Recently, I questioned the work I was doing. I found myself wondering whether all my time and effort was______. Will my new business provide the income I need? Is my service good enough for others to want to______my products? These are only a few of the______that ran through my mind. With every question, my self-confidence were_______! As my doubts swirled（纷乱）in my mind, I could feel my attitude changing. I doubted whether it is really worth the_______or not.
Realizing that these______thoughts were affecting my attitude, I went to the website to read quotes on______.I found I did not have a category of “self-confidence”. I then searched the wow4u website and found______quotes on self-confidence. So I______establishing a category on self-confidence.
As I worked on the web page, my self-confidence was being______.I could feel my outlook changing, and gave myself a(n)______adjustment. Many times in my life I have found the quotes have______changed my outlook. The quotes I was reading reassured(使消除疑虑)me, and provided me with the______to realize that what I was doing in fact what I______to do. Like everything else in life, it takes time;_____does not happen overnight. Then my attitude has become_______
As I was reading a quote from Rosalyn Carter, “If you_____whether you can accomplish something, then you can’t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your______, and then be______enough to follow through,” I realized I do have confidence in my ability, but what I was______was the persistence and determination to follow it through!
1.A. limited B. endless C. small D. worthwhile
2.A. do B. purchase C. refuse D. quit
3.A. jobs B. chances C. suggestions D. questions
4.A. decreasing B. forming C. improving D. continuing
5.A. trust B. effect C. effort D. praise
6.A. negative B. proper C. normal D. final
7.A. dream B. career C. self-control D. self-confidence
8.A. honest B. wonderful C. strict D. comfortable
9.A. ended up B. gave up C. made up D. put up
10.A. tested B. ignored C. restored D. forgotten
11.A. life B. work C. study D. attitude
12.A. hardly B. actually C. slightly D. normally
13.A. wealth B. promise C. condition D. motivation
14.A. loved B. disliked C. advised D. remembered
15.A. honor B. tragedy C. success D. friendship
16.A. angry B. positive C. patient D. nervous
17.A. know B. wonder C. doubt D. check
18.A. ability B. knowledge C. experience D. background
19.A. clever B. skilled C. tough D. curious
20.A. considering B. lacking C. expecting D. gaining
Attracting people will earn you new friends and relationship. If you are an attractive person, both inside and out, you can have better bonds with your peers. 1. All you have to do is start with yourself and the rest will come.
Don’t forget to smile. A smile is the best accessory（配饰）you can wear if you want to attract people. It sends out a message that you are happy and very approachable. 2. It will make your face look warmer and more positive.
Care about other people. 3. Try to be more conscious about how you relate with other people. If you notice that you talk about yourself constantly, you may come across as very unlikable to people.
4. Open a door for a workmate who is carrying things. Say “thank you” to the waiter when he gets your order. If you see a friend feeling down, try to cheer her or him up. Things like that make a big influence on the impression people have of you.
Be true to yourself. If you’re not true to yourself then you won’t be happy. What would be the point of attracting other people if you have no happiness to give? Always remember that attractiveness starts from within.5. This is the true secret to attracting other people: be-cause all of the tips above will not work unless you are true to yourself.
A. Be confident.
B. It’s not hard to attract people.
C. Make efforts to do the small things.
D. Selfishness is not a feature that attracts people.
E. Your smile should be relaxing and come from heart.
F. Your physical appearance can attract other people as much as your manners.
G. If you’re happy with yourself, you’ll attract other people naturally with no effort.
As the leaves change color in autumn students return to school. As a frost cove’s the ground each night, we are busy planting vegetables in northern Wisconsin.
Five public school districts in northern Wisconsin recently built high tunnels（隧道）for the winter growing season. The schools’ high tunnels, made of metal frame and a plastic covering the raised beds, keep plants warm enough to extend the growing season through the winter and allow an earlier spring planting. Our very short growing season occurs almost entirely during the summer vacation months. This makes the high tunnels necessary in allowing students to gain experience of growing and marketing produce in a cold climate where production at this scale couldn’t otherwise happen during the school year.
During the summer, the high tunnels on school grounds still need to remain there. We developed the Agripreneur program（Agriculture + Entrepreneur）to support students’ work in the high tunnels during months when students are on holidays. This program was made possible by a farm and a university. Each summer, a pair of students will be hired from every high school to care for and sell a single crop in exchange for instruction from professional local farmers, growing experience, and a salary.
The Agripreneur program appeared for its first season during the summer of 2015. Students grew tomatoes that were sold to community members, local restaurants and the school cafeterias（食堂）. The program met its goal of increasing the number of local vegetables consumed, both within the region and in school lunches. Sales to school cafeterias will continue through the winter as the high tunnels’ change to nutrient root vegetables, all grown by students.
We may live in winter, but with the recent addition of these school high tunnels, our students are able to eat the freshest local vegetables available—even during the coldest months.
1.What do we know about the school’s high tunnels?
A. They are actually greenhouses.
B. They are actually metal containers.
C. They are entirely used for planting vegetables in summer
D. They are mainly used as reading rooms for students.
2.High tunnels are being used in the school districts because of________.
A. students’ interest in planting. B. the larger need of crops there.
C. the short growing season there. D. no fresh vegetables available there.
3.The Agripreneur program was created to________.
