Tom looked upon the test as an obstacle _____ his classmates regarded it as a challenge.
A．while B．because C．unless D．if
仔细观察下面这幅漫画，用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，描述图画并就“合作”这个话题，发表你的看法。开头句已给，不计入总词数。
In the picture, two goats are tied to each other with a rope.
Criticism (批评) is everywhere in life. It is up to you to decide how to react to it. Learn how to deal with criticism and lead a happier and more relaxing life.
Ask yourself how the criticism will affect you. Will you lose your job because of the criticism? Will you lose what is important to you because you are criticized? Will life stop existing if your opinions are not accepted? Surely not! So, don’t worry about it. Instead, remember that some criticism actually helps you make some improvements.
You absolutely cannot stop what people say. What you can do, however, is to change the way you react to criticism. If you let it upset you, then the blame is on you. You have the right to decide what to do with the criticism you receive.
Don’t be afraid to accept criticism. No one likes to be told that he is wrong. Yet, every single person has, at one time or another, been blamed for something. Realize that it’s normal. You may have received some strong criticism, but it doesn’t mean that you are foolish, or that you don’t have the ability to do something properly. If you are afraid to put your work out for others to see, you’ll never know if you are a capable person. Try not to think of it in that way and don’t take it seriously. If you can learn to be optimistic, you will remove some stress and nervousness about what people think, thus becoming happier.
Consider where the criticism comes from. It may help you step back and examine what causes the criticism. Is the critic just trying to offer constructive criticism? It is much easier to accept correction or guidance from someone that has good intentions. This type of criticism is known as valid criticism, because there is a valid point or reason to it. On the other hand, there are critics that offer their advice just to be negative. This is commonly referred to as invalid criticism because it is often not of any use at all.
Do your best. And if someone doesn’t like what you’ve done, so what? It’s either valid criticism or invalid criticism. But you have the power to decide how you will allow it to affect you.
Title: How to deal with criticism
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The author’s opinion about criticism |
Criticism is a (n)1. part of life and it is up to you to decide your reaction to it. |
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Ways of dealing with criticism |
●Understand the 2. that criticism has on you: 1) Some criticism won’t make a difference to you, so don’t feel 3. about it. 2) Some criticism can help you 4.. ●Change the way you respond to criticism and try not to be 5. about it. ●Accept criticism 6.: Receiving criticism doesn’t mean you are stupid or you are 7. to do things. ●Be optimistic about criticism and you will become less stressed or 8.. ●Think about the 9. for criticism: It may be valid criticism or invalid criticism. |
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Take criticism as it is and remember you decide how you respond to it. |
Imagine that you are sitting in a park and suddenly remember that you need to send an urgent email. You have your laptop computer with you and you connect it to a wireless access point and access the Internet. Then you send your email. This wouldn’t have been possible if there were no wireless Internet for laptops. Wireless Internet has come into our life in so many ways that we don’t even realize what a necessary part it has become of our day-to-day lives.
How do we connect to a wireless Internet service for laptop computers? There are two ways to do this. They are Wi-Fi connection and Bluetooth connection. Wireless networking is very easy. You just switch on the Wi-Fi button that has been provided in the laptop for Wi-Fi scanning. Once that is done, the computer will connect to the Internet.
An interesting fact about Wi-Fi networking is that you can create a network between similar wireless equipment. Consider a situation where you and your friend both have Wi-Fi laptops, and there is some data you want to exchange. Traditional networking architecture demands that you have a wireless router (路由器). But the beauty of Wi-Fi networking technology is that you can set up a network between you and your friend’s laptop, and share all the data you want.
Broadband (宽带) Internet connection is typically preferred by any user as it provides better speed for Internet surfing. Up until the invention of 3G mobile phones, Internet speed on mobile phones was very slow. 3G has the promise of changing the entire face of broadband technology. Just imagine browsing at speeds of more that 2MB per second. To give you a measure of the speed, 3G enables you to watch high quality live videos on the Internet.
It is amazing to see how technology changes and the rate at which it changes. There may come a time when you may be able to browse using mobile wireless Internet for laptops anywhere in the world.
1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．Wireless Internet will become a reality soon.
B．We can send emails outdoors through wireless Internet.
C．Laptops enable us to do business everywhere.
D．People can easily find a laptop to surf the Internet.
2.People can enjoy a wireless Internet service for laptop computers by .
