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Everyone has good days and bad days.
Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world. But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork.
For more than 20 years, scientists have suggested that high self-esteem (自尊) is the key to success. Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful. In some cases, having high self-esteem can bring bad results if it makes you less likeable or more upset when you fail at something.
“Forget about self-esteem,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the important thing.”
Feeling good
Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange because it is good to feel good about yourself.
Studies show that people with high self-esteem are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-esteem.
But, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self-esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-esteem will not necessarily make you a better person.
He believes that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-esteem of all. He also said: “There’s no evidence that kids with high self-esteem do better in school.”
Problems
All types of people have problems. People with high self-esteem can have big egos (自我) that can make them less likeable to their peers(同龄人), said Kathleen Vohs, a psychology professor at Columbia University.
People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves, Vohs says. People with low self-esteem are more likely to rely on their friends when they need help.
What to do
Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people. Find positive ways to contribute to society. If you fail at something try to learn from the experience. “The best therapy (药方) is to recognize your faults,” Vohs says. “It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”
小题1:The new research comes to the conclusion that high self-esteem ________.
A.is not important at allB.has taken on a different meaning
C.may not be the key to successD.does not help you do better at school
小题2:One of the conclusions of the new research is that ________.
A.feeling good about oneself doesn’t mean you lead a happier life
B.people with high esteem usually do not seek other’s help
C.people with high esteem tend to be proud
D.people with low esteem are often more popular
小题3:The underlined part “a better person” in the passage probably means a person who is ________.
A.helpful and supportiveB.gentle and modest
C.likable and successfulD.friendly and kind
小题4:From the text, we can infer the best therapy mentioned in the last paragraph is mainly for people ________.
A.with high self-esteemB.with low self-esteem
C.of all kindsD.who are focusing on building self-esteem

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析

小题1:C 细节理解题。短文第三段表述“二十多年来,科学家们认为高度自信是成功的关键”,但从第四段中的“Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful”一句可知“新的研究表明高度自信可能不是成功的关键”。
小题2:C 细节理解题。根据短文中“People with high self-esteem can have big egos”和“People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves”两句分析可知。
小题3:D 推断题。从下文“He believes that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-esteem of all”一句推断,句中的better 表示的意义必须是同violent and wicked的意义相反。
小题4:A 推断题。从“药方”的内容上分析,建议人们放下架子,敢于承认错误,由此可推断此“良方”是为过度自信的人所开的。
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I close my eyes and can still hear her—the little girl with a ___1___ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block. She was a(n)  ___2___ peasant who asked for money and ___3___ gave the only thing she had——her voice. I paused outside a small shop and listened. She brought to my mind the ___4___ of Little Orphan Annie. I could not understand the words she  ___5___, but her voice begged for ___6___. It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell. She sang ___7___ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and ___8___ thrown back. She was small and of unremarkable looks. Her brown hair ___9___ the bun(发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to ___10___ a stray piece from her face. Her clothing I can’t recall. Her voice, on the other hand, is ___11___ imprinted in my mind.
I asked one of the translators about the girl. Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ___12___ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets. The children are unable to ___13___ school, and their parents work fulltime. These children know that the consequence of an ___14___ day is no food for the table. Similar situations occurred during the Depression(萧条) in the United States, but those American children were ___15___ shoeshine boys of the ___16___. This girl was real to me.
When we walked past her I gave her money. It was not out of pity ___17___ rather admiration. Her smile of ___18___ did not interrupt her singing. The girl watched us as we walked down the street. I know this because when I looked back she smiled again. We ___19___ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and ___20___ strength.
