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1.What kind of people will probably answer this advertisement?
A．College students preparing to work in some big companies.
B．College students preparing to study for a degree.
C．High school graduates preparing to have at-home training.
D．High school graduates who aren’t accepted by colleges.
2.With Harcourt, people can get a Specialized Associate Degree by .
A．doing full-time learning at school B．joining the classes
C．studying in their spare time D．staying at home
3.Harcourt training has NOT been used by for its employees.
A．General Motors B．Harvard University
C．General Electric D．Mobile
4.How can you contact Harcourt Learning Direct?
A．By sending an E-mail.
B．By visiting the office on weekdays.
C．By making a call on weekdays only.
D．By sending a letter not later than today.
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils(灾祸).
People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions(反应) toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites(食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.
1.Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven mainly because of their .
A．cultural values B．commercial purposes
C．personal experiences D．physical reactions to the color
2.Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button?
A．To relax people physically.
B．To increase people’s appetites.
C．To encourage people to make a purchase.
D．To cause a person’s blood pressure to rise.
3.What color might help lose weight according to the text?
A．Red B．Green C．Blue. D．Purple.
4.Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?
A．Colors and Human Beings. B．The Cultural Meaning of Color.
C．Colors and Personal Experiences. D．The Meaning and Function of Color.
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start—there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent(代理商) who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同)of the publisher—to be a published writer—is unbelievably rewarding(有回报的).
1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．I was waiting for good fortune.
B．I was trying to find an admirable job.
C．I was being aimless about a suitable job.
D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.
2.The author decided to write a novel .
A．to finish the writing course B．to realize her own dream
C．to satisfy readers’ wish D．to earn more money
3.How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?
A．Disturbed. B．Ashamed. C．Confident. D．Uncertain.
4.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?
A．It pays to stick to one’s goal.
B．Hard work can lead to success.
C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.
D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something.
Just listen
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 36 , and especially if it’s given from the 37 . When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 38 them. Just take them 39 . Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than 40 it.
One of my patients told me that when she 41 to tell her story, people often 42 to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her. Subtly, her pain became a story about themselves. 43 she stopped talking to most people. It was just too 44 . We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the 45 of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.
I have ever learned to 46 to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾) 47 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 48 , to take them out of their 49 of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 50 them.
This 51 thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 52 since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too 53 to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 54 to connect than the most well-intentioned(善意的) 55 .
1. A．introduction B．instruction C．attention D．relaxation
2. A．head B．memory C．mind D．heart
3. A．talk to B．listen to C．object to(反对) D．stick to(坚持)
4. A．in B．up C．off D．away
5. A．denying(否认) B．remembering C．questioning D．understanding
6. A．managed B．tried C．hoped D．expected
7. A．encouraged B．interrupted C．discouraged D．urged
8. A．Eventually B．Immediately C．Completely D．Especially
9. A．impolite B．meaningless C．lonely D．selfish
10. A．middle B．focus C．center D．choice
11. A．respond B．compare C．link D．regret
12. A．unless B．if C．until D．when
13. A．down B．away C．in D．off
14. A．experiment B．mixture C．judgment D．experience
15. A．with B．against C．for D．among
16. A．complex(费解的) B．simple C．single D．complicated(复杂的)
17. A．mentioned B．published C．taught D．proved
18. A．shy B．greedy C．active D．proud
19. A．strength B．energy C．power D．force
20. A．gestures B．praise C．criticism D．words
-----Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?
-----Sorry to say I didn’t. It was a meeting than a party.
A．more like B．much of C．less of D．more or less
Mo Yan has been the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, ___________ arouses people’s interest in reading his works.
A．ever; which B．even; that C．even; which D．ever; that
