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We all want to be successful in our work. But what happens when our achievements come at the risk of losing important friendships? If your friends didn't receive what they were hoping for, your success could make them feel like they've been “left in the dust”. But does that mean that we shouldn't enjoy our achievements in case we displease someone or that we should feel sorry for being successful when others aren't?
Those of us who value friendships and close working relationships might feel embarrassed for achieving more than our friends. But we deserve our success, and nothing should take it away. Jealousy is only natural, but It’s often unreasonable, too. Your success is probably not connected with your friends' progress, so you shouldn't feel bad about achieving your goals. If your friends stay unfriendly, don’t be afraid to keep yourself away from them. You are not responsible for their weaknesses, and nor should they treat you sharply for furthering your work.
On the other hand, your friends may think highly of your recent success while hiding their real feelings. They could be jealous, angry or sad that they are not progressing at the same rate. So, be careful not to boast. It's a thin line between pride and self-importance, and by crossing the line, you may risk losing team support.
Next time you want to boast about your end-of-year win, or high-class new office, consider your listeners. Maybe your friends narrowly missed out on a position-raising, or experienced pay cuts which meant they didn't get what they were expecting. If your work is on a rising path, it doesn't mean that's the case for everyone.
Perhaps a step forward in your work has meant that you don't spend as much time with your friends as you used to. If you've changed a post or moved to a new office, take the time to stay in touch with old friends. Chances are that in the build-up to your success you've built strong relationships along the way. Don't let that hard work go to waste by losing touch with them.
1.From the first two paragraphs, it can be inferred that ________.
A.we should enjoy our deserving success
B.our success will certainly hurt our friends
C.friends will surely help us achieve success
D.our success is connected with our friends’ progress
2.Which of the following best explains “boast” underlined in Paragraph 3?
A.Show up. B.Stand out.
C.Talk big. D.Keep silent.
3.What should we do if our friends support our success?
A.Improve ourselves further.
B.Consider their feelings.
C.Help them make progress.
D.Make them proud of us.
4.What does the text mainly talk about?
A.How to share our success with friends.
B.How to enjoy our success to the fullest.
C.How to keep relationships between friends.
D.How to keep friendships while enjoying achievements.
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We automatically assume that as adults, we’re wiser than when we were children. However, actually we can learn a lot from our childhood self. For example, we can learn to develop optimism about the future. Do you remember how excited you used to be just before Christmas? 1. Reintroduce that childlike wonder into our daily experiences.
We can learn to dream big and imagine the impossible. How often have you heard a child say something like “One day, I’m going to be an astronaut”? Our adult minds immediately laugh at this idea and think about all the logical reasons as to why this might never happen. 2. We minimize our chances of attaining what we dream about. It is okay to dream big just as our childhood self did.
3. Our childhood self looked at possibilities and believed we could achieve them successfully. If we wanted to build a tree house, we’d go about thinking about how to make it happen instead of focusing on all the reasons it might not happen. In this way we can fill our life with possibilities rather than regrets.
We can learn to be playful and silly sometimes, 4. Children spend a large amount of time escaping from reality to mess about and have fun. Make time for your childhood self to come out and play. Run around the garden, wear a silly hat or spend time laughing. 5..
A.Don’t imagine things could go wrong.
B.We can learn to hold a “can do” attitude.
C.That feeling of great joy is hard to beat.
D.Most children tend to think in a positive way.
E.All of these activities can make us feel happy and alive.
F.We employ self-limiting beliefs without even realizing it.
G.All work and no play makes a person very dull and upset.
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Our success, satisfaction and general happiness in life is not dependent on what happens to us but how we deal with it.
You will probably know from personal experience what a difference your attitude can make when, for example, you，re returning faulty goods or making a complaint. An open, polite and friendly approach，expecting a satisfactory result，normally results in one as people tend to respond with a similar attitude. If, however, you present an argument with an angry, accusing tone, expecting trouble, there is little doubt that this is what you’ll get!
Some people see the world through a filter of optimism and some through a filter of pessimism (悲观) which largely comes down to having a positive or negative (消极的) attitude. People who are suffering from a negative attitude primarily think that something can’t be done; they talk about problems, see all the difficulties, find fault with and criticize other people and focus on all the things they would like but haven’t got. On
the contrary, people blessed with a positive attitude think that anything is possible. They look for ways to solve the problems, they see the good in everybody，and they are grateful for all the good things in their lives.Whether suffering from or blessed with your attitude, this is not something that is put on us from the outside. We are very much responsible for our own attitude. We all start out with a “clean” board but this can get muddied by our experiences in life. As children we are made fun of and even get bullied (欺侮) and rejected, start to experience doubt and lose our self-confidence. If this continues into adulthood, it can result in a bad attitude in later life.
1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that people are likely to treat others __________.
A. the way they are treated
B. better when they are satisfied
C. worse when they are in trouble
D. the way they consider appropriate
2.According to the writer, what affects people’s life attitude?
A. The situation they face.
B. The people around them.
C. Their expectations of life.
D. The way they view the world.
3.What is the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?
