One day, a young soldier walked up to a much decorated senior officer in the army and asked him: “Sir, what is the secret of your success in the army? I want to be an officer too.”
The officer looked at the young soldier steadily (一动不动地) for about three minutes and gave him a threatening (带有威胁的) order. He gave the young soldier a cup full of water and told him to walk round the training field five times. He clearly told him that his life depended on it, and if a drop of water fell from the cup, another soldier would shoot him on the head. Four soldiers were strategically (战略上的) positioned to shoot him down once a drop of water fell from the cup.
Seeing how serious the whole thing turned out, he took the cup full of water and went out to complete his task. The young soldier carefully walked round the training field five times without letting a drop fall from the cup. On completion of the task, he returned the full cup to the senior officer.
When the officer saw what he did to protect his life by not allowing a drop of water out of the cup, he asked him the following questions:
“Did you see those beautiful girls dancing at the nearby market?"
The young soldier replied, “No.”
“Did you see those soldiers playing football in the field?”
The young soldier replied, “No.”
“What about those people fighting across the other side of the field?”
The young soldier replied, “No.”
Then, the officer looked at him and said, “If you focus on your task, you will succeed and protect your life too.”
At last, the young soldier left happily.
1.What did the soldier ask the officer to do?
A.Give him a cup full of water. B.Tell him how to be successful.
C.Walk round the training field. D.Appoint him as an officer.
2.What were other people doing when the soldier walked around the training field?
A.Four soldiers were shooting at him.
B.Some soldiers were fighting in the field.
C.Some soldiers were playing football in the field.
D.Some girls were dancing in the playground.
3.Why did the officer give the threatening order to the solider?
A.To kill him on purpose. B.To warn him not to drop any water.
C.To train the other soldiers. D.To teach him to concentrate on things.
4.What would the soldier probably do after leaving happily?
A.He would learn the secret of success.
B.He would practice walking steadily and fast.
C.He would buy some gifts to thank the officer.
D.He would stay focused on what he was doing.
Welcome to Camp Friendship
So what is Camp Friendship? It is a place where people come for fun, to be loved, and to have the experiences of an exciting life.
Introduction
Camp Friendship is a summer camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities. Camp Friendship consists of three parts with two-and-three -day overnight camps.
Activities
Campers go swimming, do arts and crafts, have campfires, sing songs, go fishing, and dress up for the dance. More importantly, Camp Friendship is about building lifelong friendship. Please share your camp experience and photos with us.
Staff
The camp is run by a family of over 150 volunteers that provide one on-one care and help for each camper as well as creating all of the program activities
Donation
Camp Friendship provides the services for each camper using funding provided by Rapid City and South Dakota Jaycees, other service organizations, and private donations.
Camper Registration (登记）
We are happy to help with questions or problems you may come across with the electronic application. Just contact us by e-mail. Mail-In forms are not allowed. If you do not feel comfortable filling out the online application please phone us at 605-7161885 or 605858-2211 and we will be happy to process your pre-registration over the phone. If you are applying as a staff (员工) member, please use the "Staff Registration".
1.Who is Camp Friendship designed for?
A.Those who like outdoor activities.
B.Those who expect to be loved.
C.Those who are disabled.
D.Those who long for an exciting life.
2.What is the special feature of Camp Friendship?
A.Sharing campers photos online.
B.Building lifelong friendship for campers.
C.Teaching campers to dress up.
D.Developing campers' talents.
3.What should you do when applying for a job in the camp?
A.Call the camp at 605-716-1885.
B.Download Mail-In forms.
C.Email your personal information.
D.Use the “Staff Registration".
请把下列句子翻译成英语（括号中的提示词必须用）
1.他兴趣广泛，从国际象棋到踢足球。（使用range的非谓语形式）
2.请记住，任何领域（field)的成功都需要努力。（bear; call）
3.请想出一个办法来解决剩下的问题。(figure;remain)
4.旅行时，我们应该重视安全。(attach)
5.这个年轻演员试图给观众留下深刻印象，但是没能成功。(attempt; impress)
美文填空
1.Memories ______ his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly ______ his childhood days.
2.______ his fingers slowly ______ the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover.
3.Most of us would surely think we go to school in order to be ______, to be a ______ man, and to be useful when we complete our studies.
4.He ______ to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds it truly ______.
5.Rowan's career change was partly ______ some speaking problems in his childhood. He ____ this by talking very deliberately.
