题目内容
How to see yourself objectively
Looking at ourselves objectively isn’t easy. 71 Here are some tricks I use to get a more accurate picture of myself.
Look up, not down. It’s always easy to make yourself look good by finding people even worse than you. Yes, we agree, you’re not the worst person in the world. That’s not the question. The question is whether you can get better. 72
Criticize yourself. 73 If they’re right to be afraid, then you need to start by working on that. People will feel more comfortable telling you the truth if you start by criticizing yourself, showing them that it’s OK.
Find honest friends. It’s important to find friends who you can trust to tell you the cruel truths about yourself. 74 Some people have had success providing an anonymous(匿名的) form for friends to write down their objective opinions.
75 Since it’s so difficult to find friends who will honestly criticize you, you need to listen extra-carefully when they do. For example, if one friend says the short story you wrote isn’t very good, you might show it to some other friends and ask them what they think .Wow, they all think it’s great! But the fact is that most of your friends are going to say it’s great because they’re your friends. By just taking their word for it, you end up ignoring the one person who’s actually being honest with you.
A. Take the outside view.
B. Listen to the criticism.
C. Be willing to believe the worst about yourself.
D. But it’s necessary if we ever want to get better.
E. This is really hard because most people don’t like telling cruel truths.
F. And to do that you need to look at the people who are even better than you.
G. The main reason people don’t tell you what they really think of you is that they’re afraid of your reaction.
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名校课堂系列答案Michael, a normal American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his life style is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from communicating with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is separating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their job at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. Also, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.
Another area in which technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means _______.
| A．Michael is a person full of imagination and his dreams can come true |
| B．Michael is not a real person but the life style does exist |
| C．Michael has ambitions but he can’t make his dreams come true |
| D．Michael is full of imagination and his life style is common nowadays |
| A．Technology is changing ways of entertainment. |
| B．People will never go to the concert in future. |
| C．How to borrow videotapes at home. |
| D．How to see a movie at home. |
| A．We may no longer need to communicate with other people. |
| B．Modern technology seems to be separating people. |
| C．We may no longer need to work in the office. |
| D．Modern technology makes it possible for us to work at home. |
Michael, a normal American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn't talk to any other human beings, and he doesn't see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his life style is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from communicating with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is separating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their job at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they're dealing with. Also, the way employees are paid will change. Workers' salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.
Another area in which technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.
1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means _______.
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A．Michael is a person full of imagination and his dreams can come true |
|
B．Michael is not a real person but the life style does exist |
|
C．Michael has ambitions but he can't make his dreams come true |
|
D．Michael is full of imagination and his life style is common nowadays |
2.What does the author discuss in the last paragraph ?
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A．Technology is changing ways of entertainment. |
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B．People will never go to the concert in future. |
|
C．How to borrow videotapes at home. |
|
D．How to see a movie at home. |
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
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A．We may no longer need to communicate with other people. |
|
B．Modern technology seems to be separating people. |
|
C．We may no longer need to work in the office. |
|
D．Modern technology makes it possible for us to work at home. |