Success always belongs to him who never___ “impossible”()
A.says
B.to say
C.say
A、says
A.says
B.to say
C.say
A、says
Success in the lab doesn't always mean immediate success on a large______.
A.business
B.account
C.way
D.scale
The environmental crisis is the result of success in cutting down the morality of infants (which has given us the population explosion), success in increasing farm output sufficiently to prevent mass famine, success in getting people out of the tenements of the 19th century city and into the greenery anti privacy of single family home in the suburbs (which has given us urban sprawl and traffic jams). The environmental crisis, in other words, is the result of doing too much of the right sort of thing at large.
To overcome the problems that success always creates, one mast build on it. But where to start? Cleaning up the environment requires determined, sustained effort with clear targets and deadlines it needed, above all, concentration of effort. Up to now we have tried to do a little bit of everything, what we ought to do first is to draft a list of priorities.
This passage assumed the desirability of ______.
A.living in comfortable family life-style
B.setting disputes peacefully
C.combating cancer and heart disease with energetic research
D.having greater government involvement in people's daily life
阅读理解:阅读下面的短文,根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
Stress around interviews is often influenced by our assumptions we make to ourselves about the process. Countering anxiety-provoking thoughts can help to lower levels of anxiety. “I just messed up that answer, and there’s no hope.” One poor answer normally does not knock a candidate out of consideration. An interview is like a test, getting an 85 or 90 might be good enough to get the job.
Visualizing success can improve performance and help ease anxiety. Always try imagining positive interactions with your interviewer, particularly in the hours just before your interview.
To some extent, relaxation techniques, such as progressive muscle relaxation or breathing exercises, can manage anxiety. If your anxiety around interview is excessive, you might consider seeing a doctor to develop effective countermeasures.
1. What often influences the stress around interviews according to the passage? {A、B、C}
A. Interview process
B. Anxiety-provoking thoughts
C. Interviewers’ assumptions
2. Does one poor answer in an interview influence a candidate to get a job? {A、B、C}
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Not given.
3. Can imagining success help a candidate to lower levels of anxiety? {A、B、C}
A. Yes.
B. No.
C. Not given.
4. How can we reduce our stress around interviews? {A、B、C}
A. Breathe deeply
B. Meet friends
C. Have a big meal
5. When should we go to see a doctor according the author? {A、B、C}
A. When we lose confidence in an interview.
B. When we find effective measures against anxiety round interview.
C. When we have too much stress around interview.
Now those 【21】______ seem hopelessly old-fashioned: this Christmas, there were a lot of 【22】______ computers under the tree. 【23】______ that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children 【24】______ taught to use them on school—as early as possible. The problem for schools is that when it 【25】______ computers, parents don’t always know best. Many schools are 【26】______ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without 【27】______ educational planning, so they can say, OK, we've moved into the computer age. Teachers 【28】______ themselves caught in the middle of the problem — between parent pressure and 【29】______ educational decisions.
Educators do not even agree 【30】______ how computers should be used. A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials 【31】______ research has shown can be taught 【32】______ with pencil and paper. Even those who believe that all children should 【33】______ to computer warn of potential 【34】______ to the very young.
The temptation remains strong largely because young children 【35】______ so well to computers. First graders have been 【36】______ willing to work for two hours on math skills. Some have an attention span of 20 minutes.
【37】______ school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 【38】______ another problem: a division between the have’s and havenot’s. Very few parents ask 【39】______ computer instruction in poor school districts, 【40】______ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.
【21】
A.items
B.toys
C.sets
D.series
Instead, Cicero chose a career 11 the law. To prepare for this career, he studied law, rhetoric, and philosophy. When he felt he was 12 , he began taking part in legal cases. A career in the law could lead to political success for several reasons, all of 13 are still relevant today. First, a lawyer would gain a great deal of 14 in making speeches. Second, he could also gain exposure and 15 from cases. Finally, a successful lawyer would build up a network of political connections, 16 is important now but was even more important in Cicero's time, 17 political competition was not conducted along party lines or on the basis of doctrine, but instead was based 18 loose, shifting networks of personal friendships and 19 . Cicero proved to be an excellent speech-maker and lawyer, and an outstanding politician. He was elected to each of the principal Roman offices on his first try and at the earliest age at which he was legally allowed to 20 for them.
(1)A.oneB.manyC.muchD.two
(2)A.winningB.loseC.losingD.win
(3)A.because ofB.thoughC.henceD.so
(4)A.tradeB.copeC.businessD.deal
(5)A.adversitiesB.burdensC.advantagesD.disadvantages
(6)A.despiteB.sinceC.even thoughD.nonetheless
(7)A.bring aboutB.beginC.resultD.create
(8)A.latterB.laterC.latestD.late
(9)A.noB.quiteC.goodD.not
(10)A.serviceB.serveC.servingD.served
(11)A.onB.amongC.inD.between
(12)A.readB.reddishC.readingD.ready
(13)A.whenB.whichC.thatD.where
(14)A.experienceB.exposureC.explanationD.expenses
(15)A.popularityB.popularC.populationD.populous
(16)A.becauseB.ifC.whichD.that
(17)A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when
(18)A.overB.onC.atD.in
(19)A.commitmentsB.communitiesC.commissionsD.commutes
(20)A.walkB.jumpC.runD.fly
Obama's success isn't all good news for black Americans
As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders. "In that one second, it was a validation for my whole race," she recalls.
