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A researcher has made a report 1. says having a lot of money makes you a bad person. Professor Paul Piff spent ten years 2. (look) at the personalities of rich people and 3. (find) that their behaviour was very different 4. the behavior of poor people. Rich people are more likely to break 5. (rule), not follow the law, and not care about other people. Wealthy people cheat more at games and are less likely to help other people. Professor Piff told the BBC, “Wealth makes you more 6. (worry) about your own interests, your own desires, your own welfare.” He added that rich people think their own goals and needs are the most 7. (importance) thing in their life.

Professor Piff also found that poor people are more generous than rich people. The poor give a higher percentage of their money 8. (help) others than the rich. The 9. (wealth) you are, the less generous you are. You give significantly smaller portions away to other people. However, he said that rich people could change their behavior and become nicer 10. more generous.

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When I began my teaching career, I gave honest marks on the students’ work. In Simon’s ____, the grades were very low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a _____student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected his _____.

I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌) were ______. I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ______me, Simon had become a different person. She talked of how he ___me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had _______spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how _______she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She thanked me again and left.

I sat, surprised, for about half an hour, _____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without _______knowing it? What I finally came to _______was one day, when some students were ______presentations in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke _______, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I said, “Speak up. Simon is the expert on this. He is the _______one you have to convince(令……信服), and he can’t hear you in the _____of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up _______, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he _____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ___was the one who took the last seat that day.

It taught me the most _______lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can really make a _______

1.A. case B. mind C. opinion D. condition

2.A. ordinary B. bright C. curious D. generous

3.A. ability B. courage C. feelings D. dream

4.A. shaking B. sweating C. clapping D. waving

5.A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. In favor of

6.A. loved B. impressed C. pleased D. criticized

7.A. gradually B. steadily C. recently D. obviously

8.A. helpful B. grateful C. respectful D. painful

9.A. doubting B. wondering C. observing D. regretting

10.A. also B. even C. always D. still

11.A. expect B. accept C. believe D. remember

12.A. writing B. making C. editing D. speaking

13.A. silently B. slowly C. calmly D. quietly

14.A. lucky B. lonely C. very D. likely

15.A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back

16.A. straighter B. higher C. lower D. smoother

17.A. planned B. wanted C. tried D. happened

18.A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits

19.A. difficult B. lively C. valuable D. enjoyable

20.A. living B. difference C. effect D. breakthrough

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most situations these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a computer. “You've got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.” The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune (运气) there are thousands more whose longing (渴望) is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no chance of being successful at all; What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used type-writer and felt like a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely(几乎不) made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering (胡思乱想), what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with dream must learn to live there.

1.The passage is meant to ________.

A. warn young people of the hardship that a successful writer has to experience

B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional (职业的)writer

C. Show young people it's unrealistic (不现实的)for a writer to gain wealth and fame

D. encourage young people to make efforts to be a writer

2.What can be concluded(推理) from the passage?

A. Real writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B. A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.

C. Famous writers usually live in the state of being poor and lonely.

D. The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

3.“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.

A. the wonderland one often dream about

B. the bright future that one is looking forward to

C. a world that exists only in one's imagination

D. the uncertainty before one's final goal is reached

The Great War Exhibition

When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm

Mon 11 Jan, 9:00 am- 6:00 pm

Where: Dominion Museum Building, 15 Buckle Street, Wellington

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information: Admission Free

The journey is rich in personal stories which tell of the great experience of the battlefields and the hardships at home during war-time New Zealand. The visitors will experience the desperate horrors and the victories of the human spirit that were part of the Great War.

Kaipara Coast Plants & Sculpture Gardens

When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

Mon 11 Jan, 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

Where: 1481 Kaipara Coast Highway (SH16), Auckland

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

● Adults: $10.00

● Children 5-13 (under 5, free):$ 5.00

● Groups 10: $ 8.00

● Over 60 & Students (with ID): $ 9.00

Come and enjoy a relaxing art and garden experience. Sculptures are for sale and the display changes completely ever 12 months with the new exhibition opening in December each year to give you a fresh experience each time you come.

Dream Works Animation

When: Sun 10 Jan, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm

Mon 11 Jan, 10:00 am- 6:00 pm

Where: Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information:

● Adults: $ 15.00

● Children & Students 3-15 (with Student ID): $ 6.00

● Children under 3: $0.00

The exhibition features over 400 items, including rare concept drawing, models, interviews, and original artworks. Adults and kids can get creative with real animation tools, and soar above the clouds in the Dragon Flight experience from How to Train Your Dragon.

Balls, Bullets and Boots

When: Sun 10 Jan, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm

Mon 11Jan, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm

Where: National Army Museum, 1 Hassett Dr, SH1, Waiouru

Restrictions: All Ages

Ticket Information: Door Sales Only

The exhibition explores the impact the cruel reality of war had on colonial sportsmen and their loved ones as they were transplanted from the rugby fields of home to fight.

1.If a couple with their son aged 5 attend the second and the third exhibitions, how much should they pay?

A. $ 53. B. $61.

C. $75. D. $82.

2.Which of the following may attract a sport-lover most?