1. A. will B. strength      C. voice  D. determination
2. A. American       B. Chinese      C. Japanese     D. Russian
3. A. in return B. in turn       C. by hand      D. in silence
4. A. voice      B. image C. story   D. looks
5. A. said B. murmured  C. used    D. sang
6. A. attention B. love    C. help    D. mercy
7. A. across     B. from   C. under  D. from underneath
8. A. hands     B. feet     C. head   D. face
9. A. fell out   B. escaped      C. did up D. tied to
10. A. remove B. tear     C. cut off       D. dress
11. A. never    B. permanently      C. occasionally       D. sometimes
12. A. latter    B. rich    C. former       D. great
13. A. attend   B. finish  C. leave   D. enjoy
14. A. unhappy      B. unsatisfied  C. unusual      D. unsuccessful
15. A. faced    B. real     C. faceless      D. visible
16. A. twenties       B. thirties       C. forties D. teens
17. A. and      B. while  C. but     D. or
18. A. contempt     B. pity    C. bitterness    D. thanks
19. A. stopped B. shared C. won    D. exchanged
20. A. full      B. inner   C. brave  D. fighting
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In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon(蜡笔) when all that was left was the ugly black one.
In primary school your ___1___ of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; ___2___ your hand as you walked through the scary(可怕的) halls; ___3___ their lunch with you when you left ___4___ on the bus; saved a ___5___ on the back of the bus for you; knew ___6___ you had a crush on(迷恋) and never understood why. In ___7___ school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you ___8___ their social studies homework; went to that “cool” party with you  ___9___ you wouldn’t wind up(结束) being the only fresher there; did not let you lunch ___10___.
In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you___11___ in their new car;  comforted you when you broke up with Nick or Susan: found you a(n) ___12___ to the prom(舞会) or went to the prom with you(both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that ___13___; helped you deal with your parents who were having a ___14___ time letting you go.
On the threshold(开始) of ___15___  your idea of a good friend was the person who was there ___16___ you just couldn’t deal with your parents; assured you that now you and Nick or you and Susan were ___17___ together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you ___18___ through blurry(模糊的) eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would ___19___ it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly ___20___ you off to university knowing you were loved.
1. A. idea       B. thought      C. mind   D. sight
2. A. placed    B. shook  C. held    D. waved
3. A. cooked   B. seized C. shared D. bought
4. A. ours       B. hers    C. his      D. yours
5. A. ticket     B. seat     C. chair   D. stand
6. A. what      B. that     C. who    D. why
7. A. primary  B. secondary   C. college       D. pre-university
8. A. do   B. see      C. check  D. copy
9. A. and B. so       C. as       D. but
10. A. together       B. far      C. lonely D. alone
11. A. seat      B. time    C. money       D. rides
12. A. car       B. excuse C. friend D. date
13. A. school  B. prom  C. club    D. university
14. A. good    B. wonderful  C. hard    D. modern
15. A. boy      B. baby   C. child   D. adulthood
16. A. where   B. when  C. how    D. why
17. A. back     B. happy C. up      D. over
18. A. looked  B. went   C. came   D. passed
19. A. have     B. get      C. make  D. take
20. A. put       B. got     C. took    D. sent
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As my train was delayed for two hours, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some newspapers to read on the journey, I made my way to the ___1___ office to collect my heavy suitcase I had ___2___ there three days before. There were only a few people ___3___, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt didn’t seem to be where I had left it. I ___4___ the contents, and railway tickets, money scraps of paper and photos fell out of it; but no matter how ___5___ I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.
When my turn came, I ___6___ the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me ___7___ as if to say that he had ___8___ this kind of story many times and asked me to ___9___ the case. I told him that it was an old, brown looking ___10___ no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves. The assistant then gave me ___11___ and told me to ___12___ of the chief contents of the case. If they were ___13___, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to ___14___ all the articles I had ___15___ packed into the case and wrote them down as they came to me.
After I had done this, I went to ___16___ among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there. For one dreadful moment, it ___17___ to me that if someone had ___18___ the receipt up he could have easily claimed(认领) the case already. This hadn’t happened ___19___, for after a time I found the case lying in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was ___20___ and told me I could take the case away.
