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I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has　　me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier　　, my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the　　when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the　　, so he’ll know you　　it. ”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n)　　apology: It must be direct. You must never　　to be doing something else. You do not　　a pile of letters while apologizing to a person　　in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your　　. You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat　　, by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad　　.
One of the important things we should do for an　　apology is a readiness to　　the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no　　for the other person to　　us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling　　about themselves. That, after all, is the　　of every apology. It　　little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s　　encourages others to take their share of the blame.
小题1:
A．providedB．mixed
C．compared D．treated
小题2:
A．dreamsB．courses
C．memories D．ideas
小题3:
A．sideB．ground
C．wall D．bottom
小题4:
A．mindB．soul
C．face D．eye
小题5:
A．imagine B．enjoy
C．mean D．regret
小题6:
A．usefulB．successful
C．equalD．basic
小题7:
A．pretend B．forget
C．refuseD．expect
小题8:
A．hold on B．put away
C．look through D．pick up
小题9:
A．poorerB．weaker
C．worseD．lower
小题10:
A．faultB．reasonC．resultD．duty
小题11:
A．cruellyB．freely
C．roughlyD．foolishly
小题12:
A．mannersB．excuses
C．effortsD．roles
小题13:
A．active B．effective
C．extraD．easy
小题14:
A．raiseB．perform
C．admitD．bear
小题15:
A．situationB．need
C．sign D．room
小题16:
A．advise B．forgive
C．warn D．blame
小题17:
A．wiserB．warmer
C．betterD．cleverer
小题18:
A．purposeB．method
C．endD．advantage
小题19:
A．caresB．matters
C．dependsD．remains
小题20:
A．facts B．states
C．rightsD．actions

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:D
本文阐述了一个观点, 道歉要真诚, 要敢于承担责任, 同时也批评了一些“假”道歉的行为。
小题1:选A。考查背景常识。作者是急脾气当然会提供给作者很多道歉的机会。provide提供; mix混合; compare比较; treat治疗。
小题2:选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。母亲过去告诉我道歉时不应该看地面, 这当然应该是记忆中的事。memory记忆; dream梦想; course课程; idea主意。
小题3:选B。考查词语复现。根据后面的hold your head up可知用ground。
小题4:选D。考查背景常识。道歉时看着对方的眼睛, 以示真诚, 在这一点上中西方是一样的。
小题5:选C。考查词义辨析。mean it意为“这样对方就会明白你有道歉的意思”, it在这里指道歉的行为; imagine想象; enjoy喜欢; regret后悔。
小题6:选B。考查前后照应。冒号后的内容即为“成功的”道歉的一些基本特征。successful成功的; useful有用的; equal平等的; basic基本的。
小题7:选A。考查背景常识。道歉要直接, 你绝不要假装在做其他的事。pretend假装; forget忘记; refuse拒绝; expect期盼。
小题8:选C。考查前后照应。上句提到“你绝不要假装在做其他的事”, 所以此处是表达在道歉时不要浏览信件。look through浏览; hold on坚持住, 抓住; put away把……收起来; pick up捡起。
小题9:选D。考查背景常识。职务论的是高、低。
小题10:选A。考查词语复现。根据前面的mistake可知。fault错误; reason理由; result结果; duty责任。
小题11:选C。考查词义辨析。roughly此处表示对待客人不礼貌, 服务不到位。从前面的要不要道歉的讨论可以猜出这一答案; cruelly残忍地; freely自由地; foolishly愚蠢地。
小题12:选A。考查固定搭配。bad manners没礼貌, 从treat roughly不难判断答案。
小题13:选B。考查词义辨析。effective有效的; active积极的; extra额外的; easy容易的。
小题14:选D。考查固定搭配。bear the responsibility承担责任, 为固定搭配; raise举起; perform表演; admit承认。
小题15:选D。考查固定搭配。leave no room不留余地。situation形势; need需要; sign迹象。
小题16:选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。道歉是为了获得原谅。forgive原谅; advise建议; warn警告; blame责备。
小题17:选C。考查词义辨析。better表示“心情更舒畅”。未找借口的道歉, 即真诚的道歉, 对方的感觉一定很好。wise明智的; warm暖和的; clever聪明的。
小题18:选A。考查词义辨析。道歉的最终“目的”是化干戈为玉帛, 大家和好如初, 所以用purpose。method方法; end末端; advantage优势。
小题19:选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。道歉者是全部还是部分承担责任这些都不太重要, 关键是为自己的所作所为主动负责, 这也能促使别人共同承担责任。
小题20:选D。考查背景常识。根据常识可知应该是对自己的“行动”负责。answer for在此意为“对……负责”。
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Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family，and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck.I’m not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don’t come into play because they do.Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However，to succeed in life，one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical.And，in addition to that，in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practising.To become great at certain things，it’ll require even more time，time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love.If you don’t enjoy what you do，it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success，you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost.It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent，but thinking that way does you no good，and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do，if you want to become great at it，you need to work day in and day out，almost to the point of addiction，and over a long period of time.If you’re not willing to put in the time and work，don’t expect to receive any rewards.Consistent，hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want，but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
小题1:Paragraph 1 mainly talks about________.
