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Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised, “Barbara, be enthusiastic（热情的）! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever done without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste（浆糊） that helps you hang in there when the things get tough. It is the inner voice that tells you, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is the childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing the cello（大提琴）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As writer and poet Samuel Ullman once worte, “Years wrinkle(起皱纹) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, not considering money or title or power. Patricia Mellratl, a retired director of the Missouri Rpertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, long ago, told me, ‘I never made any money until I stopped working for it.’”
We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses finding pleasure in the sweet of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.
What is the passage mainly talking about?
Enthusiasm is more important than experience.
Enthusiasm can give people more success and fame
Enthusiastic people will never get old
Enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life.
We can infer that enthusiasm is more important for a person especially when __________.
A. he is in trouble B. he is getting old
C. he can do what he love D. he has succeeded
73. The author mentions Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______.
A. enthusiasm can make people feel young
B. music can arouse people’s enthusiasm
C. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy
74. How many examples are referred in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
75. Which proverb(谚语) may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?
A. A good beginning makes a good ending
B. Don’t cry over the spoiled milk
C. Love me, love my dog
D. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
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Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, "Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience."
How right they were. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.
''Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm, wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, I can do it! " when others shout, "No, you can't."
It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist（遗传学家） who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted．Yet she didn't let up on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
Author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul".
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can treat it as a part-time interest, like the head of state who paints, the nun(修女) who runs marathons, the official who handcrafts（手工制做） furniture.
We can't afford to waste tears on "might- have-beens". We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after ''what-can-be".
We need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with all our senses — finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back-yard garden, the crayoned （蜡笔的）picture of a six-year-old, the enchanting beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lilt in our steps and smooths the wrinkles from our souls.
1.What can be the best title of this passage?
A. Find pleasure in what you are doing.
B. Wake up your life.
C. To give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
D. No pains, no gains.
2.What conclusion does the writer draw through the experience of finding a job?
A. Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.
B. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
C. We can't afford to waste tears on "might- have-beens.
D. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.
3.Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A. No one can achieve great success without enthusiasm.
B. Enthusiasm will take a person further than any amount of his experience.
C. We should make great effort to do the thing that can be done instead of regretting for the past.
D. Barbara McClintock was generally accepted many years before she won the Nobel Prize.
4.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase let up ?
A. continue. B. make less effort.
C. make great effort. D. stop.
5.We can learn from the last paragraph that it is that makes our life meaningful.
A. love of gardening B. love of drawing pictures with the crayon of a six-year-old child
C. love of life D. love of beautiful rainbow
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Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s _________ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so _________ that I decided to write an article about her.
I _________ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She _________ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of mind. I _________ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there _________, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me. . . ? ”I soon realized that _________Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The _________ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days _________ draft(草稿)after draft. Finally I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript_________. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I_________ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t_________the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While_________my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in _________:
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some_________materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to_________your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to_________ . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of _________writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this _________, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t _________to doubt yourself.
1.A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile
2.A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved
3.A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed
4.A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused
5.A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew
6.A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly
7.A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging
8.A. hardship B. Failure C. comment D. pressure
9.A. with B. by C. on D. in
10.A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved
11.A. compare B. Struggle C. survive D. compete
12.A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive
13.A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving
14.A. surprise B. anxiety C. horror D. trouble
15.A. subjective B. detailed C. private D. complex
16.A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess
17.A. recover B. prepare C. escape D. concentrate
18.A. energetic B. Endless C. typical D. enjoyable
19.A. experience B. Success C. benefit D. accident
20.A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend
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About five years ago I started at a new school when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little excited, but I worried I would never fit in with the other sixth graders.
Lucy, a girl in my class, who I thought was not ready for change, didn’t like me from the start. In fact, I was pretty sure she hated me. I would ask her a question, and I could tell she thought I was a total fool.
My teacher made us sit by each other for the last term. Lucy was horrified (惊骇的). I didn’t wear make-up (化妆品), and I didn’t wear those terrible bell-bottom pants. I didn’t exactly look like the coolest girl. But, I kept smiling at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her she looked beautiful, even when she was angry.