A．connecting to another computer B．switching off the Wi-Fi button
C．using bluetooth connection D．connecting bluetooth to Wi-Fi
3.What should we do to share some data with a friend through Wi-Fi networking?
A．Use the same computer. B．Surf online.
C．Have a wireless router. D．Set up a network.
4.One main advantage of 3G mobile phones mentioned in the passage is .
A．their low price B．their different functions
C．their high Internet speed D．their bright future
It is not a secret that these are turbulent times that put everyone on edge all the time and it makes people angry with their families, co-workers, friends and relatives, frustrated (沮丧的)and highly annoyed just for the noise of the neighbors or the music coming from the opposite house. Anger and negative energy have a strong influence on everyone’s life, even when they don’t realize it.
Being in a calm state of mind is simply wonderful. Results of this can be seen when parents no longer shout at their children over any small thing and when one can keep him cool when bad things happen and doesn’t let the situation become worse by his negative influence.
Also results can be seen on a larger scale. In 1993 a very interesting scientific experiment called The US Transcendental Meditation experiment was conducted in Washington. A company called TM got 4,000 calm and relaxed people to simply sit and meditate (冥想) in a central Washington convention center. The results of this experiment showed that during those particular 8 weeks, violent crimes, such as murder, rape, assaults, clearly decreased by as much as 23%.
This is evident proof that meditation can change the state of mind, bring back peace of mind and collective meditation is contagious (蔓延的), just as anything done collectively is contagious. For example, a person has the urge to become aggressive (while in normal circumstances that person is very calm and normal), just because he is sitting at a stadium watching a football game and everyone around is shouting and is aggressive.
Isn’t increasing the quality of life worth spending 20 minutes of time on meditation? Yes, very few people follow through with a meditation method that should be a joy to do. Many start and leave it after only a few sessions.
So if collective meditation has proven that meditation works, that it calms people down and that it brings their levels of stress down, why not employ it in everyday life?
1.The underlined word “turbulent” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A．changeless B．disorderly C．perfect D．expected
2.According to Paragraph 3, the scientific experiment .
A．was to test whether meditation is useful
B．was conducted throughout America
C．asked the participants to do a lot of sports
D．had no particular requirements on the participants
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Violent crimes are closely related to aggressive characters.
B．People are sometimes easily annoyed by small things.
C．Many people fail to carry out a meditation method.
D．Meditation can cure people of many illnesses.
In 1991, Kentucky Fried Chicken announced that it was officially changing its name to “KFC” as well as updating its packaging and logo(标识)with a more modern look. The public relations reason was that health-conscious consumers associated the word “fried” with “unhealthy”, causing some of them to completely avoid the wide variety of “healthy” menu items. The new title and image were designed to attract customers to a restaurant now offering foods branded as “better for you”.
It sounded good, but the real reason behind the shift to KFC had nothing to do with critical consumers. In 1990, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, trapped in debt, took the unusual step of trade marking its name. Therefore, anyone using the word “Kentucky” for business reasons would have to obtain permission and pay licensing fees to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It was an unusual and brilliant scheme to lighten government debt, but it was also one that alienated (疏远)one of the most famous companies ever associated with Kentucky. The Kentucky Fried Chicken chain refused as a matter of principle to pay royalties on a name they had been using for four decades. After a year of fruitless talks, Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name instead, introducing new packaging and products to hide the real reasons behind the change of the name.
Kentucky fried Chicken was not the only one who bravely refused to give in. The name of the most famous horse race in North America, held every year at Churchill Downs, was changed to “The Run for the Roses” for similar reasons.
In November 2006, KFC and the State of Kentucky finally reached a settlement over the use of the trademarked word “Kentucky”, and the restaurant chain announced it would be reusing its former name of “Kentucky Fried Chicken”.
1.The public relations reason for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s updating its packaging and logo was that .
A．it was losing money
B．most customers didn’t like the old logo
C．it wanted to get involved in other businesses
D．it decided to offer better foods to customers
2.The Commonwealth of Kentucky trademarked its name to .
A．develop American culture
B．be alienated from the famous companies
C．raise money to pay the government debt
D．make Kentucky known throughout the world
3.The real reason why “Kentucky Fried Chicken” changed its name was related to .
A．health B．money C．package D．product
4.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．KFC is still not allowed to use the name of “Kentucky Fried Chicken”
B．“Kentucky Fried Chicken” changed its name after several years of talks
C．the name “Kentucky Fried Chicken” had only been used for a short time
D．the original name of the horse race “The Run for the Roses” contained the word “Kentucky”