A. To show how to avoid a negative attitude.
B. To show the importance of a positive attitude.
C. To share his positive attitude with his readers.
D. To describe the effects of a negative attitude.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
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Effective Communication With Parents
This book explains how school leaders can become successful communicators with teachers and parents。
The effective approaches to communicating with parents in the book are: Listen, Apologize, Solve, and Thank. 1. It can be a challenge to listen quietly when being attacked or when wrong information is being shared, but listening quietly without interruption is the most important.
2. Many people struggle with making apologies- especially when they feel they've done nothing wrong. But remember, we are not necessarily apologizing for our actions, but rather because of how the parent feels or what happened. For example, "I'm sorry this happened" or "I'm sorry you feel that way.”
Listening and apologizing are the two hardest steps to a successful meeting with a dissatisfied parent. 3.However, they set the tone for the final two steps of offering a solution and thanking the parent for their time.
4.More importantly, LAST helps to avoid the disadvantages of becoming defensive, and damaging your partnership with the parent.
Parent-teacher conferences can be difficult when there are agendas on either side that are not known. 5. They should try to focus on where the student is academically, and what the child and parents can do to help the situation.
A.These steps can feel unpleasant.
B.Choose your words carefully and thoughtfully.
C.After listening, I encourage teachers to apologize.
D.When communicating with a parent, it is important to listen quietly.
E.Give parents an opportunity to say what they want the teacher to know.
F.One thing teachers should know is to make sure the conference is student-centered.
G.When you follow these four steps, any parent-teacher conference can be successful.
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Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also ______ our thinking.
A．direct B．limit C．change D．improve
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My daughter was being thrown out of the sixth grade. The teacher said, “She may not be up to what we’re trying to accomplish.” He was really saying she didn’t have the intelligence. I got mad because I knew she was smart, just as my father had known I was smart when I was failing in school. We had her tested. I decided to get myself tested as well, and found that the troubles she was having were exactly what I had had — dyslexia. By then I was a successful television writer, and had won an Emmy Award for “The Rockford Files.”
If I had known earlier that something beyond my control could explain why I was a low achiever, I may not have worked so hard in my late 20s and early 30s. I was writing and writing. I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me, because I did badly in all my courses.
I once asked a friend who had always gotten an A, “How long did you study for this?” He said, “I didn’t. I just glanced at it.” So he must be smarter. I began to ask, “What will happen to me when I’m not good at anything?” Despite my doubts, I did become successful, and people now say to me, “So you’ve overcome dyslexia.”
No. You don’t overcome it, you learn to compensate for it. Some easy things are very hard for me. Most people who go through college read twice as fast as I do. I avoid dialing a phone if I can, because I sometimes have to try three times to get the number right.
Despite my weaknesses I view dyslexia as a gift, not a curse (诅咒). Many dyslexics are good at right-brain, abstract thought, and that’s what my kind of creative writing is. And I can write quickly, and can get up to 15 pages a day. Writing is my strength.
The real fear I have for dyslexic children is not they have to struggle in school, but that they will quit on themselves before they get out of school. Parents have to create victories for them, whether it’s music, sports or art. You can make your dyslexic child able to say, “Yeah, reading is hard. But I have other things I can do.”
1.The writer decided to get himself tested as well because he________.
A.wanted to know if they had the same problem
B.didn’t believe his daughter had the problem
C.had to take a regular medical examination
D.accepted that his daughter was not smart
2.We can learn from the second paragraph that the writer________.
A.struggled and got better grades
B.didn’t work hard when he was young
C.was praised for overcoming dyslexia
D.was thankful not knowing of dyslexia earlier
3.According to the passage, a dyslexic person________.
A.is less intelligent B.always fails in school
C.reads more slowly than normal people D.performs worse in left-brain activities
4.What can we learn from the story?
A.Clumsy birds have to start flying early. B.God shuts one door but opens another.
C.Never judge a person by his appearance. D.No one can make a good coat with bad cloth.
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A typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achieve (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?
This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , and so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .
It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .
1.Why does the lion tamer use a chair?
A.To trick the lion.
B.To show off his skill .
C.To get ready for a fight.
D.To entertain the audience.
2.In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?
A.They feel puzzled over choices.
B.They hold on to the wrong things.
C.They find it hard to make changes.
D.They have to do something for show.
3.What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?
A.Tolerant
B.Doubtful
C.Respectful
D.Supportive
4.When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.
A.wait for a better chance
B.break your old habits
C.make a quick decision
D.ask for clear guidance
高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Do what you love and love what you do, and success will come? Well, we wish. 1.It takes more than just passion to succeed in anything.
Passion is just emotion; care is an action.
Wishing hard and wanting something really badly won’t give you anything. Passion is a barely controllable emotion, and emotion is not always reliable. 2.
In today’s world where people always talk about finding your passion, it still seems vague (模糊的) to many. On the other hand, if you’re asked to find something you care about, it’s easier for you to take action.