Finally, Lucy let me talk to her, even in sight of her “cool” friends. She started telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember that first time when she smiled at me saying that, and I smiled right back, telling her thanks. Lucy invited me over to her house for a party, and talked to me all the time instead of her other friends. Lucy, the girl who hated me, called me her best friend. After that, we still were good friends a whole year later.
I may have moved to Arizona after that, but I will never forget Lucy. It’s funny — I still remember her birthday. She was a great friend. And to think, she considered me her enemy at first. Though it was hard, and it felt like I was wasting my time, and losing my dignity (尊严), I still smiled at Lucy when she made fun of me. I’m not stupid, I didn’t think she was right in doing those things, but I still put up with it. And we became great friends.
About two weeks ago, I read a sentence by Abraham Lincoln: “Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” Immediately, I smiled, thinking of Lucy. That sentence just reminded me how great it was for me to change Lucy into my friend in that state of Iowa five years ago.
1.When the author started at a new school in Iowa, she worried ________.
A.she looked stupid when asking questions
B.she didn’t look like the coolest girl in her class
C.she was not ready for change at all
D.she couldn’t get along well with her classmates
2.How did the author change Lucy’s attitude towards her?
A.By wearing make-up.
B.By keeping smiling at Lucy.
C.By wearing bell-bottom pants.
D.By sitting beside Lucy in class.
3.From Paragraph 5, we know the author thought ________.
A.it was right of her to suffer when making friends
B.it was a waste of time to make friends with Lucy
C.it was a shameful thing to put up with what Lucy did
D.it was foolish of her to smile at Lucy all the time
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Patience is important in making friends.
B.Friendship needs to be cared for.
C.Making friends means losing enemies.
D.Kindness can defeat any enemy.
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About five years ago I started at a new school when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a little excited, but I worried I would never fit in with (适应) the other sixth graders.
Lucy, a girl in my class, who I thought was not ready for change, didn’t like me from the start. In fact, I was sure she hated me. I could tell she thought I was a fool.
My teacher made us sit by each other for the last term. Lucy was surprised that I didn’t wear makeup (化妆). I didn’t exactly look like the coolest girl. But, I kept smiling at her and I kept telling her she looked beautiful, even when she was angry.
Finally, Lucy let me talk to her, even in sight of her ＂cool＂ friends. She started telling me how beautiful I looked. I still remember that first time when she smiled at me saying that, and I smiled right back, telling her thanks. Lucy invited me over to her house for a party, and talked to me all the time instead of her other friends.
I may move to Arizona after that, but I will never forget Lucy. She was a great friend. I still smiled at Lucy when she made fun of me. I didn’t think she was right in doing those things, but I still put up with (忍受) it. And we became great friends.
About two weeks ago, I read a sentence by Abraham Lincoln, ＂Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?＂ Immediately, I smiled, thinking of Lucy.
1. When the author started at a new school in Iowa, she worried __________.
A. she was not ready for change at all
B. she looked stupid when asking questions
C. she didn’t look like the coolest girl in her class
D. she couldn’t get along well with her classmates
2. How did the author change Lucy’s attitude towards her?
A. By wearing makeup.
B. By keeping smiling at Lucy.
C. By wearing beautiful clothes.
D. By sitting beside Lucy in class.
3. From Paragraph 5, we know the author thought __________.
A. it was right of her to suffer when making friends
B. it was a waste of time to make friends with Lucy
C. it was foolish of her to smile at Lucy all the time
D. it was a shameful thing to put up with what Lucy did
4. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Kindness can beat any enemy.
B. Friendship needs to be cared for.
C. Making friends means losing enemies.
D. Patience is important in making friends.
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Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless woman came in. She began____as she lay on one of the sofas in the student rest room.____she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find____in the Lost and Found box. I____up a set of clothing and went back to my office,____I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not____this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her____and went back to help the woman,____my co-worker's warning .
Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my____and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously, l gave him my full____and he told me that he had happened to hear my____with the co-worker about helping the____woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a____for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I____needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been____in such a way for helping someone!
