Everyone experiences tiredness at work someti...

Everyone experiences tiredness at work sometimes. At some point (usually around 2:00 pm), you find yourself ready for a nap (打盹). Your energy changes naturally throughout the day. Productivity expert Chris Bailey examined this motivation, focus and energy levels for 21 days and found that all three tend to spike between 7:00 and 8:00 am, 11:00 and 12:00pm, and 6:00 and 7:00 pm. In addition to all those highs, he also noticed time when focus, energy, and motivation were nowhere to be found. Chris was tired at work.

Your peak time productivity time may be different from Mr. Bailey’s, but the overall shape of your energetic graph would still look like a series of zigzags (锯齿). The amount of sleep you have, the food you eat, and how you exercise are a few of the factors that cause rises and falls in your energy level.

We can fill up on coffee and sugar as much as we want, but we are fighting a natural downturn in energy when we do this. Your tiredness may seem like an inconvenience, but it’s really your body tell you that it needs rest.

Our bodies operate on a natural clock called circadian rhythm(生理节律). This sleep/wake cycle is perfectly adapted to give us enough sleep over the course of a 24-hour period. Natural light is the primary means that your body uses to assess whether or not you should be asleep.

Therefore, circadian rhythms do not agree with the average 9-5 job. Irregular sleep schedules, the light from electronic devices, and natural light exposure for a long time can also affect the cycle. This is why people working the graveyard shift have an increased risk for developing health problems. They must remain awake when their body tells them it’s time for bed, and their sleep constantly disrupted when they try to stay awake on days off.

1.Which of the factors does not contribute to the differences of the peak of productivity time according to the author?

A. Diet　　 B. Sleep

C. Exercise　　 D. Character

2.Why do people fail to work energetically for eight hours according to the author?

A. Because our body assesses our needs for sleep according to natural light.

B. Because the light from electronic devices stops them from concentrating on their jobs.

C. Because most people choose to stay up late at night for recreational activities.

D. Because of the stress from their jobs and busy schedule that they can not cope with.

3.Who is likely to develop sleeping problems according to the passage?

A. A manager who needs to travel a lot.

B. An athlete who trains hard for champions.

C. A guard who has to work in a museum at night.

D. A bus driver who drives from 6 am. to 1 pm.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The reasons for sleeping problems.

B. People have downturns when they work for natural causes.

C. How people can fight against the low energy levels when they work.

D. How to develop healthy sleeping habits.

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Everyone can experience anger sometimes, but not everyone can control it properly. To some people, controlling anger seems like the hardest thing in the world to do.

When it comes to anger control, there are lots of tools and things that you can do. The first technique you can use is to recognize stress when it occurs. This is extremely important as you need to understand what causes this pressure and attempt to reduce this stress before it transforms quickly into anger.

Developing empathy (移情) is another anger control skill you can learn. You can teach yourself how to reduce or eliminate (消除)anger completely by seeing things from other people’s perspective.

You need to learn how to respond to situations rather than react. Think about your response and calmly approach this rather than reacting suddenly when stress and pressure are triggered.

When you experience unwanted feelings, control these by talking to yourself in your own mind and enable yourself to deal with those feelings effectively before acting on them. By talking it over in your own head you can work out how you will best deal with the situation instead of acting on impulse (冲动), which can be destructive.

Anger control can also be achieved with the skill of being able to communicate with others with honesty. You can effectively train yourself to respond to situations without getting annoyed about things.

These feelings can quite regularly be set off by a difference in what we expect and what actually get in life. Often if things do not go our way or we feel we have been harshly treated, we will find it hard to control our anger. If you adjust your expectations, then you should be able to handle difficult situations and cope with them much better.

Finally it is vitally important to step back and think about things that are happening rather than acting too quickly. It can sometimes be very hard not to wade in (介入)and start acting before thinking about things first.

Therefore, it is important to remember that everyone has the capacity to lose their temper and controlling it is the real challenge.

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I was going to do some shopping in Golden Eagle，but________watching TV at home because of tiredness.

A. ended up　　 B. took up

C. got down　　 D. settled down

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1. The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all. You can plan your own hours and work when you want to. There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day.

2. The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained. You can stay at home, work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are plenty of chances for you to make money at home, just by using your computer and the Internet.

3. Start Today!  Educate yourself, look closely into all the chances and decide on what works best for you. It will not happen during one night, but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today.

4. How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog ( 博客) or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blogs and website owners are not. But you can do that!

