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Fear of change is nothing new. Over a century ago, the Parisians were unhappy over a particular addition to their city: the Eiffel Tower. In fact, the citizens were so angry about the plans for the tower that they protested its construction. As strange as it may seem, their anger was completely natural. They were given no choice about the huge change that was going to be made, so they became angry.
But we get upset over changes even when we do have a say in the matter and think about them carefully. Changes are brought about every day by the decisions we make: which school to attend, which job to take, whom to marry. Voluntary changes also make most of us uneasy because we don’t know how those changes will affect our future.
People have discovered that the key to overcoming the fear and anger associated with change is to be flexible. When they are flexible, people can adapt to new situations more easily. Being flexible is especially important in the 21st century as technology makes change occur faster than ever before. Those who oppose change, especially with technology in the workplace, may find themselves out of a job.
When change comes, and you have no choice but to face it, embrace it. A positive attitude helps a lot. In fact, the change may turn out to be the best thing for you. That new job you got may end up being much better than your old one. You may make the best friends of your life in the new city you moved to. Don’t merely focus on how you feel about change; instead decide to accept the change. The change is the reality, and it’s up to you whether the change will be a success or a failure. You never know – your next change may be your life’s Eiffel Tower!
小题1:Why did the building of the Eiffel Tower make the Parisians unhappy?
A.Because they didn’t like the design of the Eiffel Tower. |
B.Because they couldn’t avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower. |
C.Because it was no use building the Eiffel Tower. |
D.Because the Eiffel Tower seemed strange. |
A.the changes that have agreement with one’s will |
B.the small changes we meet in our daily life |
C.the changes whose effect we can predict and control |
D.the changes that we discuss or consider thoroughly |
A.We are not supposed to face the changes and let them alone. |
B.We should actively accustom ourselves to the new circumstance. |
C.We should not take the changes seriously and avoid them as much as possible. |
D.We should know that the changes merely bring us bad influence. |
A.The change will probably make you fail like the Eiffel Tower. |
B.The change is like the Eiffel Tower which is not good for our future life. |
C.Your future life is never known just like the Eiffel Tower unknown to the Parisians. |
D.Your future life is likely to be a great achievement due to the change. |
A.The Psychology of Change | B.The ways to Overcome the Fear |
C.Changes That Disturb Us | D.The Bad Effect of Changes |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
解析
核心考点
试题【Most people hate change, which is sad since we often go through intense changes 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I"ll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow.And failure is along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc.—will be part of growth for them.Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today.From terrorism and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish.
My children now are becoming little masters of compromise, but they try to negotiate (协商) everything now.It"s a small price to help them learn a skill they"ll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don"t accompany them on job interviews.
小题1:Why do parents accompany their kids on job interviews?
A.Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties. |
B.Because they think they can help them on the questions. |
C.Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews. |
D.Because their kids strongly request them to do so. |
A.Sheltering them. B.Keeping them safe.
C.Leaving them alone. C.Blaming them.
小题3:Why does the author stress failure in kids" life?
A.To make them stronger than other kids. | B.To help them grow in this tough world. |
C.To help them develop all social skills. | D.To make them learn to compromise. |
A.Never Shelter Your Kids | B.Let Your Kids Fail |
C.Be Eager to Grow Up | D.Live Without Parents |
The lake, which dates back some 3.4 billion years, appears to have covered as much as 80 square miles and was up to 1,500 feet deep, said the team from the University of Colorado.
“This is the first clear evidence of shorelines on the surface of Mars,”said Boulder’ s research associate, Gaetano Di Achille, in a study published in the latest edition of Geophysical Research Letters.
“The identification of the shorelines and accompanying geological evidence allows us to calculate the size and volume of the lake, which appears to have formed about 3.4 billion years ago.”
Analysis of the images has shown the water carved out the canyon (溪谷) in which it was found, which then opened out into a valley depositing (使淤积) sediment (沉积) which formed a delta (三角洲).
“Finding shorelines is a great discovery to us,” said assistant professor Brian Hynek, adding it showed the lake existed at a time when Mars was thought to have been cold and dry.
Scientists believe the oldest surfaces on Mars formed during the wet and warm era known as the Noachan epoch, about 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion years ago.
The newly discovered lake is believed to date from the Hesperian era and postdates the end of the warm and wet period on Mars by 300 million years, according to the study.
Scientists believe deltas next to the lake may well hold secrets about past life on Mars as such places on Earth have become the natural deposits of organic carbon and other markers of life.
