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It was one of my first lessons as an international student in New York City. My US history teacher had just finished his lesson. He sat back in his armchair comfortably, and asked: “Was there anybody doing anything interesting yesterday?”
“I drew a panda, which was lovely!” a girl beside me shouted.Then, the talk developed rapidly. Someone said he had received his learner’s driving permit, while another mentioned that she had spent the first salary from her part-time job. Everybody seemed to have something to say. Although there was a range of people, from different backgrounds, people seemed to feel at home with each other.
Not me. I stayed aloof from the discussion. I looked through my notes until I looked up to see another teacher come in and share some cookies he had made yesterday. The beautifully baked cookies sent out a good smell, which made it impossible to concentrate on my work any longer. However, my seat was in the back row, and I was too shy to stand up and take a cookie for myself.
“Go ahead and have one!” It was the history teacher: “If you don’t stand up, nobody is going to feed you!”
I was still hesitant, but I got up and took a cookie with some other classmates. Now I felt more at ease. We laughed about how “greedy” we were.
The “cookie crisis” had taught me a lesson. I would have to be less shy in the United States. Here was a mixed and various culture, and if I wanted to get anywhere I would have to brave its newness and difference and make myself heard, just as the teacher had said. Otherwise, “Nobody is going to feed you.” It was something a person new to the US, such as myself, needed to learn.
1.The atmosphere in a US classroom is quite __________.
A. lively B. lonely
C. bad D. quiet
2.What does the underlined phrase “aloof from” mean?
A. in spite of B. instead of
C. apart from D. away from
3.What prevented the writer from getting a cookie for himself at first?
A. His bravery. B. His shyness.
C. His strangeness. D. His weakness.
4.The “cookie crisis” in the last paragraph was __________ to the writer.
A. an important problem B. a kind of valuable food
C. a turning point in his life attitude D. a dream in his school life
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It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism（批评）, but are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed．An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your laundry （洗衣房）manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact，to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．
1.Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A. She was tired． B. She was busy．
C. She was sorry． D. She was confident．
2.According to the passage，which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A．An artist． B．A cook．
C．A waitress． D．A laundry manager．
3. The underlined word “chary” in Paragraph 2 means_________.
A. careless B. cautious
C. unwilling D. greedy
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A．Why Do You Praise Others?
B．Why do You Criticize Others?
C．Be Generous to Give Others Praise!
D．Don’t Criticize Others!
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I was working as an intern(实习生) at my University’s Museum of Natural history when I was an undergraduate in college. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched(位于高处) on her chair. I then realized that she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and upper body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼), As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me a nicest, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me away from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.
That was 10 years ago. I’m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.
1.In the writer’s opinion, the little girl_________.
A. had no influence on his life
B. sponsored him to do his business
C. had a cheerful spirit
D. told everyone how to live a good life
2.What do we know about the writer?
A. He ran a gift shop in the university
B. He looked down upon the girl because she had no arms and legs
C. He just graduated from university
D. He is successful in his business
3.The underlined word “handicap” in Paragraph 3 probably means_________.
A. disappointment B. appearance
C. disability D. impression
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As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.
My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.
When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, her face lit up(露出喜色) and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray(祈祷) that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.
1.With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son ______.
A．became the best student in his class
B．was interested in singing songs
C．quickly finished his 4th grade lessons
D．improved his grades greatly
2.Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?
A．She regarded the students as members of a family.
B．She had special ways to help students study.
C．She was good at teaching football and music.
D．She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails.
3.The underlined phrases “focus on” in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A．look forward to B．pay attention to
C．get away from D．take care of
4.We can learn from the text that ______.
A．Miss Green was the best teacher at the school
B．all the students in the school liked Miss Green
C．Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade
D．the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green
5.In the text, the writer mainly tells us ______.
A．what his son studied at school
B．his son once had a good teacher
C．how to be a good and popular teacher
D．a teacher who liked playing with students
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As the father of a student, I have experienced first hand what a great teacher is. My son was in the 4th grade last year, and he had a teacher called Miss Green. I believe that when he is an adult he will surely look back on her as the best teacher he has ever had.
My son has attention deficit disorder(注意力缺损症) that makes it a little more difficult for him to learn. She was able to change her teaching methods for him so that he could keep up with the rest of the class. As a result, he got straight As on many subjects. She regarded her class as a family and they even had their own class song. She would often have them sing it to encourage them and develop a team spirit for them. When she saw that they were no longer listening carefully to what she was teaching, she would have them close their textbooks, stand up all around the room and throw around a small football. This helped them clear their minds and then focus on the lesson again. Besides, she was quick to reply to any phone calls or emails from us and got rid of our worries about children quickly.
When my son went to the 5th grade this year, we happened to pass her classroom. When she saw my son, she smiled, and she came out and hugged him. She generally loves all of the children in her classroom and that love really shows. I can only pray that my son will continue to get teachers just like her for the rest of his school years.
