An author who surveyed 600 millionaires has claimed that she found the secrets of getting rich. Sarah Stanley Fallaw, the author of The Next Millionaire Next Door: Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth, got her findings after she surveyed American millionaires in 2015 and 2016. The book is a follow-up to her father’s research in the 1998 bestseller The Millionaire Next Door, which Thomas J. Stanley wrote with William D. Danko.
Stanley Fallaw argues that resilience（抗逆力）in the face of refusal and strict goal setting are important to building wealth. “To build wealth, to build one’s own business, to ignore critics and media and neighbors, you must have the ambition to keep pursuing your goals past refusal and pain,” wrote Stanley Fallaw in the new book, according to Business Insider. She added, “Millionaires and other economically successful Americans who decide to climb the corporate ladder（企业晋升制度）, or struggle to create a financial independence lifestyle early do so by pushing on without stop.”
Stanley Fallaw stresses the importance of setting goals and sticking to them, especially for budgeting. She says that living modestly even as your income grows will allow you to devote a greater percentage of your income towards savings and building wealth. “Most millionaires we interviewed stressed the great freedom that comes from spending below their means,” Stanley Fallaw writes.
The author says that the temptation（诱惑）to keep up with the spending habits of the people around can be highly harmful to building wealth. Particularly in the age of social media, when lavish（浪费的）vacations and new purchases are broadcast for the world to see, the perseverance（坚持）to live thriftily（节俭地）is important, Stanley Fallaw argues.
1.What was Sarah Stanley Fallaw’s book based on?
A.Her own life experiences.
B.Surveys on the American millionaires.
C.Her father’s book The Millionaire Next Door.
D.Her father’s partner William D. Danko’s advice.
2.Which is NOT the important quality for building wealth according to Stanley Fallaw?
A.Listening to others’ critics. B.Persevering through failure.
C.Sticking to your goals. D.Living a thrift life.
3.What is harmful for people to build wealth?
A.To live thriftily.
B.To follow others’ spending habits.
C.To avoid the temptation of new purchases.
D.To keep away from lavish vacations.
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.What People Should Read B.Why We Need Strict Goals
C.How Millionaires Get Rich D.When People Will Become Millionaires
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Inside a brightly-lit classroom, around 20 schoolchildren are singing the Chinese national anthem. That song is followed by another tune in Chinese—one typically sung during the Lunar New Year. But this scene is not taking place in a Chinese school but at Lakewood Premier school, thousands of kilometers away in Nairobi（内罗比）. Here, schoolchildren are learning Mandarin, a language spoken by nearly 1 billion people almost 8,000 kilometers away from their home. More will join their ranks in 2020 when Mandarin will be officially taught in all Kenyan schools alongside French, Arabic and German, which are already on the curriculum.
Sandra Wanjiru, 13, is one of hundreds of African schoolchildren who are increasingly skilled in the Chinese language. Lakewood Premier School, where Wanjiru studies, has begun the program a year early to give its pupils a head start. “I chose to learn Chinese first not only because it’s interesting to learn a foreign language but also because I would want to travel and do business in China,” said Wanjiru.
Julius Jwan, CEO of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), told Chinese state—owned Chinese news agency Xinhua: “The place of China in the world economy has also grown to be so strong that Kenya stands to benefit if its citizens can understand Mandarin.” China has become increasingly powerful across Africa over the past two decades. Through President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative, China has loaned money to African countries to build highways, dams, stadiums and airports.
Henry Adramunguni, a specialist at Uganda’s National Curriculum（课程）Development Centre, said Mandarin was included in the curriculum because it is one of the United Nations’ languages of work.” We want to give the opportunity for our young Ugandans to have access to jobs, education and business beyond our borders. That’s why we’ve given them this opportunity to learn Chinese,” he said.
1.What made Sandra Wanjiru learn Chinese language at last?
A.The school asked him to learn. B.He found it was interesting.
C.He believed it was very useful. D.The language was very easy.
2.How did China help African countries?
A.China built many schools for Africa. B.China lent money to begin building.
C.China shared the curriculum. D.China let Africans go to China.
3.What did Henry Adramunguni think of students’ learning Mandarin?
A.It was necessary. B.It was useless.
C.It was not beneficial. D.It was not profitable.
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Having your nose in a book might seem a little anti-social at times—but reading could actually make you a kinder, more considerate person, a study has found. Readers were more likely to act in a socially acceptable manner, while those who preferred watching television came across as less friendly and less understanding of others’ views, researchers said.
