题目内容
— So, how is your new roommate ?
— She really ____. She always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her , she always makes rude remarks.
A. turns me over B. turns me down C. turns me off D. turns me out
B
Every year Chris Brogan posts his three words for a new year. many others and I have followed his lead for the past three or four years. They helped me a lot. My words for last year were “passion”, “focus” and “delegate” and I stayed true to them. This year, 2013, my goals are more personal and less professional.
FOCUS
Focus is making a repeat appearance on my list this year because I’m too much of a multitasker. The problem is that I have trouble finishing one thing with so many things calling me. When I was working as a writer, all my projects were handled via a schedule, I’m putting a fitness and housekeeping routine into my schedule.
HEALTH
I get so busy taking care of everyone else, and I forget to take care of myself and this has to change. My health suffers and my weight suffers. I have to get my health in check , not only for me but because I promised my 9-year-old son. I’ll make good food and lifestyle choices. I miss being thin, and it’s time to get it back.
CELEBRATE
What good is having it if I’m not taking time to enjoy it? I have a wonderful job, a happy family, and so much to be thankful for. So how come I spend all my time working? Last summer my family took our first vacation in four years, the best thing I’ve done for myself and my family in a long time. This year, I’m making sure to take time to enjoy life and celebrate its many blessings.
Do you have any words for 2013?
【小题1】The underlined word “multitasker” probably refers to a person who .
A.makes a living by writing |
B.always fails to finish a task on time |
C.has several things to do at the same time |
D.pays more attention to fitness and housekeeping |
A.He wants to take better care of others. |
B.He’s gaining weight and feeling bad. |
C.He did not take any exercise in the past. |
D.He got the idea from his son. |
A.The word “CELEBRATE” can remind the writer to enjoy life. |
B.The writer has a vacation with his family every four years. |
C.The word “FOCUS” can help the writer focus on his family. |
D.The writer used to be overweight for lack of exercise. |
A.Three Words for 2013 | B.Health Should Go First |
C.Keep Organized | D.Goals for 2013 |
About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: “So, how have you been?” And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old—replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”
This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed”, that is, in low sprits, until we were in high school.
Undoubtedly a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.
Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
Human development is based not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation(揭示)machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.
Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.
【小题1】According to the author, feeling depressed is________.
A.a sure sign of a mental problem in a child |
B.a mental state present in all humans, including children |
C.something that cannot be avoided in children’s mental development |
D.something hardly to be expected in a young child |
A.through connection with society |
B.gradually and under guidance |
C.naturally without being taught |
D.through watching television |
A.the widespread influence of television |
B.the poor arrangement of teaching content |
C.the fast pace of human scientific development |
D.the rising standard of living |
A.It enables children to gain more social information. |
B.It develops children’s interest in reading and writing. |
C.It helps children to read and write well. |
D.It can control what children are to learn. |
A.He feels their adultlike behavior is so funny |
B.He thinks the change worthy of note. |
C.He considers it a rapid development. |
D.He seems to be upset about it. |
Most people want to be successful, but never stop to think what it will really take to get there in their chosen field. If it means going back to college for 2 years of night school, could you do it ? If it means reading a book a week for about 6 months in order to really master a new skill ? If you aren’t prepared to do any of those things because they are outside of your comfort zone, then you can forget being succesful. I guarantee you will never reach your goals in life, unless your goals are to be ordinary.
The biggest killer by far is the dreaded “ comfort zone ” where most people live in their entire life. And the funny thing is that people just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that people who have reached some success get tons of time to just relax, but only because they’ve earned it ! If you haven’t built a successful business, or in some way built a career that allow you so much freee time, then you are stuck in the grinding world of nine-to-five jobs everyone else. So how comfortable is that ?
So what can you do about it ? Well, find a way to make something happen in your life--- build a business around your favourite hobby, write a book and publish it, or take a course in stock trading and become an expert at that, working on making enough money to retire. If you don’t take massive action that puts your way of your comfort zone, you will never be successful at much of anything. I promise--- and I don’t make many promises !
Finding real happiness in life can be a mystery for many. That’s why I wrote The Road to Happiness for those who want real success and happiness in life, including spirituality and all the gifts life has to offer.
Don’t wander aimlessly through life. Get focused on your goals, start helping others in need, and live life to the fullest ! Life is too short to be anything but happy. Visit my website and find what you’ve been missing. Sign up for my newsletter and get seven free ebooks, too ! Read hundreds of articles while you’re there in the article section, which is updated daily.
1.This text must be taken from __________.
A.a radio program |
B.a website |
C.a newspaper |
D.a TV program |
2. If you want to be successful in life, what should you do first ?
A.We should think what it really takes to be successful in our chosen field. |
B.We should focus our full attention on the work in our chosen field. |
C.We should live out of the “ comfort zone ” all through our life. |
D.We should work together with other people to reach our goals in time. |
3. According to this text, why do some people have so much free time to relax ?
A.Because they have enough money to do so. |
B.Because they don’t want to be successful. |
C.Because they have already earned it through hard work. |
D.Because they only work nine to five every day. |
4. The writer thinks it necessary for you to __________ if you want to be successful.
A.do a lot of actual wotk |
B.write a book and publish it |
C.take a course in stock trading |
D.make enough money to retire |