one of those things, so a quick “thanks” seems like an easy one.
But according to a recent study, we’re not at all typical. The study looked at over l,000 recordings of casual conversations among families and close friends.In only about one out of 20 times were expressions of thanks observed. Phrases that meant “thanks” but weren’t a direct translation of the word were counted, including physical gestures of thanks.
The researchers looked at a wide variety of people from different places, representing eight languages: Polish, Russian, Italy, English, Murrinh-patha (an Aboriginal language), Cha’palaa, Lao and Siwu.
The Brits thanked people close to them the most, about 14.5 percent of the time, and close behind them were the Italians at 13.5 percent. The Murrinh-patha came next at 4.5 percent and following them were the Russians, the Polish, the Laotians and the Siwu speakers.The lowest? Well, the Cha’palaa speakers of Ecuador don’t have a word for “thank you” at all.
As the linguists explained, “Expressing thanks, in some cultures, is more of a linguistic tradition than a true expression of feelings.In cultures where thanks are less often said, it’s because social cooperation is taken for granted, and ‘thank you’ isn’t really needed or necessary.”
The idea that you don’t need to thank others because it’s assumed that you’re appreciative is beautiful. But it is a bit hard for me to accept. So I’ll keep saying “thanks” as frequently as I do. But as a frequent traveler, I’ll keep in mind to watch the local custom and follow suit.
1. What might be psychologists’ opinion about expressing thank?| A．It can show a person’s values. |
| B．It is passed down from parents. |
| C．It is a little and unnecessary thing. |
| D．It can contribute to close relationship. |
| A．They say thanks at any time. |
| B．They seldom express thanks. |
| C．They often show thanks using gestures. |
| D．They often use indirect translation of thanks. |
| A．The Cha’palaa. | B．The Polish. |
| C．The Italians. | D．The Russians. |
| A．People thank close friends and family less. |
| B．Family members don’t need to thank each other. |
| C．Close friends have different ways to express thanks. |
| D．Different cultures have different ways to express thanks. |
On moving into this neighborhood, I was
I
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I
So, my fellow gifters , do not
| A．nobody | B．someone | C．anyone | D．nothing |
| A．ladies | B．neighbors | C．friends | D．relatives |
| A．composing | B．requesting | C．reporting | D．explaining |
| A．important | B．easy | C．interesting | D．little |
| A．accused | B．warned | C．reminded | D．convinced |
| A．challenge | B．job | C．task | D．matter |
| A．jokes | B．advice | C．explanation | D．complaint |
| A．seldom | B．never | C．always | D．sometimes |
| A．waved | B．stared | C．noticed | D．laughed |
| A．started | B．continued | C．mentioned | D．decided |
| A．smile | B．attitude | C．decision | D．anger |
| A．add | B．recommend | C．reduced | D．drove |
| A．place | B．roof | C．gate | D．fence |
| A．interest | B．smile | C．surprise | D．face |
| A．whispered | B．stopped | C．shouted | D．wandered |
| A．brought | B．wished | C．threw | D．expected |
| A．take in | B．take up | C．give in | D．give up |
| A．refers | B．means | C．relates | D．contributes |
| A．kind | B．light | C．hard | D．warm |
| A．sorrow | B．hope | C．imagination | D．kindness |
10 . The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
—Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic
There is nothing really new about
Mrs. O'Neill asked
I don't
| A．paper | B．problem | C．test | D．lesson |
| A．easy | B．funny | C．same | D．serious |
| A．lying | B．cheating | C．guessing | D．discussing |
| A．didn't | B．did | C．would | D．wouldn't |
| A．come | B．leave | C．apologize | D．remain |
| A．no | B．certain | C．many | D．more |
| A．excuse | B．reject | C．help | D．scold |
| A．following | B．common | C．above | D．unusual |
| A．repeat | B．copy | C．put | D．get |
| A．worry | B．know | C．hear | D．talk |
| A．myself | B．ourselves | C．themselves | D．herself |
| A．chance | B．incident | C．lesson | D．memory |
| A．even | B．almost | C．always | D．still |
| A．way | B．sentence | C．choice | D．reason |
| A．All | B．Few | C．Some | D．None |
| A．quick | B．wise | C．great | D．personal |
| A．Would | B．Must | C．Should | D．Need |
| A．and | B．or | C．then | D．but |
| A．extra | B．small | C．some | D．necessary |
| A．me | B．us | C．you | D．them |