123 participants in the study were quizzed on their preferences for books, TV and plays at Kingston University, London. They were then tested on how much they considered people’s feelings and whether they acted to help others. Researchers told the British Psychological Society conference in Brighton yesterday that fiction fans showed more positive social behavior.
Readers of drama and romance novels were also empathetic, while lovers of experimental books showed the ability to see things from different directions. Comedy fans scored the highest for relating to others. The study suggested reading allows people to see different points of view enabling them to understand others better.
The researchers added, “Exposure to fiction relates to a range of empathetic abilities. Engaging with fictional prose and comedy in particular could be key to improving people’s empathetic abilities.”
However, the authors warned the study did not prove cause-and-effect. So it could be that reading causes positive behavior, or it could be that thoughtful, well-mannered people are more likely to prefer reading. So it is a good idea to pick up a book to begin your travel with the author. Each author will show how they would react to certain situations through their characters. Everyone can view the same situation differently, and from 1,001 different angles. The more you read, the much better you can understand other peoples’ opinions.
1.Why did the writer mention the result of watching television?
A.The writer is a anti-social reporter. B.The writer shows benefits of reading.
C.The writer is a considerate person. D.The writer becomes socially acceptable.
2.What were the participants tested on?
A.The skills of communicating. B.The time of reading books.
C.The places of getting new books. D.The ways of expressing feelings.
3.Who can observe differently?
A.Readers of drama. B.Writers of romance novels.
C.Readers of comedy. D.Readers of experiments.
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Most students experience a lot of stress while preparing for exams, as both their parents and teachers expect them to get high scores. Students who feel anxious are likely to experience problems like difficulty in concentrating while studying, confusion, feeling stressed while looking problems like difficulty in concentrating while studying, confusion, feeling stressed while looking at difficult questions, feeling blank, sweating, sleepless, etc. 1. Therefore, it’s extremely important for students to learn about how to overcome fear.
There are many students who take studies lightly, leaving everything to be studied at the last minute. As a result, when exams are around the corner, they feel scared, as they don’t know where to start, and what to study.2. Another common mistake that many students make is that they don’t make an effort to understand the subject. When they have memorized without understanding, the chances of forgetting are more. 3. In this way, you will never forget any important point. Besides, students should take regular breaks to relax and refresh their mind.
Apart from the tips above, here are some points that will help students cope with exam-related anxiety. For example, before the exam, avoid studying anything new. 4. During the exam, if you get blank after seeing difficult questions, ignore them for the time being, and attempt those you find easier. 5.
A.So start studying much before the exam.
B.The first thing you should do is to set a goal.
C.It is vital to understand the concept before memorizing it.
D.Once you have completed them, go back to the difficult ones.
E.Facing such anxious problems makes students more negative.
F.Having conversations with your classmates about what they have studied.
G.Under such circumstances they end up scoring less than they could have.
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Sometimes people and things around you can remind you of yourself. I was ______ to my writing group with a book to read on the journey. Because it was an old book I didn’t want to “dog-ear” the pages, I ______ in my pockets for something to use as a bookmark. I placed a ten pound ______ between the pages.
Sitting on the bus I took the book out and was about to read but a young woman ______ me who was speaking on her cellphone drew my attention. She was talking to her brother. She wanted to know where he was, why he wasn’t where he was ______ to be, why he had ______ their mother again and whether he know that their mum had ______ in tears that morning because of him.
She kept it quiet but she didn’t pull any punches（留情）with him. She let him know exactly what she ______ him but I could ______ there was love under all the ______. She tried so hard to ______ this young man to come see his mother, but I got the ______ she was fighting a losing battle.
When she left the bus, I ______ behind her and ______ out the note in the book. “Excuse me,” I said. “Do me a ______, would you? Take this money and buy your ______ a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers. And tell her a ______ man said that being a mother is the ______ but most important job in the world.”
Then I turned around and walked on, ______ if in some way I was saying a thank-you to my own mum. But I hoped I had raised a smile on the face of a mother ______ for her child.