Freshers’ Week
In British universities, new students have a special name: they are called Freshers. After their A-level exams, young people in the UK often make a fresh start by going to university. Which can involve leaving their family and moving to a new city. 1..
Freshers’ Week is a chance to make lots of new friends and try out different hobbies. Most universities in the UK have a Union building: a place where students go to have fun. 2. It also hosts various societies, including sports teams, political groups, etc. Students buy a membership to be part of a society and go to social events to meet others with similar interests. Sometimes there are quite a lot of students in lectures so it is difficult to get to know people in class. Therefore, each subject has its own club, such as the English Society and the Philosophy Society.
3. Tours of the town, creative workshops and parties are great ways to socialize with others. Sometimes famous singers come and play concerts especially for the new students of the university. There are also opportunities to go on trips to theme parks or other big cities nearby.
Students often move into “halls of residence” in their first year. 4. This is an excellent way to make friends but sometimes it can be difficult if you don’t get along with your new flat-mates or if the shared area gets very messy.
Freshers’ Week can be quite an exhausting experience because so many activities happen at once. A lot of students feel homesick when they first arrive on campus and keep themselves very busy to avoid feeling sad about leaving their family. Some students use their new liberty to drink a lot of alcohol and eat unhealthy food during Freshers’ Week. 5. However, it is supposed to be the best week of your life, and it is also an opportunity to make friends. Remember that it is only the beginning of your time at university and that you have three years ahead of you.
A. Usually it has shops, bars and even underground nightclubs.
B. They live in apartments with their own bedrooms but share a kitchen.
C. The best part of it is that you can share your interests with people around.
D. In Freshers’ Week, lots of activities are organized for Freshers to meet each other.
E. Then comes the great opportunity to make friends, join clubs and settle into university life.
F. This can cause “Freshers’ flu”: people get ill after a week of late nights and non-stop parties.
G. The first week of university life is called Freshers’ Week and is both an exciting and scary experience.
Earthquake in Japan. Donald Trump is accused of planting story about actress’s height after she rejected him. Mexico arrests ex-police chief in case of 43 missing students. Do you really need to know all these things?
Three years ago, I began an experiment. I stopped reading all newspapers and magazines. Televisions and radios were rejected. I deleted tile news apps from my iPhone. I didn’t touch a single free newspaper and deliberately looked the other way when someone tried to offer me any such reading material. The first weeks were hard. Very hard! I was constantly afraid of missing something. But after a while, I had a new understanding. The result after three years: clearer thoughts, more valuable ideas, better decisions, and much more time. And the best thing? I haven’t missed anything important.
A dozen reasons exist to give news a wide berth. Here are the top three: First, our brain reacts differently to different types of information. Shocking, people-based, fast-changing details all appeal to us. News producers capitalize on this. The result: Everything complex, abstract, and profound(深刻的) must be systematically singled out, even though such stories are much more relevant to our lives and to our understanding of the world. As a result, we walk around with a misrepresented mental map of the risks and threats we actually face.
Second, news is irrelevant. In the past year, you have probably consumed about ten thousand pieces of news. Be very honest: Name one of them, just one that helped you make a better decision－for your life, your career, or your business-compared with not having this piece of news. No one I have asked has been able to name more than two useful news stories—out of ten thousand. News organizations claim that their information gives you a competitive advantage. Too many fall for this. If news really helped people advance, journalists would be at the top of the income pyramid.
Third, news is a waste of time. An average human being spends half a day each week reading about current affairs. This is a huge loss of productivity. Take the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai. Let’s say a billion people viewed the minute-by-minute updates and listened to the chatter of a few “experts” and “commentators.” Thus our conservative calculation: One billion people multiplied by an hour’s distraction equals one billion hours of work stoppage. News wasted around two thousand lives—ten times more than the attack.
I would predict that turning your back on news will benefit you as much as removing any of the other ninety-eight errors we have covered in the pages of this book. Read long background articles and books. Nothing beats books for understanding the world.
1.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Refuse to read news. B.Select news carefully.
C.Question news. D.Help spread news.
2.In the author’s opinion, news _________.
A.represents a competitive advantage B.offers a mental map of the world
C.leads to a loss of productivity D.brings journalists’ income up
3.What’s the main purpose of writing the passage?
A.To offer tips on choosing news.
B.To advocate(支持) giving up reading news.
C.To share experiences on avoiding news.
D.To criticize media's misleading choice of news.
