Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find ________work although I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree.
To my ________, I had to drive a school bus to ________my family. At the same time, I had some ________with different companies but they all________to say I did not get the job. I went to the bus barn（车库）, feeling________.
Later that afternoon, ________doing my rounds through the town I had an inner wave rise from deep ________ me and I thought “Why has my________become so hard?”
Immediately after this internal（内心的）scream, I ________the bus over to drop off a little girl. As she________, she handed me an earring saying I should keep it_______somebody looked for it. The________was stamped with words “BE HAPPY”. Then it struck me. I had been putting all of my________into what was wrong with my life rather than what was________!
One night there was a phone call for me from the________at a large hospital. She asked me whether I________do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said ________and got the job.
My day with the hospital workers________very well. I got a great________and many more days of work. To this day I know that it was because I changed my attitude to life.
1.A. probable B. satisfying C. particular D. considerate
2.A. joy B. luck C. shame D. surprise
3.A. support B. meet C. supply D. provide
4.A. meetings B. conferences C. reports D. interviews
5.A. came B. expected C. called D. hoped
6.A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. disappointed
7.A. though B. while C. unless D. until
8.A. inside B. beyond C. upon D. beside
9.A. study B. life C. bus D. position
10.A. carried B. brought C. pulled D. held
11.A. took off B. put off C. got off D. gave off
12.A. as long as B. in case C. as soon as D. now that
13.A. bag B. watch C. necklace D. earring
14.A. energies B. ideas C. strength D. money
15.A. real B. sad C. happy D. right
16.A. nurse B. manager C. patient D. worker
17.A. should B. must C. could D. ought
18.A. yes B. hello C. no D. nothing
19.A. looked B. went C. fit D. appeared
20.A. comfort B. shock C. excuse D. welcome
Worry problems are everywhere in our daily life. How to solve them? The answer is that we must equip ourselves to handle different kinds of worries by learning the three basic steps of problem analysis. The three steps are：
Get the facts
Why is it so important to get the facts? Unless you have the facts, you can’t possibly attempt to solve your problem intelligently. Without the facts, all you can do is wondering around in confusion. 1. When you are worried, your emotions are riding high. But here are two ideas that can help you see the facts in a clear and objective way.
When trying to get the facts, you can pretend that you are collecting this information not for yourself but for some other person. This will help you to take a cold and fair view of the evidence. You can also pretend that you are a lawyer preparing to agree.2. You will generally find the truth lies somewhere in between.
Analyze the facts
3. And write out all the various steps you could take and then the probable consequences (后果) of each step. For example, what am I worrying about? What can I do about it? Here is what I’m going to do about it. After carefully weighing all the facts, you can calmly come to a decision.
4.
Unless you take your action, all you face—finding and analysing—is a waste of energy. How can you break the worry habit before it breaks you? Move worry out of your mind by keeping busy.5. Accept what can’t be avoided If you know a situation is beyond your power, say to yourself: “It is so; it can, t be otherwise.” Don’t permit little things to ruin your happiness. Try to develop a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness.
A. Act on that decision.
B. It is not an easy job to get facts.
C. Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth.
D. Plenty of action is one of the best ways to cure worry.
E. There comes a time when you must decide and never look back.
F. Try to get all the facts both on your side and the other side of the case.
G. Whenever you are worried, write down the questions that make you worry.
There is some unwelcome news for students preparing for exams and officers putting in long hours—you don’t need that “refreshment（提神） break” as much as you may think.
Scientists believed it was not easy for people to continue their work if they felt the need to have a snack or a rest to make them feel better. They argued that the only way to regain willpower is by supplying more energy to our bodies with rest, food or entertainment.
But psychologists have challenged this theory, saying weak willpower is in your head. They found that a person’s mindset(理念) and belief about willpower determine how long and how well they’ll be able to work on a tough mental exercise. “If you think of willpower as something that’s limited, you’re more likely to be tired when you perform a difficult task,” said Professor Veronika Job. “But if you think of willpower as something that is not easily depleted, you can go on and on.”