A. get farmers to produce more crops.
B. check students’ work on the high tunnels.
C. get instructions from professional local farmers.
D. help students do their work in the high tunnels in holidays.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Crops Are Planted in Winter
B. Students Are Becoming Scientists
C. Schools Have the Vegetable Market
D. New Growing Season Begins Under High Tunnels
The number of Japanese students in the Chinese mainland is more than those studying in the US, according to Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, a Taiwan news outlet reported on Monday.
Japan saw the peak of studying abroad in 2010 when 124,000 sought academic careers overseas. About 61,000 Japanese studied in the US in 2010, about half the total studying abroad. But since then, the number has decreased. In 2015, the number was down to only just over 20,000, about 20 percent of Japanese students being educated overseas.
The number of Japanese going to the Chinese mainland to study has been rising since 2009 and now surpasses the US.
An official spokesman said, "Choices are various for studying abroad nowadays, not just limited to the US. Many Japanese universities have an increasing number of exchange pro-grams with Chinese universities and Japanese companies now tend to prefer people with academic experience in Asia rather than the.US or Europe as previously. Tuition fees (学费）are another reason. Annual fees in US universities are almost twice those charged by Chinese
universities.”
Some Japanese experts say the decline indicates young Japanese are satisfied with the domestic situation rather than preparing for challenges outside.
1.How many Japanese students studied abroad in 2015?
A. About 61,000. B. About 100,000.
C. About 124,000. D. About 200,000.
2.What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The tuition fees about studying in the US.
B. The choices for Japanese students to study abroad.
C. The reason why Japanese students go to study in China.
D. The problems that Japanese students have when studying in China.
3.The underlined word “domestic” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. native B. previous
C. complex D. simple
I was the oldest of five children back in the 60’s. We lived in a nice little three-bedroom bungalow（平房）in Michigan. Mom and Dad worked so hard, yet always found the time to spend with us. The only place they could take five active children to was the drive-in (汽车影院）movies!
We always looked forward to going to the drive-in! Mom would fill a big bag with homemade popcorn. On the way there, Dad would make a special stop at the penny candy store, where we were all allowed to fill a little brown bag with all kinds of penny candy. We were so exited as we carried our treasures back to the car, knowing we couldn’t eat it until the cartoon began.
We would get there early, so that we could play on the playground, right under the big screen. As soon as it started to get dark, the screen lit up, and we would race back to the car to get our candy.
There were always two cartoons playing before the movie, like Felix the Cat, The Coyote, and Tom and Jerry, But what was just as exciting was the ticking clock advertisement for the refreshment stand, with dancing hot dogs, candy and ice cream. That came on right before the movie. It was all that five kids could hope for, and by then, stay awake for.
We would get home around 2 am, pretty late for us. Mom help«ed us drug ourselves and our pillows to our beds and dad carried in the little ones.
I was disappointed the day they closed the last drive-in in our town. It will always hold special memories for us—those days of penny candy.
1.What could the author eat when he watched the cartoons and movies?
A. Hot dogs. B. Ice cream.
C. Hamburgers. D. Popcorn and candy.
2.What does the underlined phrase “our treasures” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. Mom and dad. B. The penny candy,
C. Favorite cartoons. D. Homemade popcorn.
3.What was the last show before I be movie?
A. Felix the Cat. B. Tom and Jerry.
C. The dancing hot dogs. D. The ticking clock advertisement.
4.What do we know about the author?
A. He had a boring childhood
B. He had four younger brothers.
C. He missed the driver in very much.
D. He didn’t like watching the movies at all.
The Anchorage Museum is expanding to the north with the addition of 25,000 square feet of new gallery space for the museum’s art collection and exploration of art of the north.
Construction timeline: February 2016〜September 2017.
Focus: This expansion is about more than bringing works from the collection out on public view. It’s also about creating a wonderful description for the north through the lens (镜头)of art and furthering the museum's mission of expanding awareness of the north, its landscape and cultures.
An expanded museum will:
•Provide greater public access to the museum’s art collection
•Create physical space for each kind of the museum’s mission—art, history, science, culture
•Tell the story of the north and Alaska through art that represents its landscape and people
•Create positive, engaging and relevant museum experiences
•Help museum visitors understand Alaska and the north through a variety of experiences
•Connect people and encourage global dialogue about the north and its different environment
Project partners: The $24 million expansion is funded entirely by private dollars, including $12 million gifts from both the Rasmuson family and the Rasmuson Foundation.
Anchorage Museum
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907—929—9200 |General
907—929—9228 | Membership
Admission:
•Member: Free
•Adult: $15
•Senior Student: $10
•Children 3—12: $7
•2 and younger: Free
1.What is the aim of the expansion?
A. To make the museum unique.
B. To reward the project partners.
C. To make the public know the north better.
D. To bring works from the collection out on public view.
2.When will the expansion be finished?
A. In September 2017. B. In February 2017.
C. In May 2017. D. In April 2017.
3.Through the expansion, the museum may hope that ________.
A. more people will travel to Alaska
B. much money will be donated to the museum
C. international attention will be paid to the north
D. local people will become the members of the museum
4.If Jack visits the museum with two high school students and his 5-year-old son, he should pay ________.
A. $30 B. $36
C. $40 D. $42
