Many people think that personal development i...

Many people think that personal development is something they can't do. 1. You might find a few new suggestions in this article.

A great way to help one's mood is to live in the here and now. The idea is similar to the idea in Eckhart Tolled The Power of Now. If you live in the present moment, you cannot ever possibly be in pain, because to know pain there has to be a past.

2. During hard times we tend to always think about what is troubling us and lose sight of the bigger picture. A faith helps one focus on that bigger picture while changing the focus from hardship to a higher power.

To help yourself, focus on helping others. 3. Do you view them as unique individuals who are worthy of respect, or do you just see them as obstacles（绊脚石）who are always getting in your way? The more you care about others, the more you will care for yourself.

When you are trying to improve yourself, it is important to remember to focus on one thing at a time. 4. This leads to frustration and eventually you may give up.

One of the most important things about self-improvement is to set achievable goals for yourself. Setting goals that are unreachable will only make you feel discouraged!

The information you just looked at should help you to feel more confident of your efforts to grow as an individual. 5.

A. God helps those who help themselves.

B. Pay attention to your attitudes towards others.

C. If you try to improve several different aspects, you may lose control of all of them.

D. But the truth is that everyone can help themselves personally develop.

E. Sometimes finding a faith to devote oneself to is a great self-help idea.

F. Keep a positive mindset（心态）, and apply your chosen tips consistently.

G. Being kind is always helpful to yourself.

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Many people think that personal development is something they can't do. 1. You might find a few new suggestions in this article.

A great way to help one's mood is to live in the here and now. The idea is similar to the idea in Eckhart Tolled The Power of Now. If you live in the present moment, you cannot ever possibly be in pain, because to know pain there has to be a past.

2. During hard times we tend to always think about what is troubling us and lose sight of the bigger picture. A faith helps one focus on that bigger picture while changing the focus from hardship to a higher power.

To help yourself, focus on helping others. 3. Do you view them as unique individuals who are worthy of respect, or do you just see them as obstacles（绊脚石）who are always getting in your way? The more you care about others, the more you will care for yourself.

When you are trying to improve yourself, it is important to remember to focus on one thing at a time. 4. This leads to frustration and eventually you may give up.

One of the most important things about self-improvement is to set achievable goals for yourself. Setting goals that are unreachable will only make you feel discouraged!

The information you just looked at should help you to feel more confident of your efforts to grow as an individual. 5.

A.God helps those who help themselves.

B.Pay attention to your attitudes towards others.

C.If you try to improve several different aspects, you may lose control of all of them.

D.But the truth is that everyone can help themselves personally develop.

E.Sometimes finding a faith to devote oneself to is a great self-help idea.

F.Keep a positive mindset（心态）, and apply your chosen tips consistently.

G.Being kind is always helpful to yourself.

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With the development of society, it is common that many people are rushing all the way and all day, tired and sub-healthy.1. She described all the things she had to do--- one was to make her bed ---from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been brought up by wolves in a forest.2.

Two weeks later she went into my office merrily. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years--- and nothing bad had happened. “And you know what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”

3. One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect. This story shows an important principle about managing time: no one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs(利弊权衡). The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves.4.

So what is the solution? There’s an easy way. Decide what　 you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. 5. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.

A. Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

B. The point is to do something for yourself every day.

C. This woman had made two major breakthroughs.

D. A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.

E. Above all, you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly

F.They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.

G. However, she went along with my idea.

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With the development of society，it is common that many people are rushing all the way and all day，tired and subhealthy． 1. She described all the things she had to do—one was to make her bed—from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work．I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks．She was shocked，probably thinking I’d been brought up by wolves in a forest．2.

Two weeks later she went into my office merrily．She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years—and nothing bad had happened．“And you know what?”she said．“I don’t dry my dishes anymore，either．”

3. One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before．The other was giving herself permission to be less than perfect．This story shows an important principle about managing time：No one can do it a11．Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs(利弊权衡)．The problem is that many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves． 4.

So what is the solution? There’s an easy way．Decide what you want in your life，and put that first．On a daily basis，that should include regular meals，enough sleep and time with your family．Exercise，leisure，friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life．5.The choice is yours：whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life．Take a nap．Take a walk．Take time to play the piano．Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office．Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers．Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos．

A．Most people do not take time to relax themselves．

B．The point is to do something for yourself every day．

C．A patient came to see me about the stress in her life．

D．This woman had made two major breakthroughs．

E．Above all，you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly．

F．They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own．

G．However，she went along with my idea．

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

When many people in the west think of China, the animal that they think of is the dragon. For them, the dragon is an aggressive monster that breathes fire. Many popular legends tell how dragons have killed brave knights and eaten beautiful young girls.