1.A.heading B.walking C.driving D.waiting
2.A.looked B.brought C.searched D.found
3.A.note B.change C.penny D.pay
4.A.next B.over C.behind D.eyed
5.A.shocked B.unexpected C.predicted D.supposed
6.A.lied to B.protected for C.Thought of D.lived on
7.A.slept over B.broken down C.passed away D.crashed out
8.A.waited for B.hurt on C.beat on D.thought of
9.A.see B.hear C.tell D.remind
10.A.encouragement B.disappointment C.inspiration D.situation
11.A.get B.turn C.trick D.make
12.A.warn B.sign C.phone D.cry
13.A.parked over B.pulled over C.got off D.jumped off
14.A.forced B.left C.showed D.drew
15.A.hand B.move C.help D.favor
16.A.brother B.mum C.parents D.family
17.A.strange B.shocked C.good D.helpful
18.A.interesting B.hardest C.happiest D.favorite
19.A.pretending B.imagining C.wondering D.guessing
20.A.wanting B.suffering C.loving D.protecting
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根据汉语和首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
1.Depending on context, love can be of different v______ （种类）.
2.People have trouble s______ （简化）their life.
3.But, it should not be r______（要求）for survival.
4.They both have very strong p______（个性）.
5.He was ashamed of l______ （撒谎）to his parents.
6.This particular customs have their o_______（起源）in Wales.
7.People say no one was p_______（表现）at the time.
8.Do you know of any e________（濒危）animals?
9.She shook her head, d________（坚决）not to go with him.
10.Are there any v_______（自愿者）to help clear up?
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 1. (lie) China’s “water tower” Sanjiangyuan. It is home to the headwaters of China’s three rivers: the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Lancang (Mekong) River. The three rivers 2. provide water for about half the population of China play an important role. However, human activities are putting this ecosystem 3. risk.
In 2016, the Chinese government established Sanjiangyuan National Park in Qinghai province. The park, 4. (plan) to open in 2020, has increased the area’s green coverage and attracted more wildlife. The local government has also made great effort to improve biological diversity. The success of Sanjiangyuan will mark the start of a 5. (green) future.
With Sanjiangyuan 6. (take) the lead, nine other regions in China 7. (choose) by a field conservation station to carry out projects over the past three years, 8. will form a national park system together. The idea of a national park system is still new in China, but 9. (it) realization is urgent. After all, 10. (build) an ecological civilization bears great importance in the development and progress of human civilization.
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翻译句子
1.我写信是想申请我校英语俱乐部的志愿者岗位。（apply）
2.我对这份工作非常感兴趣，因为我想进一步提高英语口语和人际沟通能力。（interest）
3.我们应该严格遵守交通规则，看到红灯就停下来。（respect）
4.参加课外活动可以帮助我们找到更多有共同之处的人。（common）
5.人们对野生动物的保护问题深感担忧。（cocerned）
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
When I arrived at 6 a.m. in the large hospital kitchen，Rose was already checking name tags on the trays（托盘）. “Hi，I'm Janet. ”I tried to sound cheerful，although I already knew Rose's reputation for being impossible to work with. "I'm scheduled to work with you this week."
Rose stopped what she was doing and peered over her reading glasses. I could tell from her expression she wasn't pleased to see a student worker. “What do you want me to do？Start the coffee？"I asked.
Rose coldly nodded and went back to checking name tags.
I filled the 40-cup pot with water and began making the coffee when Rose yelled，“That's not the way to make coffee. ”She stepped in and took over.
Nothing I did pleased her. All morning，her eagle eyes missed nothing and her sharp words hurt.
Totally exhausted，I trudged the six blocks home late that June afternoon. As a third year university student working my way through school，I had never before met anyone like Rose.
Fighting back tears，I wrestled with my dilemma alone in my room. "What shall I do？”The answer caught me completely by surprise. I needed to love Rose.
Working with Rose the next morning，I ignored the hurtful remarks thrown in my direction and did things Rose's way as much as possible. As I worked，I silently began to surround Rose with a warm blanket of love.
Over the next few days，an amazing thing began to happen. My focus shifted from what she was doing to me and I started seeing Rose as the hurting person she was. Then her icy tension began to melt away.
Throughout the rest of the summer，we had numerous opportunities to work together. Each time，she seemed truly happy to see me. Her bitterness gave way as she started opening up. As I worked with this lonely woman，I listened to her，something no one else had done. I learned that she was burdened by elderly parents who needed her care and her own health problems.
The days slipped by quickly as I finished the last several weeks of my summer job. I soon would be returning as a full-time university student and say goodbye to Rose.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右3
2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
"One day，while I was working alone in one of the hospital kitchens，Rose entered the room.
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Paragraph 2：
Although I never saw Rose again，I still remember her vividly.
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