people. Actuaily, most peopte experience nervousness at some time or another.
If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes. Make a list of those things
that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about. Focus all of your
efforts. on managing the causes that you can control.
Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable (可控制的) and uncontrollable causes,
so things they can"t control become a big reason for nervousness. Dealing with this is very important if
people want to keep a healthy mind.
Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness. You might be worried about the
weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people are
doing at work. The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you can"t
control any of these things. Accept that you can"t control everything. Once you understand this, it become
s easier not to worry.
If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try to face it as often as possible so that
you can get used to it.
It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes you nervous --then close your eyes
and imagine it going well. Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get
used to it, This will help you understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.
A. A reporter.
B. A sportsman.
C. A patient.
D. A professor.
2. The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because _____________.
A. most are not very important
B. they are not the real causes of the problem
C. they cannot be controlled by people
D. it"s better to deal with one cause at a time
3. If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer?
A. Go swimming often to get used to it.
B. Avoid going to the swimming pool.
C. Find a swimming teacher.
D. Imagine watching others swim.
4. What is true about nervousness according to the passage?
A. It usually has only one cause.
B. it is usually caused by people.
C. People can easily manage it.
D. Most people suffer from it.
5. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To introduce the writer" s sports experience.
B. To advise on how to deal with nervousness,
C. To help people remember their fears.
D. To explain the dangers of nervousness.
Australia is 2 the south of the world. July and August are the winter months. The summer is in
December, _ 3 and February. The north of the country is 4 than the south.
Australia" s main problem is water. A 5 large part of the country has no rain at all. But east
coast has the rain _6 the year round. There are no dry months here.
In March 1982, there was a terrible drought in Australia. The summer rain didn"t 7 . There were
138 million sheep in Australia this year. This was 14% of all the sheep in the world,
Because there was no 8 rain, the grass didn"t grow well, the farmers 9 to sell many of their
sheep and many sheep 10 , too. It was a great disaster for Australia farmers.
( )1. A. Because ( )2. A. in ( )3. A. November ( )4. A. colder ( )5. A. very ( )6. A. whole ( )7. A. have ( )8. A. plenty ( )9. A. heavy ( )10. A. died | B. Since B. on B. January B. cooler B. so B. half B. fall B. a little B. had B. dead | C. When C. to C. March C. hotter C. too C. all C. give C. a lot C. must C. death | D. For D. near D. October D. warmer D. much D. part D. keep D. enough D. needed D. dying |
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If you want to be happy every day, you must communicate with others. How many people do you c _ 1 with in a day? Probably a lot more than you did ten years ago. Now we can "talk" to people in many w 2 , not just face to face or on the p 3 , but also through the Internet. It is very important for e 4 to try and improve their communication skills, so let"s r 5 the four golden rules of good communication. F 6 , be as clear as you can. Misunderstandings happen if we don"t say c 7 what we mean. Second, we have to work hard at l 8 Pay attention to what the other person is saying. Third, ask other people what they t 9 Fourth, give them time to say what they want, and show an interest in what they say. If you follow these r 10 . you will be a good communicator. | |||
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Most people smoke the first cigarette when they"re teenagers(青少年) .In fact,80% of smokers begin the habit before they turn 18. Here are a few facts about cigarette smoking,which are worth keeping in mind when your friends and relatives light up (点燃) cigarettes. ●Nearly 70% of people who smoke say they wish they could quit. Teens who smoke cough three times more thanteens. who don"t smoke. ●Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, lung disease and so on. ●More than 434,000 Americans die each year from smoking-related diseases. ●Smoking makes you feel weaker and more tired because it prevents oxygen from reaching your heart. ●Smoking decreases (减少) your sense of taste and smell,making you enjoy things like flowers and fruit a little bit less. ●Smoking hurts the people around you:More than 53,000 people die each year from second-hand smoke. | |||
1. out of 10 smokers begin to smoke before the age of 18. | |||
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 | |||
2. What"s the meaning of the underlined word " prevent" ? | |||
A. stop B. develop C. improve D. protect | |||
3. The writer wrote this passage mainly to the people aged . | |||
A. three to nine B. thirteen to nineteen C. thirty to forty D. fifty to sixty | |||
4. What is this passage mainly about? | |||
A. Cigarette smoking can cause cancer. B. You should enjoy fruit a lot. C. Second-hand smoke may kill the people around us. D. A few facts about cigarette smoking you should know. | |||
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Sandstorms (沙尘暴) happen suddenly and have effects on large areas. One example was a sandstorm on the Western Route. It moved quickly southward (向南 ) from May 4th to 6th,1993,having effects on a total area of l.1 million sq km,from northern Xinjiang to the Hexi area of Gansu,western Inner Mongolia and most of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The wind speed reached 37. 9 m/s, and the visibility (可见度) was less than 50m. In Xinjiang,Gansu,Inner Mongolia and Ningx-ia,85 persons died and 264 were injured;4,412 houses were damaged,and 120,000 animals died or went missing. The direct economic losses (直接的经济) were about 550 million yuan,which further damaged the environment and economic development. Another example was the sandstorm which happened from April 16th to 18th,1998. Blowing from west to east,it even reached the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. This never happened in hisl.ory. A sandstorm meeting rain over Beijing formed " muddy(多泥的 ) rain" there. Floating dust troubled the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Beijing, Ji"nan of Shandong Province and Nanjing. | |||
1. How many areas did the sandstorm in 1993 have effects on? | |||
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. | |||
2. persons were injured in the sandstorm in 1993. | |||
A. 85 B. 264 C. 4,412 D. 120,000 | |||
3. The sandstorm in 1998 started blowing from . | |||
A. east B. south C. west D, north | |||
4. Which of the following is true according to the article? | |||
A. The sandstorm in 1998 lasted three days. B. Sandstorms just happen in the west of China. C. Sandstorms like the one in 1993 never happened in history. D. A person could see the building 100 meters far from him in the sandstorm in 1993. |