For Chinese people, however, the dragon is not an evil monster. It’s a cultural and spiritual symbol for prosperity and good luck. The dragon’s main task is to create harmony and bring rain. Dragons are celebrated in art and architecture, and of course the dragon dance is a very popular ritual (仪式).

China isn’t the only country to have the dragon as its symbol. Wales in the UK, has a red dragon proudly displayed on its flag. Another country in the world with a dragon on its flag is Bhutan, a tiny country between China and India.

Almost all countries in the world have an animal symbol representing their countries. This is particularly obvious during sports. The English think lions to be brave and proud animal and the English football teams have three lions on their football shirts.

Australia is famous for kangaroos, of course. The national rugby team is more commonly known as the Wallabies, a type of small kangaroo.The South African team is known as the Springboks, a type of African antelope. Likewise the New Zealanders, whether playing sports or not, are commonly known as kiwis. A kiwi is a native New Zealand bird that can’t fly.

All countries are proud of their symbols, which they feel reflect national characteristics or the beauty and variety of their natural environments. Recently, a Shang hai professor claimed that using the dragon as a national symbol could make western countries have a negative view of China. But in an Internet survey 90% of Chinese people wanted to keep the dragon.

1.In the opinion of the west, the dragon is ______.

A．a terrible animal that is not popular

B．a cultural and spiritual symbol of good luck

C．a reflection of China’s national characteristics

D．an animal that can create harmony and bring rain

2.Which of the following does NOT use the dragon as its national symbol?

A．China.            B．Wales.            C．Bhutan.           D．India.

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The national rugby team from the South Africa is well known as the Wallabies.

B．The Australian team is known as Springboks, a type of kangaroo.

C．The New Zealanders are commonly known as kiwis only when playing sports.

D．The dragon is mentioned to have been used on the flag in two countries.

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Many people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.

Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as ‘bracketing’. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside, stepping into his or her shoes. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.

Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we don’t want to hear.

It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有疗效的). In about a quarter of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy(心理疗法), before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.

1.The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. preparing a topic list first

B. focusing on one’s own mind

C. directing the talk to the desired results

D. experiencing the speaker’s inside world

2.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?

A. How to listen well.

B. What to listen to.

C. Benefits of listening.

D. Problems in listening

3.According to the author, in communication people tend to ________.

A. listen actively

B. listen purposefully

C. set aside their prejudices

D. open up their inner mind

4.According to the author, the patients improved mainly because ________.

A. they were taken good care of

B. they knew they were truly listened to

C. they had partners to talk to

D. they knew the roots of problems

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Many people believe that _______ will takes years to develop a car that does not pollute the air.

A. it           B. that           C. there          D. this

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If you give something to someone for free, will that person value it and use it? Development experts have debated this question for decades. Some think the act of paying causes people to value something and use it more.

Selling necessary health treatments, others argue, may deny them to the people who need them the most.

Consider, for example, chemically treated bed nets, which kill mosquitoes anti protect people against malaria(疟疾)while they are sleeping. William Easterly, an economist at New York University, believes this is one example of development having gone wrong. In a recent book, Professor Easterly suggests bed nets given free in Africa are often used for the wrong purpose. Yet, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends bed nets be given out free and used by whole communities. The success of a large free bed net campaign in Kenya led the WHO to announce this recommendation

This debate will likely influence social programs in the developing world. Many non-governmental organizations support the creation of self-supporting programs in poor countries. Goods and services are sold for a price to help these programs survive.

According to Rachel Glenerster, who runs a research lab doing development and poverty studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, her several studies have proven that small price changes have a big influence on the number of people who use a product. A price change will reduce the total amount of use of the product as well, she says. She has also found no evidence that the very act of paying for something changes how people use it.

As for a particular product among special populations, some development experts argue that pricing is useful. When it comes to bed nets, Miss Glenerster says research shows no evidence of this. People are just as likely to use a bed net whether they paid for it or not.

1. The debate among experts focuses on________.

A. a special use of bed nets in Africa

B. the use of assistance-related products

C. the importance of social programs for the poor

D. a popular way to help the poor

2. According to some experts, certain health treatments________.

A. can only be sold to the rich                   B. should be completely free

C. are too expensive                                D. are not needed by the poor

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A. The WHO's advice may not be always practical.