1. A. posting   B. working     C. luggage      D. manager’s
2. A. left B. forgotten    C. found  D. bought
3. A. standing B. crowding    C. talking       D. waiting
4. A threw      B. put     C. looked       D. emptied
5. A. often      B. much  C. hard    D. soon
6. A. said B. searched     C. spoke  D. explained
7. A. now and then B. up and down      C. here and there    D. back and forth
8. A. knew      B. realized      C. heard  D. seen
9. A. describe  B. draw   C. take out      D. show
10. A. object   B. matter C. subject       D. wallet
11. A. a paper B. a note C. a message   D. a form
12. A. sign names   B. make a list  C. write down D. draw a picture
13. A. everything   B. wrong C. correct       D. ready
14. A. draw    B. remember   C. read    D. remind
15. A. carelessly     B. suddenly    C. hurriedly    D. immediately
16. A. see       B. watch  C. find    D. look
17. A. happened     B. occurred     C. appeared    D. seemed
18. A. picked  B. collected    C. taken  D. stolen
19. A. fortunately   B. unluckily    C. by chance   D. presently
20. A. disappointed B. surprised    C. satisfied     D. worried
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.
Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on.. I tried to bear all these all these things as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true.
some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it, “That’s just for you,” he said. “ You know better than anyone else, the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just closing your ears anger and feeling hurt . When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to other people’s opinions, but hear the truth and do you know is right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. IN my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
小题1:Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A Not an Enemy, but a Best Friend
B The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C My Father
D My Childhood
小题2:What does “ week by week her list grew” mean?
A Week by Week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
B She had made a list of shortcomings and kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.
C I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and point them out.
小题3:Why did her father listen to her quietly?
A Because he believed that what her daughter’s enemy said was mostly true.
B Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.
D Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
小题4: What did the father do after he heard his daughter’s complaint?
A He told her not pay any attention to what her “enemy” said
B He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
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Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishier---the shark(鲨鱼).
Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks could be used to predict storms.
Lauren Smith, 24, is close to completing her study on shark’s ability to sense pressure.
If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behaviour of sharks to predict bad weather.
Miss Smith had previously studied the behaviour of lemon sharks in the Bahamas.
She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish, for further research at Aberdeen University.
Her work---thought to be the first of its kind to test the pressure theory ---- resulted from the observation that juvenile blacktip sharks off Florida moved into deeper water ahead of a violent storm in 2001.
Miss Smith said: “I’ve always been crazy about traveling and diving and this led me to an interest in sharks.”
“I was delighted to have been able to research in the area for my degree. I know there’s so much more we need to understand ---- but it certainly opens the way to more research.”
It has been discovered that a shark senses pressure using hair cells in its balance system.
At the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas, Miss Smith fixed hi-tech sensors to sharks to record pressure and temperature, while also tracking them using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology.
In Aberdeen, she was able to study the effects of tidal(潮汐的) and temperature changes on dogfish----none of which were harmed. She also used a special lab which can mimic(模拟) oceanic pressure changes caused by weather fronts.
She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year. She says she will be looking for a job which will give her the chance to enrich her experience of shark research.
小题1:The passage is most probably taken from _____.
A.a short-story collectionB.a popular science magazine
C.a research paperD.a personal diary
小题2:What do we learn from the first four paragraph of the passage?
A.Sharks may be used to predict bad weather.
B.Sharks’ behaviour can be controlled.
C.Michael Fish is not qualified for his job.
D.Lauren Smith will become a weather forecaster.
小题3:Lauren Smith conducted her research by _______.
A.removing hair cells from a shark’s balance system
B.measuring the air pressure of weather fronts
C.recording sharks’ body temperature
D.monitoring sharks’ reaction to weather changes
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.A popular way of forecasting weather.
B.A new research effort in predicting storms.
C.Biologists’ interest in the secrets of sharks.
D.Lauren Smith’s devotion to scientific research.

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