When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault." or "I know I'm late, but it's not nay fault; the car broke down." It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to Success. Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well. This is what being a winner is all about creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have lust as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
1. You are a loser when you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a had situation.______
A.True
B.False
C.Not Given
A B C
A
[解析] 这与原文第一段第二句话的内容相符。答案为A。
2. Winners will never blame somebody or something else for a bad situation.______
The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological disaster area. Nauru's heartbreaking story could have one good consequence-other countries might learn from its mistakes. For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived on the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant Island. However, because it was very remote, Nauru bad little communication with Europeans at first. Then whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1400 to 900. Nauru's real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate(磷酸盐)on the island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate. A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. When a company strip mines, it removes the top layer of soil. Then it takes away the material it wants. Strip-mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon. In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate. Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem——their phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. By 2000, Nauru was almost financially ruined. Experts say that it would take approximately $ 433600000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen.
1. What might be the author's purpose in writing the text?______
2. What was Nauru like before the Europeans came?______
A.Rich and powerful.
B.Modern and open.
C.Peaceful and attractive.
D.Greedy and aggressive.
A B C D
C
[解析] 由第一段第一句提到的“太平洋岛国Nauru曾经是一个美丽的地方”可知,Nauru曾经很attractive由第三段中的“because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first...These elements destroyed the social balance...A ten-year civil war started”可知,是欧洲人的到来打破了Nauru的平静与和平。所以Nauru曾经也很peaceful。答案为C。
3. The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from ______
4. Which of the following was a cause of Nauru's financial problem?______
A.Its leaders misused the money,
B.It spent too much repairing the island.
C.Its phosphate mining cost much money.
D.It lost millions of dollars in the civil war.
A B C D
A
[解析] 由文章最后一段中的“Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses.”可知,是领导人不正确地使用资金导致了这一问题。答案为A。
5. What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph?______
A.The ecological damage is difficult to repair.
B.The leaders will take the experts' words seriously.
C.The island was abandoned by the Nauruans.
D.The phosphate mines were destroyed.
A B C D
A
[解析] 由文章最后一段中的“Experts say that it would take approximately $433600000 and more than 20 years to repair the island.”可知,要改善Nauru的生态环境需要大量的资金和时问,由此可推出这一修复过程很困难。答案为A。
1 With the arrival of the age of "information economy", intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturing. Organizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their information. So people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for them. A lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalists. In the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson. 2 There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspaper's owner, Lord Copper. The editors can never disagree with him. When he's right about something they answer "definitely", and when he's wrong they say "to some extent, Lord Copper." It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them. 3 In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations that depend on advertising. The news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratings. I sus pect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exciting pictures to show. In Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainment. There is progressively less room for historical background, Or statistics, which are harder to present as a sensational story. 4 There is an argument that with spreading access to the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want. People around the world will be able to publish their own eye witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal terms. But what it will mean also is that we'll be subjected to a still greater amount of nonsense and lies. Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to check. 5 Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I don't just mean changing your choice of TV channel or newspaper. In a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices., switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trust. The investigative journalist of the future is everyone who wants to know the truth. A. Manufacturing industry in information economy B. News in the age of information C. Argument about individual accounts and their reliability D. Be your own investigative journalist E. Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers F. Information presented in an entertaining way
A. may be wrong B. rely on advertisements C. the internet and sound and images recording D. press workers E. pass on information F. are alien and utterly foreign
6. In the modern age, journalists take time to ______.
E
[解析] 根据第一段最后一句In the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson.在信息经济时代,记者的工作不是花时间调研而是传达发言人的话。答案为E。
7. Powerful people's views still exert effect on ______.
D
[解析] 第二段最后一句可以找到相关内容...powerful people still influence the journalists and editors who work for them。答案为D。
8. Any web log may contain the information that ______.
A
[解析] 原文第四段最后一句提到Any web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to cheek.既然网站存在一些没法核实的信息,那么就可能有些信息是不准确的或错误的。答案为A。
