When it comes to success in business and success in life, there are few qualities as important as confidence.

People naturally have different levels of confidence.Some have a higher level of confidence than others do, but even those whose confidence is lacking can learn to build their level of confidence and reach their most important goals.Increasing self confidence is one of the most common reasons people give for seeking the help of psychologists and other professionals.

One of the many places where a greater level of confidence is useful is in the workplace. We all know how difficult it can be, for instance, to ask the boss for a raise.This process can be extremely difficult for those who lack confidence in their own abilities.After all, if you are unsure about your own abilities, how will you ever convince your boss that you deserve more money for the work you do?

Even if you are not asking for that big raise, having plenty of confidence in your abilities is important to success.If you are certain of your abilities, chances are that those around you, whether they are your coworkers, your colleagues or your superiors, will see that confidence, and that will help to assure them that you are the best at what you do.

Being thought of as the person to go to, and being seen as an expert in your chosen field, is naturally very important to success on the job.If you can make yourself the person people go to for guidance and advice, you will help to protect yourself from the ever present danger of downsizing(裁员).After all, if you are a recognized expert at the office, you will be regarded as an indispensable member of the team.

Having a high level of confidence, after all, does not mean overlooking the places where you could improve.Knowing what you do well and where you need help will help you enjoy increased success and confidence.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A.The influence of confidence on one's life.

B.The difference of people's confidence..

C.The judgment on one's confidence.

D.The importance of confidence to success

2.Psychologists and other professionals can offer help to those ______.

A.who think their goals are hard to reach

B.who expect to give guidance to others

C.who want to ask the boss for a raise

D.who dream to be recognized experts

3.What does the underlined word "indispensable" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.outgoing B.important

C.attractive D.energetic

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In 1956,Phoenix,Arizona,was a city with boundless blue skies.One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger,I wanted to show.

Perky the sky looked like.Maybe he could make a little bird out there.I took him into the backyard,and then,to my ,Perky flew off.The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue and suddenly he had gone,clipping its wings.

Kathy managed to me.With fake optimism,she even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new .But I was far too clever to that such a thing was possible.

Decades later,I watched my own growing.We shared their activities,spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the of the kids’ friends,the Kissells.The two families went camping around Arizona together.We became the of friends.One evening,the game was to tell Great Pet stories.One person claimed to the oldest living goldfish.Someone else had a psychic dog. Barry,the father of the other family,took the floor and that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet,Sweetie Pie.

“The best thing Sweetie Pie,” he said,“was the we got him.One day,when I was about eight,out of the clear,blue sky,a little blue parakeet just down and landed on my finger.”

When I was finally able to ,we examined the amazing evidence.The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all .It seems ourtwo families had been long before we ever met.Forty years later,I ran to my sister and said,“You were ! Perky lived!”

1.A.what B.how C.which D.where

2.A.food B.nest C.friend D.family

3.A.joy B.horror C.disappointment D.satisfaction

4.A.pleasure B.sadness C.treasure D.sense

5.A.forgive B.comfort C.help D.delight

6.A.parent B.home C.master D.life

7.A.imagine B.suppose C.doubt D.believe

8.A.birds B.happiness C.worries D.children

9.A.parents B.birds C.interests D.games

10.A.first B.best C.last D.happiest

11.A.catch B.find C.buy D.have

12.A.Suddenly B.Fortunately C.Then D.However

13.A.announced B.said C.told D.hoped

14.A.in B.about C.of D.on

15.A.day B.place C.way D.story

16.A.floated B.dived C.settled D.went

17.A.think B.speak C.interrupt D.explain

18.A.came up B.turned up C.turned out D.matched up

19.A.known B.fastened C.connected D.introduced

20.A.right B.wrong C.silly D.mad

A “talk show” is a show organized mainly around talk. Television talk shows have been around since the dawn of radio. Thus the start of talk shows’ golden age can be considered as 1948, even though television wasn’t common in American homes until the 1950s. From 1949 to 1973, nearly half of all daytime programming was talk.

Why are there so many talk shows? A talk show costs less than $100,000 per episode(一集) to produce whereas many of today’s TV series cost more than $1 million an episode. Thus , if successful, it can produce handsome profits . Still, it takes a lot of work . Since 1948, hundreds of talk shows have come and gone, with only a few having true staying power.

There are several types of talk shows , but while the styles might vary, the format(形式) is limited.

What we are most used to is the informal guest-host format, in which shows’hosts welcome famous people or other talk –worthy persons for an informal discussion.

The second most common format is the public issues show, in which hosts interview people in the news or experts in a given field. Shows that follow this format include both morning news programs and “issue” talk shows:

The Museum of Broadcast Communications’ Bernard M. Timberg notes two governing principles of all successful talk shows:

The host is everything :The host has a high degree of control over their show, from subject matter to comedic atmosphere . They are also the show’s brand and are responsible for it. The host can attract and refuse guests, organize their program and , in many cases, name a successor(继任者) when they retire.

Right here, right now: The second rule is that a talk show must be experienced in the present tense, whether it is broadcast live or taped in front of an audience earlier in the day. They should feel fresh, as if they are happening in the moment, even if the show is a 10-year –old rerun.

1.What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A. How talk shows appeared? B. Why talk shows appeared?

C. When talk shows appeared? D. Where talk shows appeared?

2.What is an advantage of talk shows?

A. They are easy to make.

B. They are cheap to produce.

C. They come in varied formats.

D. They remain successful for a long time.

3.The two formats of talk shows differ in_____________.

A. the atmosphere they create

B. the time they are broadcast

C. whether they are sent out live

D. whether they invite famous guests

4.What is the key to talk shows’ success according to the second principle?

A. Dealing with the most popular issues.

B. Giving the audience an up-to-date feeling.

C. Inviting the audience to the place where the shows are made.

D. Running the shows several times to refresh the audience’s memory.

Two men were sitting together on a ship. They were on a long travel. One of them was a professor. The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, and then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?” the professor asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said, “You start.” “Let’s make the rules first,” the professor said. “That’s not fair. You are a professor with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”

“That’s true.” The professor said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The professor thought about this, then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”

“I will,” The farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” The professor man repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.” He gave the farmer $100, then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” The farmer said and gave him $50.

1.The story took place ____________.

A. on a farm B. between two passengers

C. before a long plane journey D. in a shop

2.What does the word “riddle” mean in this story?

A. something to win money.

B. something to help to make rules.

C. a difficult question to find the answer to.

D. a kind of game in doing business.

3.Why did the professor agree to give more money if he lost?

A. He made much more money than the farmer.

B. He was better at playing riddle games.

C. He was interested in making riddles.

D. He thought he knew more than the farmer.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The two men made rules for their riddle.

B. The farmer was much cleverer than the professor.

C. The two men made their riddle game more interesting by paying it for money.

D. The professor knew the answer to his riddle.

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