5. _________When you have your computer and the Internet working for you, your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will make money while you sleep, travel or do whatever you want to do all day long.

6. Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer. And you can begin your stay-at-home businesses with just a little money. What are you waiting for?

1.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

2.What does the underlined word “attained”in Point 2 mean?

3.What’s the best title for Point 5?

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

5.How is the passage organized（组织）?

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Force other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes, as the turning, jumping funnel(漏斗) passes over a house, the walls and ceiling burst apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This explosion(爆炸) is caused by the low air pressure at the center of a tornado.

The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However, inside the house the air pressure is normal, about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that measures 20 by 10 by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building, there is 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balanced by air pressure outside the building. On the ceiling, that adds up to an unbalanced pressure of 57,600 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172,800 pounds.

If windows are open in the building, some of the inside air will rush out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut tightly, the great inside pressure may cause the building to burst.

　Unfortunately, heavy rain happens in thunderstorms that later produce tornadoes. So, people often shut all windows to protect their property. This may cause far worse damage later.

63. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?

A. Where tornadoes are formed. 　　      B. When tornadoes usually occur.

C. How tornadoes can be prevented.　　     D. Why tornadoes cause so much damage.

64. According to the passage, tornadoes can destroy building because the _____.

A. force of a tornado increases the air pressure in a building

B. air pressure at the center of a tornado is over 172,000 pounds

C. weight of a tornado can crush a building’s roof when it passes overhead

D. air pressure inside a tornado is less than the air pressure inside a building

65. According to the passage, the pressure on a building during a tornado can be reduced　　　by _____.

A. closing the windows 　　　　        B. opening the windows

C. using an electric fan 　　　          D. making the roof and walls stronger

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Comfort is comforting, but it might narrow our experience at work — and beyond.

In our modern world, discomfort is considered a terrible thing. If not terrible, it’s at least a thing of the past. Dishwashers, washing machines, computers, remote controls—yes, they add convenience, but also a level of comfort our forefathers did not enjoy.

As pain of any kind discourages happiness, we tend to reason anything that prevents us to feel good must be bad. And that’s also particularly true for our careers. Success makes us feel great, not terrible. Such a view, however, is a matter of personal opinion. And it may blind us to hidden opportunities.

Artists throughout history have tried to experience suffering, instinctively(本能地) if not consciously(有意识地), to produce works that explore the darker hidden sides of the human condition. This was done, in part, because pain is a reality of life for everybody in some form at some time. Pain is something everybody can relate to. And pain makes a person very real. For such artists, to deny pain would be to block the creative thinking, which drives them to explore and express. In fact, Germans have a term(术语) for this, “Weltschmerz”, which means “suffering from the world.” Writers, from Lord Byron to Kurt Vonnegut, have used the term to describe the psychological pain along life’s roller-coaster journey. It was not to be avoided; it was to be understood and employed.

So I believe that discomfort is good for us. Or, put another way, it tells us that something needs to be attended to. It develops us by forcing us to view our circumstances(环境) through a wholly different view. Because we’re attracted by safety and security, we do our best to create pleasant comfort zones for ourselves and our loved ones through the cars we drive, the houses we live in, and the places we work. But by resisting discomfort, we deny ourselves an important opportunity: the chance to shake ourselves out of our predictable perspectives(视角) and allow ourselves to make knowledgeable observations that we could not possibly have made before. Discomfort gives us fresh eyes.

1.Which of the following is NOT a reason why artists throughout history have been exploring sufferings?

A. Pain is a mirror that can reflect the life of everybody.

B. Pain is something that no one can escape from.

C. Pain can strengthen the feeling of existence of a person.

D. Pain can help them to avoid the creative thinking.

2.The term “Weltschmerz” couldn’t be used to describe something like __________.

A. social inequality

B. great achievements

C. racial discrimination(歧视)

D. mass killings

3.The author believes that by challenging discomfort, one may _________.

A. lose an important chance to make a big fortune

B. feel upset and fail to think calmly

C. control the situation properly when things go wrong

D. judge and think about the world in a new particular way

4. By writing this passage, the author tries to __________.

A. explain why discomfort is good for us

B. criticize(批评) a world full of comfort

C. persuade people to lead a life full of discomfort

D. blame those who enjoy an easy life

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Everyone has bad days at work. You met unexpected difficulties with a project you’ve been working on for weeks. 1. You forget to put something on your timetable and leave a key customer waiting. Whatever the reason for your workplace problem, one influence it has is to make you feel more alone.