We soon became good____and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me____my first home! He____giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I____it ! To make a long story short, l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself, all because one day I did not____to help a homeless woman.
1.A. smiling B. talking C. shouting D. coughing
2.A. Luckily B. Clearly C. Strangely D. Sadly
3.A. clothes B. books C. food D. medicine
4.A. gave B. turned C. gathered D. made
5.A. while B. when C. how D. why
6.A. ignore B. disturb C. value D. help
7.A. advice B. request C. plan D. offer
8.A. more than B. rather than C. regardless of D. apart from
9.A. home B. office C. classroom D. dormitory
10.A. energy B. love C. care D. attention
11.A. disagreement B. discussion C. fight D. quarrel
12.A. young B. old C. sick D. wealthy
13.A. support B. check C. tip D. promise
14.A. anxiously B. eagerly C. hardly D. really
15.A. recognized B. measured C. taught D. praised
16.A. colleagues B. competitors C. partners D. friends
17.A. build B. buy C. rent D. repair
18.A. came out B. ended up C. carried on D. resulted in
19.A. deserved B. wanted C. needed D. enjoyed
20.A. fear B. fail C. hesitate D. attempt
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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow______.
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really _____. I looked up to Helen ____ she was doing what she loved— _____people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,_______and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my________customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him_______, I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I ______from Helen, I dreamed of having my own_______. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s _______? You’re not smiling today.” I ______my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody________just have faith in me.”
Before long he handed me checks_______$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your_______as a person. Good people with a dream should have ______to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I______working at the restaurant, making_____ for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the _______.
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was _____and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. ______. I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
1.A. friend B. waitress C. citizen D. customer
2.A. losing B. earning C. sharing D. lacking
3.A. while B. though C. because D. unless
4.A. helping B. respecting C. serving D. praising
5.A. work B. eat C. smile D. speak
6.A. regular B. favorite C. respected D. fresh
7.A. eating B. greeting C. smiling D. coming
8.A. found out B. picked up C. got back D. took away
9.A. restaurant B. work C. house D. money
10.A. ahead B. that C. there D. up
11.A. exchanged B. discussed C. shared D. explained
12.A. should B. would C. might D. must
13.A. counting B. totaling C. adding D. valuing
14.A. ability B. honesty C. responsibility D. identity
15.A. patience B. confidence C. choice D. chance
16.A. loved B. practiced C. continued D. enjoyed
17.A. tables B. plans C. decisions D. suggestions
18.A. faith B. honesty C. money D. friend
19.A. hired B. rejected C. encouraged D. determined
20.A. Fortunately B. Excitedly C. Personally D. Eventually
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My first visit to London was one and a half years ago. It was a wonderful .
I stayed in the city for three weeks, and it a good impression on me.
I visited the Tower Bridge and the famous Big Ben clock, I dreamed of seeing in the past. And I went on a tourist on the River Thames and saw two coasts.
I to the Tower of London, and I want to say that it is a very interesting P
lace. I found out that a long time ago, it was a prison. Later it a castle for the royal family. Or maybe it is not; I’m not . But later they left this place and lived in Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace.In London, you can also nature. There are many such as Regent’s Park, Hyde Park, Green Park, St. James Park, and Holland Park. These parks are wonderful green, places where you can and escape the noise of the city.
Trafalgar Square is a popular for students and other young peop
le. You will find lots of there. If you have time, you can feed them and they will be very . You can buy special food for them, but be ! Tons of birds are going to you if you feed them.The museums in London also impressed me . I found them interesting because you can about the history of England. I had a wonderful time in London. I really liked it it is a city that is rich in history.
