题目内容
Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife.She burst into1.I took them to the shoemaker to get them2.
The young apprentice (学徒) glanced at the opening and said, "3I can do except replace the upper." His master looked at them and said to me, "If you4me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes." K^S*5U.C#O%
I was5and asked why.
He explained, "As if the openings were made6for the sake of special style and reuse."
Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on7shoe, but all the openings were patched (打补丁) by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,8more unique and interesting than ever.I couldn't help but9the master's skill.
Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back.My wife10the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it 11 and mend it."
Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and12thread and they13a look of ice crystal (冰晶) hanging from a winter's branch.14, she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt.I15with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of16!"
"I was inspired by that craftsman.Patches are supposed to be17, but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife.
Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is18to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life.Since you can't19the existence of wound, you should not expect people's20by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful.
- 1.
- A.laughter
- B.cheers
- C.tears
- D.speech
- A.
- 2.
- A.made
- B.repaired
- C.decorated
- D.preserved
- A.
- 3.
- A.Anything
- B.Something
- C.Everything
- D.Nothing
- A.
- 4.
- A.trust
- B.inform
- C.appoint
- D.convince
- A.
- 5.
- A.annoyed
- B.confused
- C.disappointed
- D.discouraged
- A.
- 6.
- A.on purpose
- B.by accident
- C.in vain
- D.beyond control
- A.
- 7.
- A.neither
- B.any
- C.every
- D.each
- A.
- 8.
- A.remaining
- B.growing
- C.looking
- D.feeling
- A.
- 9.
- A.appreciate
- B.witness
- C.praise
- D.describe
- A.
- 10.
- A.delivered
- B.checked
- C.washed
- D.ironed
- A.
- 11.
- A.outside
- B.downtown
- C.home
- D.abroad
- A.
- 12.
- A.red
- B.white
- C.pink
- D.purple
- A.
- 13.
- A.took on
- B.put on
- C.decided on
- D.focused on
- A.
- 14.
- A.Therefore
- B.Otherwise
- C.Anyway
- D.Besides
- A.
- 15.
- A.sighed
- B.signed
- C.greeted
- D.paused
- A.
- 16.
- A.cake
- B.art
- C.furniture
- D.jewellery
- A.
- 17.
- A.pretty
- B.attractive
- C.tough
- D.ugly
- A.
- 18.
- A.easy
- B.improper
- C.likely
- D.impossible
- A.
- 19.
- A.change
- B.imagine
- C.stand
- D.prove
- A.
- 20.
- A.respect
- B.friendship
- C.sympathy
- D.apology
- A.
When several different people look at the same person, it is not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you alone observe one behavior or one person at two different times, you may see different things. The following are but some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions (感知,认知):
(1)Each person’s perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning education, and personal experiences.
(2) Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we’ve observed. It is not necessarily true that person perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus (聚焦) primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same yardstick (标准) to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.
(3) Sometimes we see only what we want to see or don’t see what may be obvious to others because of out own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory (矛盾的) information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can ignore (忽视) the stimulus- “He’s basically a good boy so what I saw was not shoplifting. ”
We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information- “All kids (孩子) get into mischief (顽皮) . Taking a book from the bookstore isn’t such a big deal. ” We can change the meaning of the contradictory information-”It wasn’t shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later.”…
1.The first factor given by the author that affects our perception is _____.
A.the abilities of one’s auditory (听) and visual (视) sensors |
B.cultural background and personal experiences |
C.experiences one learns from others |
D.critical measures taken by other people |
2.While observing a particular person, ______.
A.one is likely to take all aspects (方面) into consideration |
B.one pays more attention to his/her advantages |
C.children often differ from grown-ups in perception |
D.one tends to choose certain cues (提示) to look for |
3.Observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because ______.
A.their measuring yardsticks are not the same |
B.either of them may be slow to catch information |
C.the time for observation is not long enough |
D.each of them uses different language to express his/her impressions |
4.The word “stimulus ” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A.something attractive |
B.selective perception |
C.contradictory information |
D.shoplifting |
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”
I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.
This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.
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