In those bad moments, you can only rely on yourself. 2. Sure it might seem hokey (矫揉造作的), but there’ s a reason why gratitude (感激) is always showing up on tea bags and in self-help books.

According to research, practicing gratitude can help make you happier. The next time you’re troubled by a problem at work, take a minute and think of someone in your life that you’re grateful for. Write a sentence or two on a notebook about why you feel appreciative.

3. Gratitude is often a feeling when someone else has done something helpful for you that they didn’t have to do. Those persons have done something to make your life a little better. 4. It might be a relative who took care of you when you were little or a teacher who helped you out in a hard situation. Taking time to practice gratitude will make you happy. The more gratitude you feel, the happier you will be.

Picking one of helpers out and reminding (提醒) yourself of why you’re grateful to them have two advantages. 5. It also reminds you of the deep social connections you have so that you don’t feel lonely anymore.

A.This happens for a few reasons.

B.Why will practicing gratitude make you feel better?

C.A coworker shouts at you in a meeting.

D.We all have such people around us in our lives.

E.At the moment, a little gratitude can help.

F.For one, it gets you thinking about something good, which lifts your heart.

G.People are helped by sharing their troubles with close friends, family or loved ones.

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I have been a student at Bentley College in Waltham for some time now, so I have a lot of experience and know how things work at Bentley. As a freshman(新生)at Bentley College you will be living in the Tree Dorms, Slade Hall or Miller Hall. I would highly suggest that you choose to live in the Tree Dorms because this is where most fresh-men are going to be living. There will be a lot of activities going on in the building and you will meet lots of people. Slade Hall is next to the parking lot(停车场)and not far from the Tree Dorms, so that would be your second choice. As Miller Hall is small and far away, it would be my last choice for freshmen housing. If Bentley offers you the chance to live with second or third year students you’d better refuse their offer and live with freshmen. Living with your classmates will make the transition (过渡) into college life a lot easier.

As a freshman your classes should be easy. After freshman year your classes will become a lot more difficult, so I advise that you get down to business early in the first year. There are two very easy things you can do to increase your knowledge as a freshman. The first is to just go to class and the second is to always do your homework. I also highly advise that you do it on your own and try to stay disciplined(遵守纪律的). It is too easy to put your homework away and then get really behind and not be able to learn everything before a mid-term or final exam.

1.The author advises freshmen to live in the Tree Dorms because ___________.

A. it is across the parking lot from Slade Hall

B. it is small and quite far away from the playground

C. there are many second and third year students there

D. there are many freshmen and more activities

2.Where is Slade Hall?

A. Near Miller Hall.

B. Far from Tree Dorms.

C. Beside the car park.

D. Near the classrooms.

3.According to the author, how can freshmen improve knowledge?

A. Remember to do homework by discussing it with others.

B. Finish homework and go to class every day.

C. Try to spend more time in the library.

D. Be able to learn something before a mid-term or final exam.

4.The author writes the passage to ___________.

A. tell new students how to get used to college life

B. tell new students about their teachers and dormitory

C. show the differences between college and high school

D. tell readers about some funny things at Bentley College

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It’s suggested that everyone should_______ at least one hour a day to keep fit.

A. work for               B. work out           C. work at            D. work on

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I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron(熨烫). I was about 15 and somehow got a live-in job taking care of a woman who had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman had an electric wheelchair. She could move her head and arms but not her hands or fingers. She had this clamp（夹子）attached to her arm and I’d have to open it and put a cup or a pencil in it and then she could move it. She would tell me how to do things. She would instruct me in great detail on the correct way to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold everything, including socks and pillow cases. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed and tuck the corners. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to grab it and do it herself. But she never yelled or scolded. Only she insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt, the right way to do the collar and sleeves. Now that I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

1.From the passage we can infer that the writer of the passage now is ________.

A．a housewife                           B．a full-time worker

C．a clothes maker                         D．a college student

2.The writer used to take care of the lady because ______.

A．she wanted to earn some money while sleeping and eating there

B．she wanted to learn how to do housework

C．she was a relative of the disabled woman

D．she had to do something in return to the lady for her kindness

3.When the lady taught the writer how to do housework, the little girl was ______.

A．careful to learn                         B．eager to learn

C．forced to learn                         D．unwilling to learn

4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the lady now?

A．Sympathetic.       B．Fearful.           C．Thankful.          D．Hateful.

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