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I believe in leaving work at five o’clock. In a nation with such a strict work ethic(道德规范) , this is considered strange. Working only 40 hours a week? I just don’t know many people who punch out (打卡下班) at five o’clock anymore.
My father tried to teach me the importance of hard work, long hours and devotion to a career. But then there are the things he taught me unintentionally, like when he arrived home from work for the last time and crawled up the stairs.
My father, a self-employed sales trainer, was that sick, that tired. His body was wracked with liver cancer, and he suffered the effects of a diabetic ulcer(糖尿病). Despite all this, he insisted on traveling a long way to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, but he paid the price. He returned to the hospital soon afterwards and was dead within three months, aged just 58.
It’s been 10 years since I saw my father come home that night and since then, I’ve thought a lot about work. I’ve decided something: I will never crawl up the stairs exhausted. As much as I love my job as a newspaper reporter, I will never work myself into the ground, physically or emotionally. Not taking my work home didn’t come easily to me at first. After all, I am my father’s daughter. In college, I was the girl who sat on the library steps each morning, waiting for the doors to open. I even dreamt about schoolwork.
My dad once told me he was unable to just gaze at a sunset; he had to be doing something as he looked at it—writing, reading, playing chess. You could say he was a success: He was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in many languages. That’s an impressive list, but the thing is I want to gaze at sunsets. I don’t want to meet a deadline during them or be writing a column at the same time, or glance at them over the top of a book.
This raises the question: If I leave work at five o’ clock to watch the sunset, what are the consequences? Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off after eight hours probably won’t earn me the best promotion. But hey, leaving work at five o’ clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and cycle through the streets of my hometown when there is no traffic.
And I get to take in a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.
小题1:Which of the following about the author’s father is true?
A.He set a good example to his daughter.
B.He tried to force his values on his daughter.
C.He gained much pleasure from his work.
D.He achieved great success at the expense of his health.
小题2:What does the author mean by saying “Not taking my work home did not come easily at first” in Paragraph 4?
A.There was so much work to do.
B.All her colleagues took work home.
C.She was educated to be a workaholic.
D.She wanted a promotion in her work.
小题3:What’s the author’s attitude toward promotion?
A.She doesn’t care about it at all.
B.She is eager to get promoted
C.She thinks it’s for the ambitious people
D.Getting promoted at all costs is not worthwhile
小题4: This text is developed________.
A.by giving examplesB.by making comparisons
C.by describing processD.by order of time
小题5: What does the writer intend to tell us?
A.To praise his father’s diligence
B.To ask us to take time off work to enjoy life
C.To complain about the strict work ethic
D.To stress the importance of hard work

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
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试题分析:文章介绍了我的父亲经常教导我努力工作的重要性,他在下午五点的时候很少按时回家,总是是加班加点的工作,很少有休息时间,看一次日落的机会都没有,正是这么兢兢业业的工作带来的劳累,父亲早早的去世了,我不想再像父亲那样,我要按时下班,可以骑着自行车走在乡村的路上,可以欣赏日落,尽管我可能有达不到专业顶峰的危险,也许我会失去好的晋升机会,但我觉得也是值得的。
小题1:D细节理解题。His body was wracked with liver cancer, and he suffered the effects of a diabetic ulcer(糖尿病). Despite all this, he insisted on traveling a long way to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, but he paid the price.他的身体患有肝癌,还有糖尿病,尽管这些,他仍坚持去很远的地方做讲演,他也许挣了很多的钱,但他也付出了很大的代价。故答案应为D。他以健康为代价取得了成功。
小题2:C细节理解题。Not taking my work home didn’t come easily to me at first. After all, I am my father’s daughter.刚开始做到不把工作带回家并不是容易的事儿,毕竟,我是我父亲的女儿。意思是说父亲从小就教育我要努力工作,要奉献给事业。所以答案应为C,从小就被教育要做一个“工作狂”。
小题3:D细节理解题。Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off after eight hours probably won’t earn me the best promotion. But hey, leaving work at five o’ clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and cycle through the streets of my hometown when there is no traffic. And I get to take in a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.大意为:也许我有不能到达专业顶峰的危险,也许八个小时后停止工作不能为我赢得提拔------,但这一切我认为是值得的。故答案应为D。
小题4:D综合理解题。本文以我父亲的经历为例子,父亲一生只知道忙于工作拿自己的健康做代价,五十八岁就去世了,而我更愿意去每天工作八个小时,下午五点下班后,我要和家人一起吃晚饭,还要看日落等等,是拿了父亲的事情做了例子,我才要这么做的,故答案应为D。
小题5:D中心理解题。文章的最后一自然段点明了中心,我工作八个小时,五点后下班等等,这一切也许会影响我的晋升,也许影响我的专业,但这些牺牲比起我和家人一起吃晚餐,一起在乡村的街道上骑车,还有看日落相比起来还是值得的,所以是说要有一定的时间去享受生活是本文的主旨。故答案应为D。
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Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.
Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.
As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play.
Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.
Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.
It’s crisis and chaos—danger, disease, disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.
The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything”.
To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude.
I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.
Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.
小题1:. What is the text mainly discussed?
A.There are many ways of being thankful.
B.Gratitude is important to happiness.
C.Mom is great for her being thankful.
D.Being thankful will keep you fit.
小题2:. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! in order to prove that __________.
A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology.  
B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.
C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.
D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.
小题3:. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when___________.
A.you live a comfortable life
B.you receive gifts on your birthday
C.you get help during your hard times
D.you are congratulated on your success
小题4: What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?
A.It is enough to thank others orally
B.Whether you are thankful is always up to you
C.Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere
D.It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.
小题5: In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.
A.one-sideB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.helpful

