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Everyone wants to have a perfect life. But how can we own that? The writer called Brian Tracy tells us some tips:
The first goal common to all of us is healthy and energy.
We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy
and to live free of pain and illness. Today, with the quick
development of medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan, is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits.
The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships, getting along well with the people we like and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn. Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships(人际关系) at each time, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more effect on the quality of your life than perhaps any other reasons.
The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted(提升) faster. You want to earn as much money as possible at any time, whatever you do.
The last goal we all have in common is to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have to worry about money again. You want to be completely free of worries about money.
1.The passage mainly helps us to ______________________.
A. keep healthy B. make money
C. have a perfect life D. enjoy working
2.We can get more healthy and energetic if we ____________________.
A. wear well-designed clothes B. catch the good chance
C. have good health habits D. eat more medicine
3.Good relationship is needed ________________________________.
A. in rich areas
B. at each time and in each area
C. when we are at school
D. among people we like and respect
4.The statement is true EXCEPT that___________ according to the writer..
A. we can mostly design our health and our lifespan
B. the relationship with others can effect on your life quality
C. doing work that we enjoy is a part of a perfect life
D. money is the most important thing to a perfect life.
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Everyone wants to have a perfect life. But how can we own that? The writer called Brian Tracy tells us some tips:
The first goal common to all of us is healthy and energy.
We all want to be healthy and fit, to have high levels of energy
and to live free of pain and illness. Today, with the quick
development of medical science, the quality of our health and fitness, and our lifespan, is largely determined by design, not by chance. People with excellent health habits are far healthier, have more energy, and live longer and better than people who have poor health habits.
The second goal that we all have in common is to enjoy excellent relationships, getting along well with the people we like and respect, and who like, love and respect us in turn. Fully 85% of your happiness will be determined by the quality of your relationships(人际关系) at each time, and in each area, of your life. How well you get along with people, and how much they like, love and respect you, has more effect on the quality of your life than perhaps any other reasons.
The third common goal is to do work that we enjoy, to do it well, and to be well paid for it. You want to be able to get and keep the job you want, to get paid more and promoted(提升) faster. You want to earn as much money as possible at any time, whatever you do.
The last goal we all have in common is to reach the point in life where you have enough money so that you never have to worry about money again. You want to be completely free of worries about money.
1.The passage mainly helps us to ______________________.
A. keep healthy B. make money
C. have a perfect life D. enjoy working
2.We can get more healthy and energetic if we ____________________.
A. wear well-designed clothes B. catch the good chance
C. have good health habits D. eat more medicine
3.Good relationship is needed ________________________________.
A. in rich areas
B. at each time and in each area
C. when we are at school
D. among people we like and respect
4.The statement is true EXCEPT that___________ according to the writer..
A. we can mostly design our health and our lifespan
B. the relationship with others can effect on your life quality
C. doing work that we enjoy is a part of a perfect life
D. money is the most important thing to a perfect life.
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We all want to live in good neighborhoods, but not everyone lives in a good neighborhood. How can you build a better community for yourself and your family? There are many things you can do.
Paint your intersection(十字路口). A street intersection is not something you think of as interesting. However, In Portland, people in some neighborhoods have made them really worth stopping for. Some paint, creative people and a bright design are all it takes to bring neighbors together and produce something the whole community can be proud of.
Make a poetry box. The idea is simple, really - create a box with a glass or clear plastic front. Put this box on a post. Write your own poem or print out your favorite classic and display it in the box for all your neighbors to see. You can also set up a drop box and encourage neighbors to write their own poems and drop them in the box. Display the poems from your neighbors as the poems come in.
Set up a tool library. How often do you need a leaf blower? Or a chain saw? And how often do you use that electric cake mixer? To01 libraries have space where neighbors can drop their hardly used tools to share. Check with a local business, community center or church group about space that can house a tool library.
Turn your front yard into your backyard. How often do you meet your neighbors in your backyard? Probably never. Moving your typical（典型的） backyard activities to the front immediately makes you more visible(可见的). You can create front-yard gardens, build community benches and even just barbecue in your front yard. They are all great ways to connect with your community.
With effort, you'll make your neighborhood a much better place.
1.How many ways are mentioned to build a better community?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Writing poems is a good way to connect with your neighbours.
B. Each family may have hardly used tools for others to share.
C. In Portland, the intersections in some neighborhoods are very attractive.
D. Move your backyard activities to the front yard and you'll have chances to meet your neighbors.
3.Which of the following shows the structure（结构） of the whole passage?
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“Everyone makes mistakes in life, but that doesn’t mean they have to pay for them for the rest of their lives. Sometimes wise people make foolish(愚蠢的) choices. It doesn’t mean they’re foolish; it means they’re improving!”
Sometimes mistakes mean something that you are trying new things. It’s good to try new things. Because when you are trying new things, you are growing. If you never have a try, you will never make progress. Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
I remember clearly what life was like back in 2006. I was 17 years old and in a really bad place.
In a chemistry 1ab, I was doing an experiment（实验）. I tried twenty times, but I couldn’t succeed. So I decided to stop doing the experiment. I felt a little unhappy.
Mr. Green seemed to understand my thought. He touched my head with a smile, “Young man, you have done a lot and you’ve got a lot. At least you know that there are twenty ways you can’t use to do this experiment.”
After hearing the words, I became excited again. I kept doing the experiment and at last I did succeed.
1.What’s the purpose of the writer in writing the first paragraph?
A．Mistakes can stop you from succeeding.
B．Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
C．Mistakes can tell you who is wise.
D．Mistakes can give you more time.
2.From the second paragraph, we can know that .
A．new things mean mistakes.
B．if you want to improve, you should make mistakes.
C．if you never have a try, you will never make progress.
D．people should make many mistakes before they begin to do things.
