Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.”
If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily.
How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__!
Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure.
When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.
| 小题1: | | A．celebrated | B．complained | C．explained | D．answered |
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| 小题2: | | A．confidently | B．madly | C．carelessly | D．angrily |
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| 小题3: | | A．remembered | B．refused | C．learned | D．ordered |
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| 小题4: | | A．test | B．ignore | C．invent | D．use |
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| 小题5: | | A．healthy | B．enthusiastic | C．intelligent | D．generous |
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| 小题6: | | A．shown | B．prevented | C．recorded | D．practiced |
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| 小题7: | | A．errors | B．machines | C．jobs | D．steps |
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| 小题8: | | A．common | B．strange | C．familiar | D．true |
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| 小题9: | | A．effect | B．time | C．drugs | D．roles |
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| 小题10: | | A．as though | B．so that | C．unless | D．if |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．attempt | C．give | D．see |
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| 小题12: | | A．depends on | B．sets aside | C．turns down | D．sets up |
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| 小题13: | | A．appearance | B．experiences | C．qualities | D．feelings |
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| 小题14: | | A．own | B．realize | C．provide | D．research |
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| 小题15: | | A．active | B．hard | C．rich | D．average |
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| 小题16: | | A．sell | B．draw | C．eat | D．praise |
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| 小题17: | | A．achieve | B．watch | C．offer | D．recognize |
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| 小题18: | | A．story | B．excuse | C．key | D．plan |
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| 小题19: | | A．preparation | B．influence | C．life | D．generation |
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| 小题20: | | A．powerful | B．wonderful | C．successful | D．hopeful |
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小题1:B。由爱迪生的助手所说的话可知，他有点灰心丧气, 所以他就开始“抱怨（complained）”。
小题1:选A。由后面爱迪生所说的话可知，爱迪生对发明锲而不舍，所以他对自己的工作充满了“信心”。
小题1:选C。由爱迪生的乐观态度可知，他认为他们已经“学到了（learned）”很多。上文中助手的话也有提示。
小题1:选D。试验证明有两千种材料不能“用来（use）”做电灯泡。
小题1:选C。此处与下句的genius呼应：如果我们善于从自己的错误中学习，那我们就会变得“明智（intelligent）”。
小题1:选D。成功就是每天要“实践（practiced）”的一些简单的行为准则。
小题1:选A。失败就是每天重复犯的“小错误（errors）”。
小题1:选D。这里用true表示作者完全认同上述这些话。
小题1:选B。由下一句可知，成功需要时间。
小题1:选D。如果太着急就会犯错误，if在此引导一个条件状语从句。
小题1:选B。没有自信心，我们就无法去“尝试（attempt）”新的具有挑战性的任务。
小题1:选A。由上下文可知，我们的自信“取决于（depends on）”我们对自己的看法和是否相信自己。
小题1:选C。我们每个人生来都具有特殊的“品质（qualities）”。其他选项不符合常理。
小题1:选B。但是只有一少部分人“认识到（realize）”自己真正的潜能。
小题1:选D。此处选“平庸的（average）”与上文中的exceptional对比。
小题1:选C。成功就像人人都想“吃（eat）”的水果，此处用来比喻人人都想拥有成功。
小题1:选A。不付出努力，你就无法“获得（achieve）”成功。
小题1:选B。想成功的人总是寻找办法，而不想成功的人总是寻找“借口（excuse）”。
小题1:选A。精心准备会走向成功，反之注定会失败。
小题1:选C。当你“成功（successful）”时，享受它并帮助其他想取得成就的人。 |
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Getting ready for a big test? Want to get some extra energy for your next sports event? Or do you just need to relax? Match the mood you’re in( or the mood you’d like to be in) to the descriptions below and find out what color may help.
Feeling tired: Red can help you meet the demands of a busy day. If you’ve got a tough day ahead, try wearing a red sweater or painting your fingernails a rich red to boost(增加) your energy.
Feeling tense or depressed: Green may give you a sense of peace. Take a long walk through a tree-filled park or read a book in a grassy area.
Wanting to use your creativity: Violet(紫罗兰色) helps increase creativity. Think of a creative project you’d like to start and use the color violet as your main theme.