B. Many Africans don't know the function of bed nets.

C. The case of Kenya is doubtful.

D. Bed nets given to Africans are poor in quality.

4. What may be the possible change in the social program according to the third paragraph?

A. Some of them may become financially independent.

B. Many of them will not be organized by the government.

C. Some of them will go to developed countries.

D. Most of them will be free of charge.

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If a person tells you that something is “the real McCoy”，he is telling you it is the real thing，not a copy or replacement．There is nothing false about “the real McCoy”．It is the best that can be found．

There are different ideas on how the expression came into common use．Perhaps the most popular story is about a famous boxer，Charles Kid McCoy，a one-time world famous welter-weigh champion．One day，McCoy was having a drink in a bar with a lady friend．A man came up and began to talk to her．He was not a nice man．

McCoy wanted no trouble．He asked the man to leave．He said．“I'm Kid McCoy．”McCoy thought his name was so well-known that he didn’t need to say more．But the man did not believe him．“Oh，yeah?” he said．“Well，if you are Kid McCoy，then I am George Washington!” And he continued to speak to the prize-fighter’s friend in all unpleasant way．

McCoy hit the man with a fist－not hard－actually it was really a light touch．But the man fell to the ground，unconscious．Ten minutes later，when he came to sense，he called out. “That was the real McCoy!” And so，as told by kid McCoy，that was how the expression “the real McCoy” got started．

There are other versions，however．One is that the expression goes back to the days of prohibition（禁止）when it was illegal in the United States to sell whiskey．Although whiskey was against the law，many sold it．And many sold bad whiskey．They were not afraid to do so，because there was so little that anybody could do about it．Buying whiskey，good or had，was as illegal as selling it．

But there was one whiskey dealer who was honest．His name was McCoy．He refused to sell bad whiskey．He sold  only the best imported whiskey．His product became recognized as the best．It was called “the real McCoy”．

The expression survived prohibition days and soon became a general term．One way or another，no matter how the expression began，“the real McCoy” is an expression that everyone understands．It means the one and only—the best one．They are indeed words of special praise．

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．It is about the exact meaning of the version．

B．It tells how a person gets his name．

C．It shows how to tell the real from the false．

D．It explains how to find the best．

2.In the third paragraph，“the prize-fighter” refers to______．

A．a champion                   B．George Washington

C．a fellow                     D．McCoy

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the days prohibition?

A．A national law forbade the sale of alcoholic drinks．

B．Bad whiskey was not allowed to sell．

C．People at that time preferred nothing but whiskey．

D．The days of prohibition resulted in MeCoy’s selling wine．

4.What is the main idea of the whole passage?

A．The story of a famous boxer．

B．The general use of the version．

C．The expression and its story．

D．The friendship between an athlete and a seller．

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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 　　 　 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 　　 　　 country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 　　 　　 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first 　　 　　 one long hot summer when most Germans were　 　　 　　 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches,　　 　　 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't 　　 　　 . “What these people also need is warmth and 　　 　 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn't 　　 　　 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 　　 　　 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 　　 　　 to anyone who couldn't face another night on the street.

The couple were soon 　　 　　 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 　　 　 donations. Today, over thirty companies 　　 　　 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to　　 　　 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 　　 　　 new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no 　　 　　 for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn't 　　 　　 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 　　 　　 . She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 　　 　 in the world.

1.A. result　　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　　 D. truth

2.A. traditional　　　　　　 B. developing　　 C. wealthy　　　　　 D. typical

3.A. preparations　　　　 B. meals　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　　 D. suggestions

4.A. began　　　　　　　　 B. met　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　 D. left

5.A. asleep　　　　　　　 　 B. alone　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　 D. across

6.A. brought up　　　　 B. put aside　　　　 C. set up　　　　　　 D. gave away

7.A. enough　　　　　　 　　 B. necessary　　　　 C. helpful　　　　　　 D. expensive

8.A. caring　　　　　　 　　 B. freedom　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　 D. fame

9.A. pretend　　　　　　 　　 B. agree　　　　　　 C. hesitate　　　　 D. intend

10.A. make sense　　　　 B. make sure　　　 C. found out　　　　 D. worked out

11.A. near　　　　　　　　 　　 B. crowded　　　　 C. noisy　　　 D. open

12.A. costing　　　　　　 B. wasting　　　　 C. spending　　 D. taking

13.A. pay for　　　　　　 B. ask for　　　　 C. look into　　 D. carry out

14.A. regularly　　　　 　　 B. calmly　　　　　 C. completely　　 D. roughly

15.A. advertise　　　　　 　　 B. sell　　　　　　 C. deliver　　 　　 D. lend

16.A. collects　　　　　 　　 B. produces　　　　 C. designs　　　　 D. donates

17.A. permission　　　　 B. payment　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　 D. support

18.A. borrow　　　　　　 B. raise　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　 D. save

19.A. tired　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　　　 D. amused

20.A. profit　　　　 B. rule　　　　　　 C. decision　　　　　　　 D. difference

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