9. News may be offered by commercial organizations that ______.
B
[解析] 原文第三段第一句讲到了有关商业组织发布新闻的内容,即...commercial organizations that depend on advertising。答案为B。
10. Thanks to the development of ______ we can find exactly the information we want.
C
[解析] 第四段第一句提到...the internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we want. 因特网和廉价的音像复制技术,使我们能准确地找到我们想要的东西。答案为C。
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, "Can you help me?" When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended. 1 I was annoyed at Being bothered by a beggar. But the blind woman smiled and said, "I don't want your money. I just need help finding the post office. " In an instant, I realized what I had done. 2 I hated what I saw in myself. This incident reawakened my core belief. 3 The thing I had forgotten about myself was that I am an immigrant. 4 I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother arid sister, and a strong, no nonsense mother. Over the years, I had been a dishwasher, roofer, cashier, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other humble jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer. 5 I remember a time, at the age of 17, when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that, if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me. I have also witnessed similar treatment of my family and friends, so I know what it's like, and I should have known better. A. It reaffirmed that I believed in humility, even though I had failed to do so for a moment. B. In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. C. In a natural reflex, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. D. I had acted out of prejudice—I had judged another person sire ply for what I assumed she had to be. E. I left Honduras and arrived in the U.S. at the age of 15. F. I helped that lady to the post office.
Even at school there had been an unhealthy 1 between George and Richard. "I'll be the first millionaire in Coleford!" Richard used to boast. "And you'll be sorry you knew me", George would reply "be cause I'll be the best lawyer in town!" George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on 2 sides of Cole ford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple 3 their honeymoon on the coast-but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have 4 . Now with only one bookshop in town, business was 5 for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking 6 his former rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him? George was very interested in old dictionaries. He'd recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was 7 . But while he was having lunch, George glanced 8 the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished-the 9 face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading. "Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi millionaire Richard Pike, is now the 10 bookseller in Australia." A. smiling B. about C. better D. delighted E. competition F. drowned G. opposite H. largest I. at J. habit K. spent L. went
If you look for a book as a present fur a child. You will be spoiled for choice even in a year there is no new Harry Patter. J. K Powling's wizard is not alone the past decade has been a harvest for good children's hooks, which has set off a large quantity of films and an 1 (increase)sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings. Yet despite that, 2 (read) is increasingly unpopular among children, according to statistics in 1997 23% said they didn't like reading in all. In 2003, 35% did. And around 6% of children leave primary school each year 3 (able) to read properly. Maybe the decline is 4 (cause) by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget report, he 5 (announce) the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most. Reading Recovery is wined at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially 6 (train) teacher. An evaluation either this year reported that children on the school made 20 months' progress in just one year, whereas 7 (similar) weak readers without special help made just five months' progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age. International research 8 (tend) to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read text often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun 9 (matter) because children who are keen on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future 10 (education) success, according to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.
1.
increased
[解析] increased, adj. 增加的。答案为increased。
2.
reading
[解析] 动词不能直接作句子的主语,可以用它的动名词形式。答案reading。
3.
unable
[解析] 根据句意应填入able的反义词。答案为unable。
4.
caused
[解析] 本题考查被动语态,应填入动词的过去分词形式。be caused by sth.指由……引起的。答案为caused。
5.
4s.announced
[解析] 本句没有谓语动词,in his pre-budget(在他以前的预算中)提示我们announce这个动作发生在过去,因此应填入动词的一般过去时。答案为announced。
1. 请根据下列材料写一个120词左右的英语便条给Lily。 Your classmate Lily has invited you to take part in her birthday party, but unfortunately your mother is ill because of a bad cold, and you have to take care of her.
便条是一种方便、简单传递信息的方式,适用于非正式的场合。因此我们在写便条时内容要注意简单明了,语言可以更口语化。可参考以下步骤: 表示感谢并告知结果。例如,thank you for inviting mc to your birthday party tomorrow. Unfortunately, I cannot come. 说明原因。Because my mother is serious illness. 结尾。Thank you again.Have a good day!或者Happy birthday!