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“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral (道德上的) freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” “Keep cool”, says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
64. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?
A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
65. What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad” ?
A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
66. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. the very backbone and nerve of character
B. the patience and power to control himself
C. strong feelings
D. self-confidence
答案
64-66 BBC
解析
核心考点
试题【.“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquer】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第II卷(两部分共35分)
第四部分任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意:每空只填1个单词,请将答案写在答题纸上。
In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth quality — independent will — that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in agreement with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to actively carry out the program we have developed through the other three qualities.
The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has overcome unbelievable difficulties. The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic(给人深刻印象的) evidence to the value, the power of the independent will.
But as we examine this quality in the context of effective self-management, we realize it’s usually not the dramatic, the visible, the once-in-a-lifetime, up-by-the-bootstraps(自立自强的) effort that brings lasting success. This special ability comes from learning how to use this great quality in the decisions we make every day.
The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty. Honesty is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It’s our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to “walk our talk.”
Effective management is putting first things first. While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that puts them first, day-by-day, moment-by-moment. Management is discipline (training to be self-controlled), carrying it out.
Discipline obtains from belief—belief in a set of values, belief in an overriding(最主要的) purpose, to a long-term or short term goal that must be carried out.
In other words, if you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a follower of your own deep values and their source. And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done.
Title | The power of independent will |
Theme | Independent will makes self-management (71) . |
Reasons | ·The example given to (72) power of independent will is amazing. ·Power of independent will helps to make one’s (73) every day. ·(74) is very important to develop our independent will. ·It’s our ability to have our promises made and (75) . |
Suggestions | ·Effective managers should know (76) should be done first. ·Effective managers with discipline should (77) to their promises. |
(78) | ·You (79) your deep values. ·Your feelings and moods are able to be (80) . |
第二节根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(E 涂AB,F涂AC, G涂 AD)(5分)
— Hi, Mike. Haven’t seen you for ages! How are you doing?
— Can’t complain I’m busy with my experiments in the lab but after work I often play some sports.
— 61
— Like tennis, running and golf.
— Golf? That’s also my favorite game.
— Oh, really?
— 62 I usually play about once a month. What about you, Susan?
—I play every Sunday.
—Even when it rains?
—Yes, even when it rains. I never miss a game on Sunday.
— 63
—The Country Club. Do you know it?
— 64
—That’s great! So you know the place.
—Yes, of course. You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose.
—Let me see…
— 65
—Oh, I’d love to. What time shall we meet?
—Let’s meet at the clubhouse at 1:30 in the afternoon.
—Good. See you then.
A. For example?
B. How Often do you play it?
C. Who do you play for?
D. Like what?
E. we can play together.
F. Where do you go?
G. Yes, I was there once.
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
At Harton College—an English boarding school for boys —there are many rules. 15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them.
The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class. But they must return to the school at six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film, he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.
When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He went round the school building to another door, which was locked too. He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark, and he could not climb up the wall easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study.
He looked into the room—no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill(窗台)and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on a light in the corridor(走廊). Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, the headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on his desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read.
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He couldn’t move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.
“Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed ?” Bob thought.
Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour. Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.
“Thanks heavens, he didn’t find me under the sofa,” thought Bo .
Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa. “ Would you turn off the light when you leave ?” He said, and left the study.
56. Bob returned to the school more than two hours late because_______.
A. he enjoyed himself too much B. he did not catch the bus
C. he hated the rules D. he ran into an old friend
57. Bob didn’t go to his dormitory because _______.
A. the gate was locked B. the window was shut
C. it was quite dark D. the wall was too high for him to climb up
58. It’s obvious that _______.
A. the headmaster didn’t notice Bob
B. the headmaster thought a thief had broken into his study
C. the headmaster found Bob under the sofa
D. there was a third man in the study
59. From the passage we know that the headmaster is _______.
A. kind B. strict C. gentle D. humorous
Are you carrying too much on your back to school? Lots of kids of your age are. Not only are students in China suffering from the problem, but kids in the United States are puzzled by heavy school bags.
Experts are starting to worry that young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them. It is hard for me to get up the stairs with my bag because it"s so heavy, said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.
Rick is among the students who have regular backpacks(背包) with two straps (带子) to carry them, but a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, getting up stairs and buses with them is still a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.
But how much is too much? Experts say students should carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin back doctor, said kids under 4th grade should stay with 10 percent, but it’s also important that older kids don’t go beyond (超出) 15 percent, because their bones are still growing.
Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. Kids are losing their balance and falling down with these backpacks, he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell kids to only take home library books they will be reading in the evening. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业单 ) or thin workbooks for students to take home.
One of the best answers is, as some kids suggest, to have no homework at all!
60. According to experts, a primary student in Grade 6, who is 40 kilograms, should carry a bag weighing ______ kilograms at most.
A. 4 B.6 C.8 D.10
61. As school bags are too heavy for younger students to carry, they ______.
A. show no interest in studying at school.
B. often fall ill
C. are having back and neck problems
D. usually ask their parents for help
62. The author wrote the passage to _____.
A. seek(寻找) ways to solve the problem of heavy bags
B. appeal (呼吁) to teachers for caring for the students
C. criticize(批评) the government for having done nothing to help students
D. tell us that heavy bags are bad for students’ health
63. Parents and teachers are starting to tell kids to take home only library books they will be reading in the evening to ______.
A. make students more interested in reading than watching TV
B. give them more free time to play
C. make their bags easier to carry
D. let them sleep early at night
Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is open daily all year round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours during summer. It is closed on December 25. There is no admission fee to Ellis Island; but donations(捐赠) are gratefully accepted.
At Your Fingertips
Park information (212) 363-7620
Emergencies (212) 363-3260
Ferryboat information (212) 269-5755
Lost and found (212)363-7620
Dining, gifts & audio tour 344-0996
Transportation
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry; Boats leave from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a.m.
(The time for ferry is changeable)
Hours: May vary; call the number above
Closed: December 25
Ferry fees (includes Liberty and Islands) adults, $7; senior citizens, $6; Children (age 3~17), $5. (Group rates are available for 25 or more adults.)
64. In summer, visitors will have ______ to visit Ellis Island.
A. a limited time B. a wonderful time C. a longer time D. a shorter time
65. Which number would you call if our friend were suddenly ill?
A. (212)344-0996 B. (212)363-7620 C. (212) 269-5755 D. (212) 363-3260
66. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People can visit Ellis Island free of charge.
B. The boats departure time from Battery Park is at 9:15 all the year round.
C. Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults.
D. Ferry fees for group visitors can be reduced.
67. We may infer from the passage that______.
A.boat is the only transportation to Ellis Island
B.visitors prefer to go to Ellis Island by boat
C.there are more visitors in winter
D.Ellis Island is open every day
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