A. Balls, Bullets and Boots.

B. The Great War Exhibition.

C. Dream Works Animation.

D. Kaipara Coast Plants & Sculpture Gardens.

3.What is the writer’s purpose of writing the text?

A. Persuade people to study history seriously

B. Attract more visitors to join in the exhibitions

C. Advise people to spend more time with families

D. Compare the differences of four different exhibitions

Finding the Real You

Psychometric testing — personality testing — has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance. These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment (招聘) and are widely used in the selection of managers.

The most popular of these personality tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life. You answer 88 questions and are then given your “type”, such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking.

Critics of personality testing raise doubts about “social engineering”. Psychologist Dr. Colin Gill warns that the “popular” personality traits (特性) have their disadvantages. “People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butterflies, going from one idea to the next without mastering any of them.” However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole sub-industry on cheating personality tests has sprung up. “It’s possible to cheat,” admits Gill, “but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will be tiring and unhappy and probably short-lived.”

So can we change our personality? “Your basic personality is fixed by the time you’re 21,” says Gill, “but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence. If you didn’t have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead. But trying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long. I think it’s why we’re seeing this trend for downshifting — too many people trying to fit in to a type that they aren’t really suited for.”

Our interest in personality now exists in every part of our lives. If you ask an expert for advice on anything, you’ll probably be quizzed about your personality. But if personality tests have any value to us, perhaps it is to free us from the idea that all of us are full of potential, and remind us of what we are. As they say in one test when they ask for your age: pick the one you are, not the one you wish you were.

1.The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is based on the belief that __________.

A. personality is largely decided from birth

B. certain personality traits are common

C. some personality types are better than others

D. personality traits are various from time to time

2.According to Dr. Gill, what is the problem with personality tests?

A. The results could be opposite to what employers want.

B. People can easily lie about their true abilities.

C. Employers often find the results unclear.

D. They may have a negative effect on takers.

3.In Dr. Gill’s view, how easy is it to change your personality?

A. It’s possible in your adult life.

B. It’s easy if you have great motivation.

C. It’s unlikely because it requires much energy.

D. It’s difficult before the age of 21.

4.What final conclusion does the author reach about the value of personality tests?

A. They are of doubtful value to employers.

B. They are not really worth doing.

C. They can strengthen the idea we have of our abilities.

D. They may encourage greater realism.

When nine-year-old Zion Harvey was two, he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection. The infection also damaged his kidneys and he receive a healthy kidney donated by his mom, Pattie Ray.

In the first few years of his life Zion had more medical hardship than most of us in a lifetime. That didn’t kill his spirit, though. Last year he became the first child to receive a double-hand transplant in the US. NBC News checked with him to see just how he was doing after the operation.

“I will be proud of the hands I get, ”he told NBC News. “Now I can do many things most people take for granted. When I got my hands, it’s like, here’s the piece of my life that was missing. Now my life is complete.”

When his mom Pattie talks about him, you can see the pride in her eyes, but you also see her strength. You can tell she’s helped her child develop his unbelievable spirit. The two are clearly a team, and seeing them together would make any person’s heart overflow.

“One of the major concerns I have for him is his being able to do certain things in his life,” Ray explains. “Without my mom, I would not be right here right now,” Zion says. “She helped me get through the most difficult times of my life. She is the best mom in the world.”

Zion Harvey is an amazing spirit, and wise well beyond his years.

1.Zion lost his hands ________.

A. at the age of nine B. owing to a medical failure

C. because of being seriously infected D. after a kidney transplant operation

2.After Zion received the double-hand transplant, ________.

A. NBC News went to give him encouragement B. he took what he got for granted

C. he joined a team with his mother D. he was content with his life

3.What may Pattie care most about Zion?

A. Whether he can succeed. B. Whether he can manage on his own.

C. How he can suffer less hardship. D. How he can keep high spirits.

4.What emotion is expressed by the author in the last paragraph?

A. Appreciation. B. Excitement. C. Surprise. D. Satisfaction.

A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care,which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.

The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad. Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits.

Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company,telling him stories. When he was having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注),she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others.

But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left,the old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉),unwilling to offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma(昏迷) a few times.

When rescued from the latest coma,the old man told the doctor his last wish,“I have deep sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies?”

But the doctor knew that her family was well-off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies. Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father's car.

When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man,the doctor told her the bad news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $500 to the doctor,saying,“The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling.” Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life,the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need.

1.If you're a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care,what kind of people do you

have to attend to?

A. The patients in need of help.

B. The people suffering from cancer.

C. The patients without many days left.

D. The people suffering from diseases.

2.What can we infer about the old man?

A. He had a lot of savings.

B. He was suffering from cancer.

C. He often lost his temper before meeting the girl.

D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study.

3.What is the real reason resulting in the old man's mental improvement?

A. The girl's comfort and care.

B. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.

C. People's understanding.

D. His children's progress.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. The doctor told the old man the truth.

B. The old man's children were wealthy.

C. The girl's father encouraged her to accept the money.

D. The girl didn't accompany the old man when he died.

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