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There’s a lot of work to do besides being enthusiastic. For example, you can be enthusiastic about painting, but if you don’t have any art sense and painting skills, you can hardly become an expert in painting. 4.The belief that you’ll do it well anyway as long as you like it is just an illusion.
Learn not just what you care about, but what’s around that too.
When you’ve got your focus, try to map out the skills you need to get better at that. When you have the learning plan ready, apply that course you need, get yourself the tools required and start learning and practicing.
Success is a way to go, but you can start right now.
5.But if you’ve already got your passion, it will be good enough to make that your foundation and motivation to keep moving. Start mapping out the skills you need and take actions, Instead of passively letting your passion wander around, be active and do something that will push you forward.
A.Care is different, it implies actions.
B.“Like it” doesn’t mean “Good at it”.
C.Passion alone doesn’t guarantee success.
D.However, reality is not as simple as we want it to be.
E.You are good at something and you need the world to know.
F.Desire to make a difference in the world with your strengths.
G.To become an expert, you need to be always learning and improving your skill.
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For most people today, their GPS (Global Positioning System) has become a lifeline, giving directions to the nearest bathroom or restaurant. But the price we pay for the convenience could be our sense of direction.
“I do think GPS devices cause our navigational skills atrophy.” said Nora Newcombe, a psychologist at Temple University in the US who studies how the human brain navigates. “The problem is that you don’t see an overview of the area and where you are in relation to other things.”
To understand the risk, you first need to understand how our brain keeps us from getting lost. Through experiments, researchers have found that our navigational strategies usually fall into two groups. The first involves a spatial map inside your brain. As you explore an area, you think about how the streets fit together and the best way to get between different places. Eventually, the map lets you navigate between any two points in the area. The second involves a series of landmarks and steps: turn right at the gas station, and your school is on the left. It’s quick and reliable, but less flexible—it doesn’t help you get from your school to a totally new place, even if it’s nearby.
These two methods might not sound all that different, but according to Nora Newcombe, a psychologist at Temple University in the US, people who are bad at navigation have trouble with the first strategy – creating spatial maps. What’s more, people’s ability to create maps is decided by how often we use the skill.
That helps explain what happens when people trust themselves with GPS devices. According to Professor Veronique Bohbot of McGill University, people depending on GPS show more activity in the part of the brain that is good at following directions—but less activity in the part which creates the spatial maps.
It turns out that our sense of direction isn’t the only thing we could lose. One more thing that could go is our connection to the environment we travel through. Researchers have found that when people rely on GPS while driving, their memory of their trip is of a route on a screen, rather than the landscape they traveled through. Moreover, researchers believe that active navigation improves the type of thinking used in all kinds of spatial processes. “It’s things like urban planning, and looking at a map to see where resources are. That’s not replaceable by your phone.” Newcombe said.
1.______is what we may lose for the convenience of using GPS.
A.The ability to read maps B.The sense of feeling the sun
C.The chance to do urban planning D.The connection to where we travel
2.The underlined word “atrophy” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
A.become weaker B.become stronger
C.become more useful D.become less important
3.What may be Veronique Bohbot’s purpose in his research?
A.To explain why people use navigation
B.To prove what happens when we use GPS devices.
C.To find out people’s ability to create the spatial maps.
D.To tell the differences between the first strategy and the second direction.
4.What may be the writer’s attitude towards people relying on GPS devices?
A.Objective B.Ambiguous C.Negative D.Indifferent
高三英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
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In springtime, many Americans take on a major project: cleaning their homes from top to bottom. We often call this kind of work "spring cleaning." Part of spring cleaning often involves clearing out clutter (杂物). We do away with things we no longer need.
If we are to believe the many stories on Marie Kondo, the Queen of Clean, clutter adds unnecessary stress to our lives. Clutter is holding us back from our dreams and goals. 1.
An expert on the subject, Sabine Kastner of Princeton University, has been studying how the brain processes clutter for 20 years. The media, Kastner says, often writes about clutter in a very simple, black-and-white way: Clutter affects the mind and we need to clear it out. But it is much more complex than that. For starters, our brains are designed to deal with clutter. Very early in the development of our eyesight, we begin to group objects that we see. 2.
According to Kastner, there is not a one-size-fits-all solution. 3. In fact, some people need to see their work. If something is carefully put away, to them it does not exist anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. For other people, objects can stimulate their creativity and give them ideas.
4. Kastner notes that some people may get distracted by having lots of things around them. These people may need more organization and less clutter to work well.
5.Whether the area is cluttered or clear-they work the same. And for others it may depend on the project. For administrative work, they might need a clear workspace. But for more creative projects, they may need many things around them. It is complex.
A.But is it true?
B.What is working and what is not?
C.Some people do not care either way.
D.This helps us to structure our environment.
E.People need to be able to design their workplaces.
F.The idea that an uncluttered workplace is better, is not universally true.
G.However, other people are unable to work in a cluttered environment.
高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
the contrary, people blessed with a positive attitude think that anything is possible. They look for ways to solve the problems, they see the good in everybody，and they are grateful for all the good things in their lives.