I waited until my Ph. D. committee had left t...

I waited until my Ph. D. committee had left the room to break down. I had just failed my dissertation proposal defense (学位论文答辩)－a poor start to my fourth year of grad school (研究生院). My committee members had told me that my experiments were too small-scale, my ideas not deep enough. I realize now that they were pushing me because they believed in me. But at that moment, all I could hear was the voice in my head telling me that I’d failed.

For the next 4 months, I lacked focus at work. I no longer double-checked my experiments, and I had trouble finding the energy to even think about re-writing my proposal.

Actually, the outcome of my proposal defense wasn’t the only cause of my slump. After some thought, it dawned on me that I had been putting undue pressure on myself throughout grad school. To believe I was making good progress, I needed external validation-an award, positive results, or praise from professors I respected. When I didn’t get those things at every opportunity, I felt I was not on the right track. When I didn’t pass the defense, the failure confirmed my self-doubts. Eventually, as my loss of confidence became a bigger problem, I knew that I had to do something about it.

I decided that I needed to set healthier standards for myself. I did not have control over how much praise I received. The only thing I had control over, I realized, was the effort I put forth.

I went into my second proposal defense with a much more positive mindset (思维模式) along with grander experiments in my proposal and passed. I’m pleased to report that my new approach has helped me regain confidence in myself — and my work — and I’m more productive as a result. I hope that I can help other students realize that external validation is not always guaranteed, and if they are doing their best, that is good enough.

1.What directly leads to the failure of the author’s first defense?

A.Imperfection of his proposal.

B.His negative mindset.

C.The committee’s lack of confidence.

D.The choice of his experiments.

2.What can we learn about the author from paragraph 3?

A.He was under a lot of pressure from his parents.

B.He made progress with the help of his professor.

C.He used to overemphasize the recognition he got.

D.Getting positive results helped him get over shyness.

3.Which word can best describe the author?

A.Adaptable.

B.Ambitious.

C.Generous.

D.Outgoing.

4.What does the text mainly tell us?

A.We should spend more time reflecting.

B.We should be thankful for our failures.

C.We should focus more on our own effort.

D.We should keep calm in the face of failure.

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Helen ________ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

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I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth…?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room——if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary.

2.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.                     B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.                         D. She threw the phone away.

3.What made the author laugh?

A. His own behavior.                             B. His wife’s suggestion.

C. His changeable feelings.                      D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

4.What does the underlined word “antics”(in the last paragraph) refer to?

A. Smart words.        B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising looks.    D. Anxious feelings.

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I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be canceled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn't care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, "Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?"

At that time I didn't realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, "Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!" And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, "Now hear this! All objects in this room—if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!"

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, "Honey, you just have to learn how to take control." With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.　　　　　　　　　　

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.　　　　　　　　

D. He was impatient with the secretary.

2.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. She threw the phone away.

3.What made the author laugh?

A. His own crazy behavior.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. His wife’s suggestions.

C. His changeable feeling.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

4.What does the underlined word “ antics” refer to?

A. Smart words　　 B. Unusual actions.　　　 C. Surprising looks.　　 D. Anxious feelings

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I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left at message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more and impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the test of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room----if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me. Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood （情绪） had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her anties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him and talk to him calmly.

1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary?

2.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.

B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent.

D. She threw the phone away.

3.What made the author laugh?

A. His own behavior

B. His wife’s suggestion

C. His changeable feelings.

D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

4.What does the underlined word “anties” refer to?”

A. Smut words

B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising Looks

D. Anxious feelings.

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I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, speechless .What on earth?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A. He was mad at the telephone.

B. He was angry with his agent.

C. He was anxious about his wife.

D. He was impatient with the secretary.

2.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A. She said nothing.　　　　 B. She shouted at him.

C. She called the agent. D. She threw the phone away.

3.What made the author laugh?

A. His own behavior.　　　 　　 B. His wife’s suggestion.

C. His changeable feelings.　　 D. His wife’s sweet kiss.

4.What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

A. Smart words.　　　　 B. Unusual actions.

C. Surprising looks. D. Anxious feelings.

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完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

I was waiting for a phone call from my ____　　 . He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be _____　　 _.I called him several times, ____　　 _ each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he ______　　 call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was ____　　 _ no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more_____　　 _. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn't care about me. I was _____　　 _ with that _____　　 . I started to shout at the phone, "Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?"

At that time I didn't realize my wife was____　　 _. Without showing her surprise, she____　　 _ in, seized the phone, tore off the ____　　 _, and shouted at the phone, "Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone!" And she _____　　 it into the wastebasket.

I stood watching her, _____　　 _. What on earth?

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the ______　　 of the house, "Now hear this! All objects in this room—______　　 _ you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!".

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said _____　　 _, "Honey, you just have to learn how to take control." With that, she left the room.

After watching a _____　　 __ woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything _____　　 _, I noticed that something in my ______　　 had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been____　　 crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

1.A. agent　　　 B. wife　　　　 C. secretary　　 D. assistant

2.A. dismissed　　 B. canceled　　 C.failed　　　 D.transformed

3.A. for　　 B.so　　　　 C.and　　 D. but

4.A.should　　 B. would　　 C.might　　　　 D. shall

5.A.rather　　 B. ever　　 C. still　　 D. even

6.A.skeptical　　 B. impatient　　 C. depressed　　 D. critical

7.A. faced　　　 B. covered　　 C. overcome　　 D.overlooked

8.A.idea　　 B. thought　　 C.mind　　　 D. mood

9.A. looking down B. looking up　　 C. looking for　　 D. looking on

10.A. jumped　　 B. hurried　　 C. rushed　　 D. stepped

11.A. phone　　 B. wires　　　　 C. receiver　　　　 D. call

12.A.snatched　　 B.skipped　　 C.swept　　 D.scratched

13.A. speechless　 B. silence　　 C. surprising　　 D. scared

14.A.remains　　 B. left　　　　 C.other　　　 D. rest

15.A.unless　　 B.as　　　 C. if　　　 D.since

16.A. jokingly　 B. stubbornly　　 C. calmly　　 D. cautiously

17.A. loving　　 B. crazy　　 C. humourous　　 D.bored

18.A. in shape　 B.in order　　 C. in place　　 D. in sight

19.A. eyes　　　 B. heart　　　 C. mind　　　 D. mood

20.A.pushed　　　　 B. driven　　 C.forced　　 D. kept

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No sooner ______ the room than we realized we 　　　　 to take our books.

A.had we left ; forget　　 　 B.we had left ; forget

C. we had left ; forgot　　 D. had we left;forgot

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Poor Mr. Perkins had to wait patiently until his car was the only one that ______ in the parking lot.

A.left B.would leave C.was left D.had been left

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It was not until she got to the classroom ________ Lily realized she had left her textbook in the dormitory．

A．that                B．where               C．when              D．before

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