Today I went to a conference,1. two students had a debate about the strengths and weaknesses of the Internet.
The first speaker talked about the positive 2. (effect) of the Internet on our lives. The first is its value for people who 3. (look) for information. For example, with the touch of a button 4. the click of a mouse, a student will find abundant information at his or her command. The second is our ability 5. (relate) to others through the Internet and it is especially important for disabled people 6. can’t leave their homes.
The 7. (two) speaker talked about the negative effects of the Internet on our lives. For example, some experts think that the outcome of spending too much time on the Internet ii difficulty in 8. (form) social bonds. They were also quite explicit about how heavy Internet users spend 9. (much) time with their Internet friends than their real-life friends from school and work.
Both sides presented lots of statistics to support their arguments. My own judgment is that though the Internet is.10. (benefit), we should use our intelligence and not be a slave to it!
Last weekend, I had an opportunity to serve as a volunteer at a nursing home in another city. I don’t have a car, and even the ______ train station is far away from my house. ______, I wasn’t sure how to get there.
I posted a(n) ______ for a ride on the ride share board. Soon an individual I’d never met ______ that he’d be able to pick me up and drop me off at the station. He said he’d wait until my train arrived ______ he drove away. My heart ______ and the stress I’d been feeling disappeared ______ and thus our friendship began.
I ended up arriving at the nursing home in ______. The tiny team of servers there were ______ for the additional help. We all worked together as a team. I was glad to be a part of this and be of ______ to the elderly.
That evening when my new ______ dropped me off at the station, he ______ that it was in a deserted area. So he parked his car and said. “We will wait for the ______ to come together.” I couldn’t believe is his ______.
With five minutes left before the train arrived, he ______ with me stories of his childhood. As a young boy, he ______ to sit near the edge of the train tracks, waiting ______ for the trains to rush by with all their force. That night he waited with me as my train ______. It didn’t rush by with full force but I left that station ______ the full force of his kindness and generosity. People like him would always ______ me how to love and how to give.
1.A. closest B. largest C. best D. latest
2.A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Otherwise
3.A. excuse B. request C. preference D. charge
4.A. remembered B. joked C. replied D. pretended
5.A. when B. before C. after D. since
6.A. broke B. changed C. sank D. warmed
7.A. recently B. gradually C. immediately D. slowly
8.A. time B. return C. order D. turn
9.A. responsible B. regretful C. grateful D. sorry
10.A. interest B. curiosity C. hope D. service
11.A. friend B. customer C. neighbor D. clerk
12.A. admitted B. noticed C. heard D. intended
13.A. taxi B. bus C. train D. car
14.A. bravery B. kindness C. courage D. confidence
15.A. argued B. compared C. discussed D. shared
16.A. wished B. had C. used D. decided
17.A. unwillingly B. excitedly C. proudly D. embarrassedly
18.A. approached B. passed C. stopped D. started
19.A. doubting B. feeling C. ignoring D. wondering
20.A. warn B. promise C. expect D. remind
Building Trust in a Relationship Again
Trust (信任)is a learned behavior(习得行为) that we gain from past experiences(以往经历). 1.Trust is a risk.But you can’t be successful when there’s a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.
Unfortunately，we’ve all been victims of betrayal（背信）.Whether we’ve been stolen from，lied被欺骗 to，misled被误导，or cheated on被哄骗，there are different levels of losing trust.Sometimes people simply can’t trust anymore（有时候人们就是不能再信任别人）. 2. It’s understandable（可理解的），but if you’re willing to build trust in a relationship（人际关系） again，we have some steps you can take to get you there.
3. Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome结果 would be for your well-being幸福.
4.If you’ve been betrayed(如果你遭遇了背叛)，you are the victim(受害者) of your circumstance(客观环境).But there’s a difference between being a victim and living with a “victim mentality”(“受害者的心态”).At some point in all of our lives，we’ll have our trust tested or violated. 被破坏
You didn’t lose “everything”.Once trust is lost，what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle角度，look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life.5.Instead，it’s a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room余地 for positive growth and forgiveness(宽恕).
A.Learn to really trust yourself.
B.It is putting confidence in someone(对某人寄托信任).
C.Stop regarding yourself as the victim.
D.Remember that you can expect the best in return.