"I've always been an achiever," says White, who is studying for an MBA at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. "But there had always been these things in the back of my mind questioning whether I really can be who I want. It was like a shadow, following me around saying you can only go so far. Now it's like a barrier has been let down."
White's experience is what many psychologists had expected - that Obama would prove to be a powerful role model for African Americans. Some hoped his rise to prominence would have a big impact on white Americans, too, challenging those who still harbour racist sentiments. "The traits that characterise him are very contradictory to the racial stereotypes that black people are aggressive and uneducated," says Ashby Plant of Florida State University. "He's very intelligent and eloquent."
Sting in the tail
Ashby Plant is one of a number of psychologists who seized on Obama's candidacy to test hypotheses about the power of role models. Their work is already starting to reveal how the "Obama effect" is changing people's views and behaviour. Perhaps surprisingly, it is not all good news: there is a sting in the tail of the Obama effect.
But first the good news. Barack Obama really is a positive role model for African Americans, and he was making an impact even before he got to the White House. Indeed, the Obama effect can be surprisingly immediate and powerful, as Ray Friedman of Vanderbilt University and his colleagues discovered.
They tested four separate groups at four key stages of Obama's presidential campaign. Each group consisted of around 120 adults of similar age and education, and the test assessed their language skills. At two of these stages, when Obama's success was less than certain, the tests showed a clear difference between the scores of the white and black participants—an average of 12.1 out of 20, compared to 8.8, for example. When the Obama fever was at its height, however, the black participants performed much better. Those who had watched Obama's acceptance speech as the Democrats' presidential candidate performed just as well, on average, as the white subjects.After his election victory, this was true of all the black participants.
Dramatic shift
What can explain this dramatic shift? At the start of the test, the participants had to declare their race and were told their results would be used to assess their strengths and weaknesses. This should have primed the subjects with "stereotype threat" – an anxiety that their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans.
Obama's successes seemed to act as a shield against this. "We suspect they felt inspired and energised by his victory, so the stereotype threat wouldn't prove a distraction," says Friedman.
Lingering racism
If the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots (同胞)? Is the experience of having a charismatic (有魅力的) black president modifying lingering racist attitudes? There is no easy way to measure racism directly; instead psychologists assess what is known as "implicit bias", using a computer-based test that measures how quickly people associate positive and negative words—such as "love" or "evil"—with photos of black or white faces. A similar test can also measure how quickly subjects associate stereotypical traits—such as athletic skills or mental ability—with a particular group.
In a study that will appear in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Plant's team tested 229 students during the height of the Obama fever. They found that implicit bias has fallen by as
A.Excited.
B.Victorious.
C.Anxious.
D.Relieved.
The problem for schools is that when it ____5____ computers, parents do not always know best and are eagerly urging the schools to offer computer courses as soon as possible.Many schools are ____6 ____ parental impatience and are purchasing hardware hastily ____7____ good educational planning, saying “Ok, we’ve moved into the computer age.” Teachers ____8____ themselves caught in the middle of the problem between parental pressure and ____9____ educational decisions.
Educators do not even agree ____10____ how computers should be used.A lot of money is going for computerized educational materials ____11____ can be taught ____12____ with pencil and paper.Even those who believe that all children should ____13____ to computer warn that there are potential ____14____ to the very young.The temptation of the computer is so strong that young children who quickly ____15____ themselves to it are never aware how much time they have ____16____ on it.
There are some other problems.____17____ every school can afford to go into computing, and there is a division ____18____ the haves and have-nots.Very few parents ask ____19____ computer instruction in poor school districts, ____20____ there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher.
(1).A.items B.toys C.sets D.series
(2).A.private B.children C.school D.personal
(3).A.Giving B.Providing C.Convinced D.Believed
(4).A.was B.be C.are being D.were
(5).A.talks about B.comes to C.turns to D.mentions to
(6).A.ignoring B.blaming
C.yielding to D.turning a deaf ear to
(7).A.without B.with C.through D.for
(8).A.rely on B.relax C.free D.find
(9).A.wise B.clever C.slow D.enough
(10).A.on B.with C.to D.about
(11).A.however B.where C.what D.which
(12).A.equally B.in the same way C.just as well D.not as well
(13).A.be open B.have access C.look D.turn
(14).A.approaches B.exposures C.problems D.means
(15).A.adopt B.keep C.adapt D.devote
(16).A.cost B.spent C.taken D.paid
(17).A.Nor B.Not C.No D.Any
(18).A.among B.amid C.amidst D.between
(19).A.for B.against C.to buy D.to use
(20).A.due to that B.in any case C.although D.where
What makes life difficult is the process of facing and solving problems and it is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or, loneliness or regret or anger of fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct." It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
1.The main idea of paragraph three is that ().
A、most people feel life is easy
B、the writer feels life is easy
C、the writer likes to complain about his problems
D、Problem solving is part of life
2.The saying from Benjamin Franklin "Those things that hurt, instruct" suggest that ().
A、we do not learn from experience
B、we do not learn when we are pain
C、pain teaches us important lessons
D、pain cannot be avoid
3.According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to ().
A、encourage them to learn
B、teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C、help them learn to deal with pain
D、teach them how to respect from problems
4.From the passage, it can be inferred that ().
A、everybody has problems
B、we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C、life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D、people like to complain about their problems
5.The writer probably used one short sentence in the first paragraph to ().
A、save space
B、persuade readers
C、make readers laugh
D、get readers'' attention
The success of an e-business depends largely on the success of the delivery channel partner.()
Success can breed success, if you ______ it.
A、take care of
B、take charge of
C、take advantage of