In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou said. That’s how we luckily have such a music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜).

“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.

Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet age.“Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it,”is Chou’s advice to teenagers.

Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country’s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.

Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career. He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.

“So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou, “The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me learn and grow with them.”

40. Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?

a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.

b. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.

d. Few people bought his records.

A. abcd B. dbca C. acbd D. dacb

41. Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?

A. Because he wants to live in the UK.

B. Because his record company asks him to.

C. Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.

D. Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.

B DCC

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　　A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work．He may have the idea that he is not capable of it．A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental faculties(机能), or he may accept another person's mistaken estimate(评价)of his ability．Older people may be handicapped(阻碍)by the mistaken belief that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age．

　　A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless．He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for success．He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence．Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this．When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic．His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him．In this way, they too developed the idea, “Isn't it too bad that Alfred can't do arithmetic？” He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try，and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected．

　　One day Adler succeeded in solving a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve．This gave him confidence．He rejected the idea that he couldn't do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could．His newfound confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit．He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became extraordinary good at arithmetic．

　　This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability．

(1)

Why might a person be prevented from doing good work? ________．
[　　]
A．	Because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilities
B．	Because he accepts another person's mistaken estimate of his ability
C．	Because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything
D．	Because he believes in what other people think of him

(2)

A person who believes in his low ability will ________．
[　　]
A．	spare no efforts to do things
B．	fail to go at a job but never lose heart
C．	change to learn other course instead of mathematics
D．	show complete lack of confidence

(3)

As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic because ________．
[　　]
A．	he lost his self-confidence
B．	he was weak in thinking
C．	his parents expected too much of him
D．	his teacher had no confidence in herself

(4)

Which of the following is the most important factor to Alder's success?________
[　　]
A．	Spirit and experience
B．	Interest and self-respect
C．	Confidence and determination
D．	Purpose and knowledge

(5)

Alder's experience made him realize that ________．
[　　]
A．	people are not as capable as they think
B．	people can be more capable than they think
C．	lack of confidence leads to failure
D．	lack of ability results in lack of determination

阅读理解

　　A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work．He may have the idea that he is not capable(能胜任的)of it．A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental faculties(机能), or he may accept another person's mistaken estimate(评价)of his ability．Older people may be handicapped(阻碍)by the mistaken belief that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age．

　　A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless．He won't go at a job with the confidence necessary for success．He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence．Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this．When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic．His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him．In this way, they too developed the idea, “Isn't it too bad that Alfred can't do arithmetic?” He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try，and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected．

(1)

Why might a person be prevented from doing good work?________．
[　　]
A．	Because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilities
B．	Because he accepts another person's mistaken estimate of his ability
C．	Because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything
D．	Because he believes in what other people think of him

(2)

A person who believes in his low ability will ________．
[　　]
A．	spare no efforts to do things
B．	fail to go at a job but never lose heart
C．	change to learn other course instead of mathematics
D．	show complete lack of confidence

(3)

As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic because ________．
[　　]
A．	he lost his self-confidence
B．	he was weak in thinking
C．	his parents expected too much of him
D．	his teacher had no confidence in herself

(4)

Which of the following is the most important factor to Alder's success?________
[　　]
A．	Spirit and experience
B．	Interest and self-respect
C．	Confidence and determination
D．	Purpose and knowledge

(5)

Alder's experience made him realize that ________．
[　　]
A．	people are not as capable as they think
B．	people can be more capable than they think
C．	lack of confidence leads to failure
D．	lack of ability results in lack of determination

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第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the idea that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental faculties (机能), or he may accept another person's mistaken estimate (评价) of his ability. Older people may be handicapped (阻碍) by the mistaken belief that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age.

A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success. He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence. Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, “Isn’t it too bad that Alfred can’t do arithmetic?” He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try, and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.

One day Adler succeeded in solving a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldn’t do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His newfound confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became extraordinary good at arithmetic.

This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one’s ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.

41. Why might a person be prevented from doing good work? _______.

A. Because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilities

B. Because he accepts another person’s mistaken estimate of his ability

C. Because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything

D. Because he believes in what other people think of him

42. A person who believes in his low ability will________.

A. spare no efforts to do things

B. fail to go at a job but never lose heart

C. change to learn other course instead of mathematics

D. show complete lack of confidence

43. As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic because ________.

A. he lost his self-confidence

B. he was weak in thinking

C. his parents expected too much of him

D. his teacher had no confidence in herself

44. Which of the following is the most important factor to Alder's success? ______

A. Spirit and experience B. Interest and self-respect

C. Confidence and determination D. Purpose and knowledge

45. Alder’s experience made him realize that _______.

A. people are not as capable as they think

B. people can be more capable than they think

C. lack of confidence leads to failure

D. lack of ability results in lack of determination

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

41. Why might a person be prevented from doing good work? _______.

A. Because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilities

B. Because he accepts another person’s mistaken estimate of his ability

C. Because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything

D. Because he believes in what other people think of him

42. A person who believes in his low ability will________.

A. spare no efforts to do things

B. fail to go at a job but never lose heart

C. change to learn other course instead of mathematics

D. show complete lack of confidence

43. As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic because ________.

A. he lost his self-confidence

B. he was weak in thinking

C. his parents expected too much of him

D. his teacher had no confidence in herself

44. Which of the following is the most important factor to Alder's success? ______

A. Spirit and experience B. Interest and self-respect

C. Confidence and determination D. Purpose and knowledge

45. Alder’s experience made him realize that _______.

A. people are not as capable as they think

B. people can be more capable than they think

C. lack of confidence leads to failure

D. lack of ability results in lack of determination

Break Your Bad Mood

Having one of those days or weeks – when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster – often within a day or two.

Walk it off

Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person who’s in a bad mood is in his low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or doing some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.

Tune it out

Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tension go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we’ve had

Give yourself a pep talk

Stop and listen to what’s on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper the pessimistic messages you’ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers. （“I still don’t have a job.” Vs “I have two interviews next week.”）

Reduce your stress

Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing（想像）, all of which sound complicated but aren’t. One easy way to visualize: close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to be against distress（痛苦）is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas, you realize you’re not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life.

Avoid things that won’t improve your mood.

TV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mind – something that TV show “Neighbors” won’t do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. A better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta（意大利面食）,produce a calming effect on people who have a desire for them.

1．We learn from the text that it might help rid us of a bad mood .

A．to do nothing about it B．to take a long walk on the beach

C．to do some exercise with light music D．to talk about it to neighbors

2．Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?

A．It is not complicated to do so.

B．It is an area which can be easily controlled.

C．It helps beat a bad mood.

D．It brings us a new technique.

3．TV may not improve your mood because .

A．it sometimes shows what happens around you

B．it keeps you sitting without moving

C．it reminds you of eating and drinking

D．it produces a calming effect.

4．This text most probably appears in .

A．a book on physical exercises B．a doctor’s handbook

C．a notice D．a magazine

5．In the second paragraph, “buster” means “ ”.

A．breaker B．helper C．maker D．partner

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