AB.They’ve been too badly hurt and they can’t bear to let it happen again. .(他们曾经受过严重伤害，不能容忍这种事情再次发生。)
AC.This knowledge carries over in their attitude toward their future relationships.
AD.Seeing the positive（积极的） side of things doesn’t mean you’re ignoring(忽视) what happened.
Forget Cyclists, Pedestrians are Real Danger
We are having a debate about this topic. Here are some letters from our readers.
■ Yes, many cyclists behave dangerously. Many drivers are disrespectful of cyclists But pedestrians are probably the worse offenders.
People of all ages happily walk along the pavement with eyes and hands glued to the mobile phone, quite unaware of what is going on around them. They may even do the same thing while crossing a road at a pedestrian crossing or elsewhere. The rest of us have to evade (避让) them or just stand still to wait for the unavoidable collision.
The real problem is that some pedestrians seem to be, at least for the moment, in worlds of their own that are, to them, much more important than the welfare of others.
——Michael Horan
■ I loved the letter from Bob Brooks about cyclists (Viewpoints, May 29). I am afraid they seem to think they own the roads.
I was walking across Altrincharn Road one morning when a cyclist went round me and on being asked what he was doing he shouted at me.
The government built a cycle lane on the road but it is hardly used.
The police do nothing. What a laugh they are!
The cyclists should all have to be made to use the cycle lanes and wear helmets, fluorescent (发荧光的)jacket and tights at night and in the morning. They should pay some sort of tax and be fined for not wearing them.
——Carol Harvey
■ Cyclists jump on and off pavements (which are meant for pedestrians), ride at speed along the pavements, and think they have a special right to go through traffic lights when they are on red.
I was almost knocked down recently by a cyclist riding on the pavement when there was a cycle lane right next to him.
Other road users, including horse riders, manage to obey the rules so why not cyclists?
It’s about time they had to be registered and insured, so when they do hit a pedestrian or a vehicle, or cause an accident, at least they can be traced and there might be an opportunity to claim.
——JML
Write to Viewpoints of the newspaper.
1.Michael Horan wrote the letter mainly to show that .
A. drivers should be polite to cyclists
B. road accidents can actually be avoided
C. some pedestrians are a threat to road safety
D. walking while using phones hum one’s eyes
2.Carol Harvey suggests that cyclists should .
A. be provided with enough roads
B. be asked to ride on their own lanes
C. be made to pay less tax for cycling
D. be fined for laughing at policemen
3.The underline word “they” in the third letter refers to .
A. accidents B. vehicles
C. pedestrians D. cyclists
4.The three letters present viewpoints on .
A. real sources of road danger
B. ways to improve road facilities
C. measures to punish road offences
D. increased awareness of road rules
Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata (奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to sun playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me — I hear the notes and can bear them in mind — each and every note,” says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory — I guess I have that gift.”
However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t slop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
1.What is special about Samuel Osmond?
A. He has a gift for writing music.
B. He can write down the note he hears.
C. He is a top student at the law school.
D. He can play the musical piece he hears.
2.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he .
A. received a good early education in music
B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly
C. could play the piano without reading music
D. could play the guitar better than his father
3.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?
A. He became famous during a special event at his college.
B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.
C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.
D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.
4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. The Qualities of a Musician
B. The Story of a Musical Talent
C. The importance of Early Education
D. The Relationship between Memory and Music
When I was nine yean old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish white I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish”, I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!”I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?
As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids(眼皮)and the sun hum their eyes... The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.
When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.
1.Why was the author upset in the fishing trips when he was nine?
A. He could not catch a fish.
B. His father was not patient with him.
C. His father did not teach him fishing.
D. He could not influence a fish as his father did.
2.Why did the author’s father really mean?
A. To read about fish.
B. To learn fishing by oneself.
C. To understand what fish think.
D. To study fishing in many ways.
3.According to the author, fish are most likely to be found .
A. in deep water on sunny days
B. in deep water on cloudy days
C. in shallow water under sunlight
D. in shallow water under waterside trees
4.After entering the business world, the author found .
A. it easy to think like a customer
B. his father’s fishing advice inspiring
C. his first boss’s sales ideas reasonable
D. it difficult to sell services to poor people