1.With the teacher’s help, the writer’s son ______.
A. became the best student in his class
B. was interested in singing songs
C. quickly finished his 4th grade lessons
D. improved his grades greatly
2.Which of the following is NOT true about Miss Green?
A. She regarded the students as members of a family.
B. She had special ways to help students study.
C. She was good at teaching football and music.
D. She usually made a quick reply to parents’ emails.
3.We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. Miss Green didn’t teach the writer’s son in the 5th grade
B. Miss Green was the best teacher at the school
C. all the students in the school liked Miss Green
D. the writer’s son had many teachers like Miss Green
4.In the passage, the writer mainly tells us ______.
A. what his son studied at school
B. his son once had a good teacher
C. how to be a good and popular teacher
D. a teacher who liked playing with students
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One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.
Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet”(矮星) in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system
Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaugh’s task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18, 1930, Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment(入侵).
Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all. We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.
1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage?
A. Because it lost its major planet status
B. Because it disappeared in the sky
C. Because it was discovered by an American
D. Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe
2.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. An American Scientist: Clyde Tombaugh
B. Pluto was First Discovered by a Boy
C. Pluto’s Strange Romance
D. The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania
3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression
B. Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
C. Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory
D. Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple
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When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. 1..It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. 2.. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I listened to other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.[
Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. 3. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm 4. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now! 5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment
, a boy entered the classroom.B. He’s living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn‘t matter because all the dar
k days have gone.D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
G. As a result, no one knew who I was.
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When I was 16 years old，a boy gave me an important gift. __1.__
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was very far away.__ 2.__I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt very heart broken. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.
Then the other day, my classmates talked happily with their friends ,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual.__ 3.__I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile on his face.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
__4.__I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now!
One day, I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me! ________5. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom.
B. He is living in Australia now and he loves it.
C. It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone.
D. It was a smile.
E. That smile changed my life.
F. It’s practically impossible to make friends here.
As a result, no one knew who I was.
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As a member of the “global village”, an international leader should master various skills. One of the primary things international leaders need today is the ability to manage cultural differences. 1.. So in order to get the best out of any multicultural team, leaders should keep the following tips in mind.
2.
Try and communicate with your team face to face as much as you can. Nothing replaces face-to-face communication, as it allows you to read body language, judge levels of understanding, and build relationships.
Be clear
Be clear about your own cultural profile（简况）. Only when you are clear about your cultural profile and how it influences your work, your communication style, feelings and actions, can you direct your team. 3..
Build trust
4.. Make sure you are responsible for your actions and honest in your dealings with others. Do you do what you promise? Breaking your promise will destroy trust and credibility every time.
State the rules of the game
5.. The rules of the game have to be discussed and people need to be comfortable with their own roles. The team leader must act as a safe base, so members know who to turn to.
A. Communicate face to face
B. Try not to make mistakes
C. Trust builds over time and with every action
D. There is no need to communicate with your team
E. Rules and roles have to be set and understood by everyone
F. Today’s leaders have to work in both international and cross-cultural environments
G. This approach to your own cultural identity can help improve your team’s performance
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A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class ____ they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. ____, with a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How ____ do you think this glass of water weighs?”
Answers called out ranged from 100ml to 300ml.
She quieted the students down and then replied, “It does not ____ on the absolute weight. It ____ on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right ____. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the ____ of the glass of water doesn't change, but the ____ I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”
Lost in ____, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
“Our stresses and ____ in life are like that glass of water. If we ____ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even ____ to carry on.” ____ you have to do is put all your burdens down as ____ in the evening as possible. Don’t carry ____ through the evening into the night; by doing this，we can get ____ next morning and are able to move forward. More ____ than not, life gets terrible when we think too much. And the moment you ____ your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.
So rather than being upset and feeling ____ for yourself, start doing something about it.____, life is too short to abandon yourself to anything that is not making you happy.
1.A.wondered B.agreed C.expected D.argued
2.A.Instead B.Meanwhile C.Anyhow D.Therefore
3.A.full B.little C.heavy D.much
4.A.influence B.matter C.change D.increase
5.A.holds B.calls C.takes D.depends
6.A.finger B.foot C.arm D.leg
7.A.shape B.function C.size D.weight
8.A.better B.longer C.deeper D.further
9.A.thought B.idea C.plan D.class
10.A.doubts B.joys C.worries D.surprises
11.A.carry B.cover C.hide D.show
12.A.uncertain B.unhappy C.unfair D.unable
13.A.What B.That C.Whether D.How
14.A.late B.early C.soon D.fast
15.A.this B.that C.them D.it
16.A.reset B.reviewed C.refreshed D.reminded
17.A.usually B.commonly C.ordinarily D.often
18.A.catch up with B.let go of C.put up with D.take care of
19.A.sorry B.satisfied C.happy D.confused
20.A.In a word B.After all C.However D.Besides
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, a boy entered the classroom.
k days have gone.