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I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing      to change our attitude…and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was      onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he      beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his      smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which     him lame for life. However, as a child, he was     with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first    , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two     , he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was    . “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father     classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father     the night shift(夜班)in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my    .”
But even more than his     musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that  _   my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how   _   he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and     for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives.    ,it’s not the hardship but how we     to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During     times, do we spend too much time feeling     for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
小题1:
A.knowledgeB.qualityC.wisdomD.power
小题2:
A.rolledB.heldC.allowedD.dragged
小题3:
A.wroteB.providedC.madeD.gave
小题4:
A.strangeB.magicC.bitterD.friendly
小题5:
A.tookB.ledC.forcedD.left
小题6:
A.fittedB.connectedC.associatedD.filled
小题7:
A.placeB.birthdayC.performanceD.attempt
小题8:
A.memoriesB.wordsC.triesD.notes
小题9:
A.confusedB.amusedC.interestedD.overjoyed
小题10:
A.listedB.foundC.attendedD.organized
小题11:
A.workedB.foundC.refusedD.cancelled
小题12:
A.dreamB.heroC.musicD.song
小题13:
A.unbearableB.unbelievableC.unconditionalD.unreasonable
小题14:
A.touchedB.calmedC.freedD.felt
小题15:
A.satisfiedB.concernedC.blessedD.laughed
小题16:
A.cheeredB.whisperedC.shoutedD.laughed
小题17:
A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Besides
小题18:
A.seeB.reactC.agreeD.put
小题19:
A.happyB.modernC.toughD.usual
小题20:
A.greatB.sorryC.hopefulD.proud

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It was a busy morning about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30. The nurse had him take a       in the waiting area,     him it would be at least 40 minutes      someone would be able to see him. I saw him     his watch and decided, since I was     busy ---my patient didn’t     at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he      to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his     . He told me she had been       for a while and she had a special disease. I asked if she would be      if he was a bit late. He replied that she      knew who he was, and that she had not been able to     him for five years. I was      , and asked him, “And you     go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”  He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back      as he left.
Now I      that in marriages, true love is     of all that is.  The happiest people don’t      have the best of everything; They just      the best use of everything they have.      isn’t about how to live through the storm,  but how to dance in the rain.
小题1:
A.breathB.testC.seatD.break
小题2:
A.persuadingB.promisingC.understandingD.telling
小题3:
A.ifB.beforeC.sinceD.after
小题4:
A.taking offB.fixingC.looking atD.winding
小题5:
A.veryB.alsoC.seldomD.not
小题6:
A.turn upB.show offC.come onD.go away
小题7:
A.neededB.forgotC.agreedD.happened
小题8:
A.daughterB.wifeC.motherD.sister
小题9:
A.lateB.wellC.aroundD.there
小题10:
A.lonelyB.worriedC.doubtfulD.glad
小题11:
A.so farB.neitherC.no longerD.already
小题12:
A.recognizeB.answerC.believeD.expect
小题13:
A.movingB.disappointedC.surprisedD.satisfied
小题14:
A.onlyB.thenC.thusD.still
小题15:
A.curiosityB.tearsC.wordsD.judgment
小题16:
A.realiseB.suggestC.hopeD.prove
小题17:
A.agreementB.expressionC.acceptanceD.exhibition
小题18:
A.necessarilyB.completelyC.naturallyD.frequently
小题19:
A.learnB.makeC.favourD.try
小题20:
A.AdventureB.BeautyC.TrustD.Life

