You’ve just found your dream job, but it pays less than the one you’ve working hard at right now. What should you do ? How can you make the right decision ?
When you have a difficult decision to make , you may probably think it over and over again for hours, weighting up all the advantages and disadvantages before coming to a decision .Or ,maybe you decide it quickly without thinking carefully .But according to scientific research, there’s a better way to do this: Sleep on it .
In a resent study , scientists made an experiment(实验). They offered the participants(参加者) some information about different types of cars .And they asked them to decide hypothetically(假设地) which one would be the best fit. Some of them were asked to make the decision right away ,while others were asked to choose the next morning.
The result of the survey was interesting. The people who had a good night’s sleep were energetic the next morning .And they choose the best quality cars. But those who made quick decisions chose cars with bad quality.
So ,if someone asks you to make a big decision ,don’t rush to give an answer at once .Instead ,take a step back and get a good night’s sleep. Chances are that ,in the morning , you’ll know exactly what to do .
1.Which makes it hard for you to make a decision?
A. You get less money from the dream job.
B. You get more money from the dream job.
C. You get less money from the job you’re doing now.
D. You get no money from the job you’re doing now .
2.Which are the two ways to make a decision according to the passage/
A. To decide by oneself and to discuss it with friends ,
B. To think it over for hours and to think about it for a night .
C. To decide at once and to decide after a night’s sleep,
D. To decide at home and to decide in a car ,
3.What are offered to the participants in the experiment?
A. Some different types of cars
B. Some different types of ships
C. some information about different types of cars
D. some information about different types of ships
4.The writer wants to tell us that we should make a big decision______ .
A. at once. B. at home
C. in a car D. after a night’s sleep.
The aim of students who come to school is to study．But to study needs a right way，or you waste either the time or the money．The following are the ways of studying．
The best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear．For that reason，we can get good result．
In studying we must have patience．If we have not known a text well，we must read it again．We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one．
When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading．
We must always ask “whys”．If it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends．In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better．
Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so．
1.Why is the morning the best time for reading?
A. It’s easy to remember what we have learned.
B. The air is fresh and the mind is clear.
C. It’s difficult to get good results.
D. A and B.
2.Why we must always ask “whys” in studying?
A. To understand the book well.
B. To write down the questions.
C. To do with the new words.
D. To get some questions to ask our teachers.
3.How many ways for studying has the passage taught us ?
A. three B. four C. five D. many
4.What does the passage mainly tells us?
A. The importance of reading.
B. To read in the morning.
C. To pay attention to the ways of studying.
D. To have patience in studying.
A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt. Later the woman spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . so it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo(弥补) the wrong.”
1.The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbor.
A. happy about B. angry about
C. sorry for D. excited about
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.
B. The wise man was not kind enough.
C. The woman found all the feathers at last.
D. The woman was given a lesson.
3.What did the wise man ask the woman to do those for ?
A. He wanted to fool her .
B. He wanted her to understand something .
C. He wanted her to learn how to kill a chicken .
D. He wanted her to help her neighbor.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A. A wise man is helpful .
B. Don’t spread the gossip unless it’s true .
C. It’s easy to hurt others , but it’s hard to repair the harm .
D. Never make any mistakes .
No table service Please choose a table number before ordering your food at the bar . Pay for your food when you order . No.1 | SPECIAL OFFER If you use the swimming pool ten times in one month , you can attend(参加) one Water Fitness Class free of charge ! No.2 |
Activity School Notice Board Please sign up (报名)for next week’s afternoon Activities before Friday lunchtime . If you Don’t do this , we will select(选择)activities for you . No.3 | Tom ---- I’m going to be late . Don’t wait for me at the bar . I’ll go straight to the restaurant and see you there --- Jess
No.4 |
1.What should people at the restaurant do first according to No.1 ?
A. Go to the bar . B. Find a table.
C. Pay for their food . D. Order the food .
2.Which is TRUE about No.2 ?
A. The Water Fitness Classes are free to people who swim ten times in one month .
B. This month , you can go to the Water Fitness Classes and use the swimming pool ten times without paying .
C. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes .
D. If you want to be healthy, you must swim for ten times in one month .
3.Students who do not sign up before Friday lunchtime _____________ .
A. will not be able to do afternoon activities next week
B. will have to work in the afternoon next week
C. won’t be able to choose their afternoon activities next week
D. will sign up Friday next week
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框内所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次 。（每小题1分）
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Years ago , I lived in the house in a large city . The house next door was a few meters away from 1. . Through the window , I could often see a woman 2. I had never met doing some reading in the house every afternoon.
Several 3. went by ,I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was not very clear through the dirty window. I wondered why the woman didn’t wash her window. It 4. looked terrible.
One bright morning, I decided to clean my house, including 5. the window inside. Late in the morning, when I finished all the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. How 6. ! I found that the woman’s window was actually so clean that she could 7. clearly sitting by the window.
That was quite an 8. lesson for me. How often had I looked at others through my own shortcomings(缺点)！
Since then, I 9. used to asking myself whether I am looking through my own dirty window. Before I want to judge someone, I always think 10. than before and try to clean the dirty window so that I may see the world around me more clearly ..
请先阅读下面短文，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery．Her son and his wife heard the news the radio．
“How are we going to tell your mother?” the wife asked．“The might kill her!”
“That’s true.” the son said．
“Perhaps we’d better to her doctor about it．He’ll know how to break the news to her ．”
Then they explained the situation to the old lady’s doctor．
“I’m you told me，”the doctor said，“A shock，even a happy one could give her a heart attack． it to me ,I’ll find a way of telling her．”
He the problems for a few days．and finally decided he would say．
He called on the old lady and sat by her bedside ．He took her in his．
“Let’s play a game，my dear ”he said. “ A ‘Let’s Pretend’ game.”
“Oh，yes. ”the old lady said，“I love ‘Let’s Pretend’ game.．”
“Good．I’ll ask you a question ,”said the doctor . “Then you can ask me ”
He pretended to think for a few . Then said, “Tell me，what would you do if you a million dollars in a lottery?”
“Oh，that’s an easy one，”the old lady said，“I will give you most of it because you have been so to me all these years . Doctor !”
But the doctor was now on the floor .He had died of a shock。
1.A. by B. on C. in D. from
2.A. shock B. dream C. end D.secret
3.A. ask B. say C. decide D. speak
4.A. quickly B. easily C. quietly D. strongly
5.A. sad B. bored C. glad D. worried
6.A. Bring B. Pass C. Show D. Leave
7.A. thought out B. thought about C. came up with D. worked out
8.A. what B. when C. how D. why
9.A. head B. hands C. eyes D. ears
10.A. instead B. again C. first D. late
11.A. this B. that C. it D. one
12.A. moments B. hours C. weeks D. days
13.A. win B. won C. will win D. have won
14.A. good B. bad C. fair D. unfair
15.A. standing B. walking C. lying D. climbing
