In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is exactly oneself that one has the least understanding of.

When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself, mistaking difficulties for your own incompetence.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself-aware of both one’s strengths and shortages. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. That’s to say so long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself there won’t be difficulties you can’t overcome.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. Whether you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature that has its own value. If you earnestly admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. As soon as you gain full confidence in yourself, you’ll be enabled to fight and overcome any adversity.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it’s needed. In time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that’s vulnerable when exposed to the elements. So if you fall ill, it’s up to you to take a good care of yourself.

In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor.

What is described in Paragraph 2 is to show that           .

A. a person is easy to estimate himself too high when succeeding

B. it is difficult for one to have a perfect knowledge of oneself

C. you should keep up high spirits whatever difficulties you meet

D. it is essential that a person get a thorough understanding of himself

Remember not to expect too much of yourself when looking forward to the future because         .

A. your shortages might stop you succeeding

B. ideals can never be turned into realities

C. you are likely to lack enough courage

D. you haven’t understood yourself quite well

Having a real sense of self-appreciation can enable one         .

A. to realize one’s shortages           B. not to be too proud

C. to gain enough self-confidence      D. not to go downhill

If this passage is divided into three parts, the second part should consist of        .

A. Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3       B. Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 5

C. Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5        D. Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5

The home of the future won’t be completely different and we will be living in houses and flats just as we do today.But people will want to shape their homes to match their dreams.No two homes will be the same.People will be able to buy “house kits” containing a basic house structure, with movable walls, doors and windows.They will put together the different parts to create the home they want.
Many jobs that we do today will disappear, others will still exist but will change and new jobs will be created. Skilled workers such as builders, gardeners and electricians won’t disappear because machines can’t replace them. Teachers will still exist because students need human contact. But they will be using modern technology in class more and students will be working more from home. The medical technology revolution and space travel will create new jobs which we can only imagine today.
Space holidays will develop in the future, but these holidays won’t be for everyone because they won’t be cheap. Short space trips will develop first, then space hotels will orbit the earth where it will be possible to have a longer vacation. By the end of the next century, there will be holiday centres on the moon with leisure facilities for families.
Paper won’t exist in the future. Instead, there will be e-paper which people will be able to use over and over again. This will develop in order to save natural resources. E-newspapers and e-magazines will replace traditional newspapers and magazines and we will download information and news articles from the Internet every day onto our reuseable paper.
The laws of physics tell us that the earth is going to disappear some time in the future.This isn’t going to happen tomorrow but scientists predict that it will happen in five billion years when our sun explodes (爆炸).We will have to explore the universe and find another home. At some point in the distant future, either we stay on the earth and die with it, or we leave and move to another planet. There won’t be any other choice.
【小题1】Homes of the future will ________.

A.be completely different from those of today
B.be very similar to our homes
C.all be different from one another
D.be movable as you want
【小题2】Space trips and staying in space hotels will ________.
A.become a very common way to spend a holiday
B.be the best holiday option for families
C.attract a lot of people
D.still only be for very rich people
【小题3】E-paper will replace traditional paper because ________.
A.we will use it again
B.it won’t waste natural resource
C.it will be cheaper to produce
D.it will be convenient to carry
【小题4】We will have move to another planet ________.
A.if we want to save the human race
B.when the sun explodes
C.when the earth disappears
D.when the earth is too crowded to fill people on

In 2006, the UK government started to allow universities in England and Wales to charge British students tuition fees. More than 80 percent of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan in order to go to university. They use the loan (贷款)  to pay for tuition fees, books and living expenses. Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan. The average student in England and Wales now graduates from university with debts of around £12,000. Students of medicine usually have debts of more than £20,000. That is a lot of money. It means graduates cannot afford to buy a house for many years. They even struggle to pay rent on a flat, because they have to start paying back the student loan after graduating. If you start to earn over £15,000 a year, the government takes repayments directly from your monthly salary. Is it any surprise, therefore, that the average British person does not leave their parents’ home until they are 30 years old?
You might think that a British person with a degree will find it easy to get a well-paid job. However, most people in white-collar jobs seem to have a degree these days, so there is a lot of competition. Also, British companies tend to value work experience over a piece of paper. Like everyone else, graduates usually have to start at the bottom and work their way up. That can be very frustrating for them, since they are often over-qualified for the work they are doing. While at university, they have dreams of getting an exciting, challenging job. Therefore, life after university ends up being quite disappointing for a lot of graduates.
All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money.
【小题1】What's the best title of this passage?