3.The writer felt unhappy in the lab（实验室）because he .
A．was not allowed to do the experiment
B．failed many times in the experiment
C．was laughed at by the teacher
D．lost his chemistry book
4.What did Mr. Green want to do with those words?
A．To show how foolish the writer was.
B．To show how strict the teacher was.
C．To encourage the writer to go on making mistakes.
D．To encourage the writer to go on doing the experiment.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Mistakes Are Good for Our Success
B．Everyone Should Make Mistakes
C．Wise People Make Fewer Mistakes
D．Trying New Things Can Make Mistakes
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We can't decide to go for dinner because everyone wants to order something different.
A. how B. why C. when D. where
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How can we improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They’ll say, “this is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.”
Certainly not! You don’t have to suffer too much. Your destiny depends on yourself, not on any other factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows. Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”? She believes she has tried her best. But in fact she hasn’t.
Remember that you get what you pay. You just don’t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don’t just regard it as a little failure, but use it as feedback (反馈). Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It’s not enough to think positively (积极地), you also have to act positively.
If someone’s life is in the trouble, do you just hope that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don’t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.
1.The writer’s attitude towards destiny is that ________.
A. we can change it B. we can’t depend on ourselves
C. we must accept it D. we have to suffer it
2.According to the passage, what should you do if something goes wrong?
A. Regard it as a little failure. B. Get your hands off your phone.
C. Sit around and wait for luck. D. Do something to solve the problem.
3.The underlined word “turn out” in the passage means ________.
A. 翻转 B. 关闭
C. 变得 D. 清空
4.From the passage, we know ________.
A. we only need to hope for the best in our life.
B. we can get what we pay if we think positively.
C. the woman has tried her best to improve her life.
D. maybe our luck will change if we do something about the life
5.What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Understand Yourself B. Improve Your Life
C. Believe in Yourself D. Accept Your Life
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It's common to have problems in our life. But we must know how to _____ with them. For example, your neighbor often plays the piano too loud and makes _____. You are too _____ to tell him about it. What should you do? You can ask your best friend for _____. Your friend may go to your neighbor's house and tell him not to play it loud _____ you.
If you have no time to go to someone's party and you don't know how to _____ him, you can also tell your friend. Your friend may give you good _____. He may tell you to call him to say thanks and tell him _____ you aren't able to go there.
If you quarrel(吵架) with others, your friends may _____ great ideas to help you make peace with them. If you can't afford to buy something, your best friend may lend you some money.
In my opinion, friends are important in our life. They are kind to us and they can help us. If we have no friends, we will feel ______ and unhappy all the time.
1.A. agree B. take C. deal
2.A. noise B. decisions C. food
3.A. excited B. shy C. tired
4.A. bills B. meals C. help
5.A. as well as B. as usual C. instead of
6.A. refuse B. accept C. welcome
7.A. time B. advice C. explain
8.A. why B. where C. how
9.A. hear of B. think of C. take care of
10.A. lively B. awake C. lonely
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---Tom, what does “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” mean?
---You can have your own understanding. But I think it means follow your original aspiration (初心) you will succeed.
A.so B.but C.and D.or
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Success seems to be what everyone longs for in life no matter how old he is. Students want to succeed at study. Adults look forward to their success at work. Have you ever wondered what is the key to success? Some may say the answer is good luck. Some may say hard work is the key. In fact, hard work really does pay off. Scientists find that perseverance(坚持不解) leads to better grades and higher achievements in school.
“Being passionate(热情的) is not enough to make sure that you can achieve success in your schoolwork,” say researchers, and they thought of “courage” as a key to success. Courage is also considered as effort in reaching long-term goals, and a strong will to continue one’s efforts no matter what difficulties they might go through.
Researchers think that the finding could help create new training to help children develop the skill and help them to succeed in their future.
Researchers from the Academy of Finland studied more than 2,000 students from Helsinki. They were followed through their learning from 12 to 16, the sixth grade until the ninth grade in local school years. Researchers found that the factor(因素) that best predicts courage was related to goals. What they had achieved in their past learning played no role in developing the skill.
Professor Katariina Salmela-Aro, who led the study, said, “Courage means a young person is really interested in his or her studies and does not give up easily. A key factor of courage is high perseverance when facing difficulties or in a terrible situation. The important finding is that these factors are the key to success and well-being. Our study shows the power of courage.”
Professor Salmela-Aro also thinks it is important to develop new practices and build character to improve courage in teenagers. She added, “Young people should see everyday school work as part of their life in a wider context(背景) and set achievable goals for themselves. Schools must also serve as a place where it is safe to fail and learn to deal with setbacks. One must not be discouraged by setbacks, but draw power and new energy from them!”
1.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.Where courage comes from. B.How students can draw power.
C.What courage is thought of as. D.Why having energy is important.
2.According to the passage, Professor Katarina Salmela-Aro believes that ________.
A.courage might be developed with the help of schools
B.teenagers with courage show strong interests in success
C.courage can help reduce the number of difficulties in learning
D.teenagers’ achievement in the past can influence their courage
3.The word “setbacks” in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”.
A.changes B.difficulties C.weakness D.efforts
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When I was a little girl, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way was to work in the local paper factory in my town. I was very nervous，and then I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, ＂No! You are going to college.＂ I was very surprised when he said, ＂OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.＂
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music there.
When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. I walked around the factory looking at the building and the workers, listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, ＂I want to go home.＂ He asked me, ＂What do you think of the factory？＂ ＂Too bad, ＂ I answered.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so that I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. My life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1.What did the writer wanted to do when she was a little girl?
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2.Who took the writer to the factory?
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3.How did the writer feel when her father agreed with her idea?
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4.What did the writer think of the factory?
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5.Did the writer work in the local factory in the end?
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