The researchers led by Mr. Job designed an experiment to test the students’ beliefs about willpower. After a tiring task those who believed or were led to believe that willpower was a limited resource performed worse on standard concentration tests than those who thought of willpower as something they had more control over.
Mr. Job said, “Students who may already have trouble studying are being told that their powers of concentration are limited, and they need to take frequent breaks. But a belief in willpower as a non-limited resource makes people stronger in their ability to work through challenges.”
The findings could help people who are battling with temptation(诱惑):people following strict diets and doing exercise regularly to lose weight, people trying to overcome addictions, employees facing a tight deadline. Willpower isn’t driven by a biologically based process as much as we used to think.
1.What opinion did scientists have in the past?
A. Willpower was a limited resource.
B. It was hard to regain willpower.
C. Hardworking people seldom took breaks.
D. People could easily feel tired when working.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “depleted” in paragraph 3?
A. Given up. B. Recovered.
C. Used up. D. Changed.
3.What can we learn from the findings of the experiment?
A. Students benefit most from the research.
B. Frequent breaks are not good for learning.
C. Will power can be regained after people have a good rest.
D. The belief in willpower can change a man’s behaviour.
4.Why does the author write the text?
A. To explain the power of willpower.
B. To show us how to build willpower.
C. To tell us the ways of gaining willpower.
D. To introduce a new theory on willpower.
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims（声称）as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting（筑巢）season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually ______.
A. an expression of happiness B. an expression of anger
C. a way of greeting D. a way of warning
2.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?
A. By comparing birds with human beings.
B. By telling a bird’s story.
C. By reporting experiment results.
D. By describing birds’ daily life.
3.What is a bird’s “territory”?
A. An area for which birds fight against each other.
B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C. An area which a bird considers to be its own.
D. A place where families of other species are not accepted.
4.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A. Because they want to find outsiders around.
B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.
C. Because they want to invite more friends.
D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.
On Sunday 23 April, most than 30,000 people participated in the 2017 London Marathon, running 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometres)around the city center.
The London Marathon has taken place every year since 1981. At the first one, just 6, 225 people completed the course, and since then it has grown into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It is one of the ‘World Marathon Majors’, which is a competition made up of six global marathon events. The overall male and female winners receive $1 million in prize money between them There are eleven people who have run every London Marathon since it began—they call themselves the ‘Ever Presents.’
This year, the winners of the London Marathon were surprisingly both from Kenya—Daniel Wanjiru, who finished in 2 hours and 5 minutes, and Mary Keitany, whose time was 2 hours and 17 minutes.
However, most marathon runners are not professional athletes. They are amateurs who have trained for months to raise money for charity or just as a personal challenge. For example, Tom Harrison took three days just to reach the run’s halfway point, as he is crawling the course on his hands and knees dressed as a gorilla(大猩猩), trying to raise money and attention for the charity ‘The Gorilla Organisation’.
Matthew Rees was another runner to encourage people, as he stopped just before the finish line to help David Wyeth run the last 200m.They did not know each other before, but Matthew saw that David was exhausted and possibly close to collapsing, and wanted to help him finish.
Every year there are lots of touching stories like this from the London Marathon, and it is a huge achievement even to run the 26.2 miles !
1.What do we know about London Marathon from the text?
A. It has been held continuously for 37 years
B. Most of its runners are professional athletes.
C. Each winner can receive $ 1 million in prize money
D. It’s the most influential sporting event in the world
2.What makes the winners of London Marathon this year special?
A. Their nationality B. Their speed
C. Their prize money D. Their purpose
3.Why does the author mention the story of Tom Harrison?
A. To tell us competitors can help each other.
B. To prove some amateurs are not good runners
C. To indicate participation matters more than success
D. To show the sports event means charity for some people.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. The London Marathon
B. Impressive Marathon Runners
C. Touching Stories behind Marathon
D. The History of the London Marathon
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