小题1:The size of the lake found on Mars is ______.
A.80 square miles | B.1,500 square miles |
C.3.4 billion square miles | D.300 million square miles |
A.hot and wet | B.wet and warm | C.cold and dry | D.cold and wet |
A.Because similar places on Earth have become natural deposits of markers of life. |
B.Because someone has put secrets about past life on Mars there. |
C.Because past life has been found in other deltas on Mars. |
D.Because some people are said to have already seen life marks there. |
A.The Noachan epoch was a wet and warm era. |
B.The lake might have existed 3.4 billion years. |
C.The discovery can’ t fully prove that the Mars once hosted life. |
D.The lake traces prove that there exists life on Mars now. |
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.
小题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 |
A.Near Miller Hall. |
B.Far from Tree Dorms. |
C.Beside the car park. |
D.Near the classrooms. |
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. |
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 |
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in Western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have a prom to mark their graduation. It’s to mark the time kids turn into young men and women. After the prom, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they are no longer as dependent on their parents as they were before.
At the prom, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Traditionally, girls give boys matching boutonnieres ( 佩带在扣眼上的花). Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common prom activities include dining, dancing, the crowning (加冠) of a prom king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class prom through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent ballrooms at expensive hotels or, to be unusual, in a pleasure cruise boat.
But often costs are cut by simply using the school gym. Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special. The music played at the prom will be the most popular kinds, like rock and hip-hop.
The students elect the Prom Queen. She is partnered with a Prom King who is elected similarly. These are great honors that the pair take very seriously. The two dance with each other to celebrate their election.
小题1:The word "prom" is probably closest in meaning with________.
A.a party to celebrate graduation | B.a dancing competition |
C.a fashion show | D.an election ceremony |
A.Renting a ballroom. | B.Taking a cruise boat. |
C.Holding it in the school gym. | D.Wearing informal dresses. |
A.Music is played at the prom. |
B.They take pictures at the prom. |
C.The King and Queen dance with each other. |
D.They wear formal clothes or special clothes. |
A.They don’t want to get help from their parents. |
B.They will part with their friends in a short time. |
C.They don’t like to be accompanied by their parents. |
D.They want to be elected by their friends as the Prom King or Queen. |
A.They can be relieved from the study pressure. |
B.They are going to say goodbye to their friends. |
C.They have chances to be elected as the Prom King or Queen. |
D.The prom marks the graduation and after it they will be independent. |
“I thought it would be a really good experience to go with other friends and teachers to another country in an environment other than a vacation environment,” the 17-year-old girl said.
A few months later, Emily got her chance when she and 14 of her classmates, along with biology teacher Tamara Pennington went to Costa Rica for eight days in late May.
“It was not just a tour,” said Pennington, who organized the trip. “You can go any place in the world on just a tour. This one was really working with the sea turtles (海龟) and practicing conservation(保护). It just seemed like the perfect science field trip for kids who think they want to get into science to see what it"s really like to be out in the field and enjoy themselves.”
Emily said her time on the turtle program, which was the focus of the trip, was “crazy.”“We were walking on the beach at night and you can’t see anything—just see a big black dot.” She said with a laugh. “I was not expecting the turtles to be that big.” The turtles are leatherback turtles, which are becoming extinct (灭绝) because their eggs are used as food.
“When they would move their legs while laying their eggs they were really hard to control because they were a lot more powerful than you would imagine,” Emily said.
Once the eggs were collected, the students took them back to a hatchery(孵化场) and dug holes to copy the hole the mother turtle had made and then buried the eggs for the 60 days needed to hatch.
“The experience was so cool,” Emily said. “You go to another country to see what their culture is like and learn what their everyday lives are like. It made me really want to help out my mom a lot more than I do, and value what I have.”
小题1:What did Pennington consider the trip to be?
A.It was a common tour to a foreign country. |
B.It was a journey to practice what students learned. |
C.It was to attract students’ interest in science. |
D.It was a trip to do practical science activities. |
A.she was afraid of walking on the beach at night |
B.she didn’t dare to catch the powerful turtles |
C.she had thought turtles were small animals |
D.she got crazy at the sight of turtles at night |
A.She learned to be grateful to her teachers. |
B.She understood the importance of what she had. |
C.She realized the beauty of foreign culture. |
D.She knew the importance of everyday life |
A.Teens Help Fight Turtle Extinction. |
B.Teens Take a tour to Costa Rica. |
C.Teens Have a Research on Turtles. |
D.Teens Learn to be Independent. |
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