1.A. story B. tripC. experiment D. scene
2.A. paid B. tookC. did D. made
3.A. which B. whatC. that D. where
4.A. bus B. trainC. Boat D. tower
5.A. went B. visitedC. flew D. saw
6.A. modern B. usefulC. historical D. honorable
7.A. became B. builtC. remained D. chose
8.A. content B. doubtfulC. discouraged D. sure
9.A. create B. enjoyC. lose D. research
10.A.museums B. cinemasC. zoos D. parks
11.A.beautifulB. freeC. quiet D. noisy
12.A. relax B. readC. play D. sleep
13.A. place B. hallC. theatre D. playground
14.A. dogs B. pigeonsC. tigers D. cats
15.A. hungry B. differentC. anxiouD. happy
16.A. brave B. patientC. angry D. careful
17.A. eat B. leaveC. surround D. follow
18.A. deeply B. seriouslyC. highly D. widely
19.A. think B. learnC. talk D. teach
20.A.because B. whenC. so D. though
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It was a few days before Christmas many years ago. It looked like it would a(n) ______ one for my family. The factory where I was working had laid off(解雇) many of us workers, so we didn’t have much ______. My wife and I had saved to buy our young children some toys, ______ an unexpected car repair had taken most of our cash. We decided that we could only ______ to get one small gift for each of our children.
We arrived at the ______, walked down the parking lot and saw people putting gifts into their ______. We searched all through the store ______ to find one thing each of our small children would like. ______, we were able to get one for each of them. We ______ the checkout (结账台), bought the toys and were ______ that we even had a few dollars ______ finning. As we walked out of the store into the winter ______, I stopped and dropped those ______ into the charity box. I didn’t have a dime (一角硬币) left but that didn’t ______. Suddenly, it felt like Christmas.
I think the ______ actress Dale Evans ______ it best when she said: “Christmas, my child, is love in ______.” It doesn’t have to be a gift of money, either. When we ______ our smile, it’s Christmas. When we give others our ______ and compassion (同情), it’s Christmas. When we do anything at any time to ______ another, it’s Christmas. May you do all you can to make it Christmas every day of the year and every day of your life here.
1.A.colorful B.poor C.early D.exciting
2.A.time B.energy C.noise D.money
3.A.but B.or C.so D.if
4.A.refuse B.remember C.afford D.hesitate
5.A.store B.station C.gym D.hospital
6.A.offices B.bedrooms C.cars D.houses
7.A.forgetting B.agreeing C.pretending D.hoping
8.A.Immediately B.Thankfully C.Sadly D.Strangely
9.A.headed for B.gave up C.turned off D.kept off
10.A.discouraged B.worried C.puzzled D.surprised
11.A.watched over B.looked over C.left over D.taken over
12.A.air B.forest C.cave D.season
13.A.gifts B.books C.dollars D.fruits
14.A.work B.bend C.stop D.matter
15.A.lucky B.wonderful C.foolish D.proud
16.A.put B.broke C.threw D.cleaned
17.A.force B.control C.action D.silence
18.A.hide B.share C.change D.support
19.A.truth B.power C.kindness D.health
20.A.choose B.hold C.enjoy D.help
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Many years ago, when I was in high school and working weekends to pay for the extras that my folks couldn’t really afford, I lost my wallet.
My old car needed putting gas in the back. I prepaid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杆), and drove off . I hadn’t even had time to miss it when our phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my wallet and to my surprise, I didn’t find it. He asked me to tell him how much money was in it. He then told me where to pick up my wallet.
As I pulled into his driveway, I noticed his handicapped van(残疾人车)and the ramp(斜坡)going up to the house I was thinking that there was no way this man easily got out of his van and got my wallet off the street. He had to pull over, get in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was just surprised. I felt grateful.
I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for finding my wallet. I was stuck , though. I didn’t want to insult him by offering money, I really felt like offering something. so I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his kindness, and he said “Just pass it on”. I said I would be certain to do that. I was raised to be honest in any circumstance(状况) and I would have done so, without promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay his kindness, so I willingly promised I would.
1.What did the man ask the writer to do?
A. He asked the writer to be careful
B. He asked the writer to pass his kindness on
C. He asked the writer to repay his kindness
D. He asked the writer to be honest
2.What can we learn from the man’s action?
A. Where there is a will, there’s a way
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C. Good is rewarded with good
D. Help others, but not ask for anything
3.Which of the following can best describe the man who picked up the writer’s wallet?
A. Loyal B. Honest C. Noble D. Promising
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lace. I found out that a long time ago, it was a prison. Later it 
le. You will find lots of