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Homelessness is a huge problem all over the world. It’s said that each day there are about one million people     on the streets in the US. It is a serious problem which should be     effectively(有效地).
There are     main reasons for people leaving their homes: poverty and less affordable houses     bad economic conditions. Living without a home     people main targets of violence activities and these homeless people have to face the following    .
They have to move    , carrying their belongings, which makes     difficult to help them. They have limited     to bathrooms and restrooms and are forced to live in dirty conditions, making them easy to be attacked by    . They have limited access to health-care facilities in case of emergency(紧急情况), and     no access to education as they have no money. They are often badly treated by society,     makes them unfriendly, often ending up being involved(被卷入) in activities connected with crime like selling drugs or guns.
Homelessness is not     that happened suddenly --- it has been in the country for    . The society usually     those living on the street to be mentally(精神上) ill sometimes. This belief is partially true. Most of them are     people just like you and me.
The government is doing     it can to help but it is not enough, so the ordinary citizens have to help     it’s possible. There are various organizations, such as charity organizations that are working all the time to help them and the united efforts have helped     of people return to their normal lifestyle. However, there is still a long way to go     a better situation is created for all the homeless.
小题1:
A.goingB.workingC.playingD.living
小题2:
A.worked outB.concerned withC.dealt withD.made up
小题3:
A.oneB.severalC.twoD.three
小题4:
A.according to B.because ofC.in addition toD.as to
小题5:
A.makes B.takesC.hasD.gives
小题6:
A.challengesB.difficultiesC.activitiesD.punishments
小题7:
A.outB.quicklyC.about D.personally
小题8:
A.thatB.which C.whoD.it
小题9:
A.accessB.rightC.timeD.approach
小题10:
A.robbersB.policesC.disastersD.diseases
小题11:
A.seldomB.almostC.hardlyD.ever
小题12:
A.thatB.what C.whichD.it
小题13:
A.anything B.somethingC.nothingD.everything
小题14:
A.weeksB.daysC.secondsD.decades
小题15:
A.believesB.judgesC.makesD.lets
小题16:
A.commonB.ordinaryC.normalD.usual
小题17:
A.anyB.allC.everyD.none
小题18:
A.whateverB.howeverC.whicheverD.whenever
小题19:
A.millionB.millionsC.hundredD.thousand
小题20:
A.whenB.afterC.beforeD.unless

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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things     !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe     .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been      for years—often from    childhood. These stories may have no     in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations      my development? I was never      to work on cars or be around     . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later,    , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I      down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the      , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life      and told him about my      performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “     is it that you can solve       mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t      from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to     . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been      my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.     , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost      we choose.
小题1:
A.away B.offC.up D.down
小题2:
A.themB.myselfC.yourselfD.others
小题3:
A.saidB.spokenC.spreadD.repeated
小题4:
A.as long asB.as far back asC.as well asD.as much as
小题5:
A.evidenceB.wisdomC.causeD.meaning
小题6:
A.leadB.improveC.affectD.change
小题7:
A.encouragedB.demandedC.hopedD.agreed
小题8:
A.meansB.toolsC.facilitiesD.hammers
小题9:
A.thereforeB.somehowC.insteadD.however
小题10:
A.settledB.turnedC.tookD.got
小题11:
A.shortB.otherC.weakD.latter
小题12:
A.experiencesB.tripsC.roadsD.paths
小题13:
A.unexpectedB.poorC.excellentD.average
小题14:
A.WhenB.WhatC.HowD.Why
小题15:
A.challengingB.advancedC.common D.normal
小题16:
A.handleB.separateC.sufferD.come
小题17:
A.believeB.doubtC.adoptD.receive
小题18:
A.weakeningB.strengtheningC.questioningD.accepting
小题19:
A.As a resultB.At the same timeC.In additionD.Instead
小题20:
A.everything B.somethingC.nothingD.none

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