A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration(夸张) will do no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity, but a human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted. Youth however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition, which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.
1.The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning.
A. decoration B. clarification C. movement D. identification
2.It can be concluded from the text that ______.
A. people should be packaged at all ages
B. people should be packaged in a special way
C. elderly people also care about packaging
D. proper packaging makes people attractive
3.For the middle-aged, attractiveness ______ .
A. hardly exists B. is the strongest
C. comes from the inside D. comes from the appearance
4.According to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should ______.
A. dye your hair B. make up at a young age
C. follow the ageing process D. give up fame and wealth
5.The underlined sentence means that elderly people ______.
A. are usually packaged like a finely-made book
B. experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life
C. do a lot of traveling and can give you much information
D. enjoy reading thick books about beautiful nature and fairyland
My son starts school today. It's going to be and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him . You see, , he's been king of his own room. He’s been of the back yard. I have always been around to his wounds, and to comfort his feelings. But now things are going to be .
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he has to live in faith and love and courage. , World, I you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know. Teach him, but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, there is a leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of . Give him quiet time to the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to . Teach him to his own ideas, everyone else tells him he is wrong. Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder（出价人）, but never to put a price on his . Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob（暴徒） and to stand and if he thinks he's right. Teach him gently, World, but don't him, because only the of fire makes fine steel. This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.
1.A. interesting B. frightening C. exciting D. strange
2.A. carefully B. gently C. strictly D. slowly
3.A. in the past B. from now on C. up to now D. now and then
4.A. boss B. child C. pupil D. caretaker
5.A. protect B. repair C. treat D. find
6.A. tough B. different C. difficult D. upset
7.A. march B. study C. adventure D. research
8.A. has to learn B. is full of C. means D. will require
9.A. So B. However C. And D. Or
10.A. wish B. request C. order D. hope
11.A. determined B. satisfying C. hardworking D. devoted
12.A. books B. families C. world D. friendship
13.A. deal with B. talk about C. think over D. absorb in
14.A. succeed B. defeat C. cheat D. compete
15.A. come up with B. put forward C. be proud of D. have faith in
16.A. as if B. even if C. in spite of D. the moment
17.A. heart and soul B. bad behavior C. expensive shoes D. high grades
18.A. argue B. express C. help D. fight
19.A. praise B. spoil C. criticize D. push
20.A. heat B. burn C. test D. exercise
Then professor walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair, ______ for answering questions.
A. had prepared B. being prepared C. preparing D. prepared
— Did you know any French before you arrived in Washington?
— Never ______ it, actually.
A. had I learned B. have I learned C. I learned D. was I learning
She was such a proud person that she would die ______ she would admit she was wrong.
A. rather than B. until C. after D. before
— Did your sister pass the exam?
— She failed and is in low spirits.
— I'm sorry for her.
— ______.
A. Thank you B. You're welcome C. I would think so D. Never mind