A.What's a University Education worth in the UK?
B.There is a lot of competition in the UK
C.There won't be any University Place left for British students
D.It doesn't cost students more and more to attend university
【小题2】What's the following is true?  
A.University Education is really worth the money in England
B.University Education is worth all over the world except in England
C.British education is becoming more expensive for a majority of British students
D.British students don't like to go to university
【小题3】We can infer from the passage ____
A.The average British person didn't leave their parents' home until they are
35 years old
B.Having a degree doesn't get aBritish person a good job
C.Students are graduating without larger and larger debts.
D.things are easier for students from other countries coming to study
in the UK without money
【小题4】The word "interest" in paragraph2 means_______
A. money paid for a week's work
B. money borrowed from a band
C. a regular monthly salary
D. extra money paid on a loan or bank savings

The south and east of the Great Lakes is famous for the huge amounts of snow it receives. When the snow starts to fall every year, people start discussing the phrase “lake-effect snow”.

Lake-effect snow which is influenced by the movement of cold air over the relatively warm water of the Great Lakes often comes in late autumn and early winter. Because of the at least 20 degrees’ difference between the lake water and the overrunning air, it’s easy to form huge amounts of snow.

As the cool air crosses the water of Great Lakes, the lowest levels of the atmosphere begin to warm and pick up moisture. This newly warmed atmosphere is lighter than the cold air above it, so it starts rising. As the changed air continues to climb higher and higher, it finally meets much colder atmosphere which changes the moisture into water drops and ice, forming clouds. After this course repeats a number of times, the clouds become heavier and heavier, and then they are changed into snow and fall down.

The most important point that decides the amount of snowfall is the direction of the wind. If the wind runs perpendicularly(垂直地)across the lake, there won’t be plenty of time for clouds to develop. However, if the wind runs in the opposite direction, clouds will form easily. The longer the cold air travels over the lake, the more moisture it is able to produce, which leads to a greater amount of snow.

The largest amount of the lake-effect snow was found across the U.P. of Michigan, the northwestern Pennsylvania and the far southwestern and northwestern New York, which are all along the south or east of the Great Lakes. It has been over 100 inches of snowfall in a winter season.

1.The level of the snowfall depends on ________.

A.the size of the lake

B.the direction of the wind

C.the temperature of the lake

D.the strength of the wind

2.From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.clouds are easy to produce with the help of the perpendicular wind

B.cold air always falls down and picks up moisture to form clouds

C.the temperature of the lake water is the same as the overrunning air’s above it

D.the longer journey of the cold atmosphere can make a grater amount of snow

3.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.the influences of the lake-effect snow for local people

B.the weight between moisture and atmosphere

C.how the phrase “lake-effect snow” comes in New York

D.how the lake-effect snow forms around the Great Lakes

 

There are little cars that may some day take the place of today’s automobiles(汽车). If everyone drives such a little car in the future, there will be less pollution in the air, there will be more parking space in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. The space now for one car of the usual size can hold at least three such little cars.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour.

The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but they will not be useful for going far away. If the car is powered by electricity, it will have two batteries—one battery for the motor and the other for the horn (喇叭), signals (信号灯), etc. Little cars which are powered by gas will go 45 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas.

If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed to set up in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

1. What’s the advantage (优势) of the small cars?

A.There won’t be so much pollution and the small cars won’t be so expensive as the big ones.

B.It will be safer to drive these small cars.

C.There will be more space for cars to park.

D.All of the above.

2.  Two sets of roads are necessary in the future in order to      .

A.prevent car accidents

B.make the city more beautiful

C.let small cars run fast

D.limit the speed of the cars

3.  Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.A car of the usual size now is three times as big as the small car.

B.The small car with a speed of 65 kilometers an hour is much more useless than a car of the usual size.

C.the little car will be safer but cost more.

D.The little car will need more gas.

4.  The best title for this passage should be      .

A.Big Cars and Small Cars                   B.How to Drive Small Cars

C.Cars for Tomorrow                      D.Cars for Everyone

 

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