Experiencing lack of interest: Yellow helps to improve thought process and mental sharpness. Start keeping a diary on yellow notepaper, and get some sunlight on your face.
Needing to boost your imagination: Indigo(靛蓝色) strengthens dream activity. Put on your favorite pair of jeans and a pair of indigo sunglasses.
Feeling sad, self-conscious, nervous: Orange may help start your emotions and make you more social. Buy yourself an orange book bag or purse and carry it with you on the days when you’re feeling low.
Having trouble sleeping: Blue helps calm your nerves and brings relaxation. Buy some blue sheets for your bed and curl up with your favorite magazines for a relaxing night.
小题1: If you’re trying to calm yourself down, you may ________.| A．wear a red sweater | B．walk through green fields. | | C．put on a pair of jeans | D．buy a yellow bag |
小题2:Which of the following is most helpful in producing unique artwork?| A．Red | B．Green | C．Violet | D．Orange |
小题3:According to the passage, orange____________.| A．helps fire one’s imagination | B．helps you deal with people easily | | C．helps have a good rest | D．helps save energy |
小题4: If you want to be in high spirits, which colors may help?| A．Red and yellow | B．Yellow and blue | | C．Green and violet | D．Blue and green |
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“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 37 air．
Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to do．But then she took it a step 39 ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and 40 him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 41 position．She 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 44 door and ask him to close．There have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．
However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 47 will be completed, and, with the way things are 48 , completed quickly．
What a 49 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．
A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 ．Once you 52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just 55 doing it．
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| 小题2: | | A．thin | B．fresh | C．dirty | D．cold |
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| 小题3: | | A．interesting | B．funny | C．tough | D．possible |
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| 小题4: | | A．again | B．further | C．deeper | D．backward |
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| 小题5: | | A．pushing | B．catching | C．driving | D．positioning |
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| 小题6: | | A．stopped | B．fixed | C．closed | D．checked |
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| 小题7: | | A．rewarded | B．provided | C．offered | D．thanked |
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| 小题8: | | A．moved | B．convinced | C．concerned | D．puzzled |
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| 小题9: | | A．open | B．closed | C．broken | D．perfect |
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| 小题10: | | A．pleasures | B．experiments | C．failures | D．pauses |
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| 小题11: | | A．in case | B．even if | C．as if | D．so that |
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| 小题12: | | A．interest | B．task | C．profit | D．harmony |
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| 小题13: | | A．changing | B．reacting | C．progressing | D．happening |
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| 小题14: | | A．wonderful | B．small | C．different | D．simple |
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| 小题15: | | A．knowledge | B．skills | C．lessons | D．experience |
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| 小题16: | | A．patience | B．part | C．delight | D．action |
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| 小题17: | | A．hold on to | B．pay attention to | C．come up with | D．live up to |
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| 小题18: | | A．date | B．touch | C．reach | D．power |
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| 小题19: | | A．prove | B．decide | C．approve | D．realize |
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They huddled （挤在一起） inside the storm door – two children in dirty old coats.
“Any old __36___ , lady?”
I was __37__ with my household budget (预算). I wanted to say no --- until I looked down at their __38__ . Thin little sandals (凉鞋), __39__ through. “Come into the front room and I’ll make you a cup of hot __40__ .” There was no conversation. Their wet sandals left __41__ upon the hearthstone (壁炉的石头).
I __42__ them cocoa and bread with jam (果酱) to __43__ against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started __44__ on my household budget.
I __45__ the silence in the front room and looked in. The girl held the empty __46__ in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady ... are you rich?”
“Am I rich? No!”
The girl put her cup back in its saucer (碟子) – __47_ . “Your cups __48__ your saucers.” Her voice was old, with a __49__ that was not of the stomach.
They left then, holding their newspapers __50__ the wind. They hadn’t said __51__ . They didn’t need to. They had done more than that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. __52__ they matched. I tasted the potatoes and stirred (搅拌) the gravy (肉汁). Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job – these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were __53__ wet upon my heart. I let them be. I want them there __54__ I ever forget again how very__55__ I am.
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| 小题6: | | A．snow | B．water | C．raindrops | D．marks |
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| 小题7: | | A．made | B．served | C．offered | D．sent |
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| 小题8: | | A．protect | B．warm | C．fight | D．beat |
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| 小题10: | A．h ated | B．wondered | C．found | D．noticed |
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| 小题11: | | A．spoon | B．cup | C．bowl | D．plate |
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| 小题12: | | A．carelessly | B．carefully | C．hurriedly | D．heavily |
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| 小题14: | | A．hunger | B．hope | C．sound | D．anger |
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| 小题15: | | A．with | B．against | C．in | D．along |
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| 小题18: | | A．still | B．even | C．once | D．ever |
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Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive(漂亮的) people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的；管理的) circle, beauty can become
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While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plain(平常的，不漂亮的) men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.
This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
小题1:The word "liability" most probably means __________. | A．disadvantage | B．advantage | C．misfortune | D．trouble |
小题2:In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ________. | A．makes women look more honest and capable | B．strengthens the qualifies required | | C．is of no importance to women | D．often enables women to succeed quickly |
小题3:Bowman"s experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _______. | A．turns out to be a disadvantage to men | | B．is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women | | C．affects men and women alike | | D．has as little effect on men as on women |
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that people"s views on beauty are often _____. | A．practical | B．supportive | C．old-fashioned | D．one-sided |
小题5: The author writes this passage to ________________. | A．give advice to job-seekers who are attractive | | B．discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive | | C．demand equal rights for women | | D．state the importance of appearance |
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If you dream in color, you’re not alone: the majority of people today claim to have colorful dreams. But it wasn’t always thus. Research conducted in the early part of the last century consistently found that people reported dreaming most often in black and white.
According to Eva Murzyn at the University of Dundee, there are at least two possible explanations for this strange situation.
The first is the methods used in the researches. The early studies tended to use questionnaires（问卷）, while more modern studies use dream diaries (filled in upon rising in the morning) or so-called “REM-awakening”, which involves interrupting people’s dream-filled periods of sleep to find out what they were dreaming about. People’s memories of their dreams are likely to be less accurate by using the questionnaire approach and they are more likely to reflect their beliefs about the form dreams generally take in an unclear way.
The second explanation has to do with black and white television and film. It"s possible that the sudden increase in black and white film and television during the first half of the last century either affected the form of people’s dreams at that time, or affected their beliefs about the form dreams generally take.
According to Murzyn’s findings, it’s the explanation based on media exposure that carries more weight. She used both questionnaire and diary methods to study the dreams of 30 older (average age 64) and 30 younger people (average age 21).
The methodological technique made no difference to the type of dreams people reported. However, the extremely important thing was that, across both questionnaires and diaries, the older participants (who had had significant early life exposure to black and white media) reported experiencing significantly more black and white dreams over the last ten days than the younger participants (22 per cent vs. 4 per cent).
Another finding was that older participants reported black and white dreams and colorful dreams to be of equal clearness. By contrast, the younger participants reported that the quality of black and white dreams was poorer. This raises the possibility that the younger participants didn’t really have any black and white dreams at all, but were simply regarding poorly remembered dreams as black and white.
小题1:We learn from the text that ______.| A．people in the first half of the last century never had colorful dreams | | B．older people are more likely to have black and white dreams | | C．the dreams of younger people are always colorful | | D．people today don’t have white and black dreams any more |
小题2:What did Murxyn do to find out the explanations for the colors in people’s dreams?| A．She applied both questionnaire and diary methods to study people’s dreams. | | B．She used diary methods to record people’s dreams. | | C．She chose 60 people to answer her questions about their dreams. | | D．She woke people up to record the colors of their dreams. |
小题3:What does the underlined expression “carry more weight” in paragraph 5 mean?| A．be heavier | B．be more powerful | C．be more important | D．be more useful |
小题4:From Murxyn’s findings we can infer that ______.| A．both older people and younger people could report colorful dreams clearly | | B．young people don’t have any black and white dreams in fact | | C．the color of a person’s dream is decided by one’s age | | D．it is probably the color of media that affects the color of one’s dream |
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