A．the reasons for success
B．the meaning of success
C．the standards of success
D．the importance of success
小题2:In Paragraph 2，the underlined word that refers to________.
A．being good at something
B．setting a practical goal
C．putting in more time
D．succeeding in life
小题3:Successful people suggest doing what one loves because________.
A．work makes one feel pain
B．one tends to enjoy his work
C．one gives up his work easily
D．it takes a lot of time to succeed
小题4:What can we infer from Paragraph  4?
A．Successful people like to show their great skills.
B．People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
C．People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D．It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
小题5:What is the main theme of the passage?
A．Having a goal is vital to success.
B．Being good is different from being great.
C．One cannot succeed without time and practice.
D．Luck，talent and family help to achieve success.
In your life，nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck．Everything        to test the limits of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like a smoothly paved，     ，flat road to nowhere．Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless．
If someone        you or breaks your heart，forgive them for they have helped you        trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to．If someone loves you，love them back        ，not only because they love you，but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and        to things you would have never felt or seen without them．
Make every day count．Appreciate every        and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you will never be able to experience it again．
小题1:
A．takesB．occursC．showsD．breaks
小题2:
A．busyB．muddyC．straightD．enjoyable
小题3:
A．winsB．interestsC．influencesD．hurts
小题4:
A．look throughB．1earn aboutC．watch outD．adjust to
小题5:
A．unconditionally B．desperatelyC．intentionallyD．instantly
小题6:
A．armsB．mouthC．brainD．eyes
小题7:
A．successB．failureC．momentD．challenge
Children find meanings in their old family tales.  
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,        all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times when his strong-minded grandfather was nearly         , he loaded his family into the car and          them to see family members in Canada with a         , “There are more important things in life than money.”
The          took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a          house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was          that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. Instead, their reaction echoed (重复) their great-grandfather’s. What they          about was how warm the people were in the house and how much of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children through           times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon (现象) reflects a growing         in telling tales, evidenced (证明) by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university          of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to          parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The          is telling the stories in a way children can hear. We’re not talking here about the kind of story that         , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited (适合) to the child’s         , and make eye contact to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children what they should take from the story and what the moral is.
小题1:
A．missedB．lostC．forgotD．ignored
小题2:
A．friendlessB．worthlessC．pennilessD．homeless
小题3:
A．fetchedB．allowedC．expectedD．took
小题4:
A．hope B．promiseC．suggestionD．belief
小题5:
A．taleB．agreementC．arrangementD．report
小题6:
A．largeB．smallC．newD．grand
小题7:
A．surprisedB．annoyedC．disappointedD．worried
小题8:
A．talkedB．caredC．wroteD．heard
小题9:
A．goodB．hardC．oldD．modern
小题10:
A．argumentB．skillC．interestD．anxiety
小题11:
A．studyB．designC．partyD．staff
小题12:
A．provideB．retellC．supportD．refuse
小题13:
A．troubleB．giftC．factD．trick
小题14:
A．meansB．endsC．beginsD．proves
小题15:
A．needsB．activitiesC．hobbiesD．habits
When I was young I wanted to be a model，so when a national contest was staged，I convinced my parents to take me for an audition (试演)．I was selected and told I had potential.They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious (有声望的) modeling agencies from around the world would attend.At 13，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgement and I begged my parents to let me go.We have never been rich，but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies.For months，any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be real model.I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!
Of course，I wasn't signed，but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5′9″(about 1.75 metres) I could be a success.I prayed for a growth spurt (冲刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream.I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded $500 for classes.$500 for a photo shoot，and $300 for other expenses.My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions，but with every day I didn't receive a call，I grew more depressed.The_final_straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling.There was an open call in New York City.We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting，only to be told that I was too short.I was devastated (极度不安的)．
Years later，I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling，just the idea of it.I wanted to be special and I was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal.The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
小题1:What's the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?
A．She won a national contest.
B．She wanted to get reputation and wealth.
C．She was urged by some modeling agencies.
D．She had full potential to be a successful model.
小题2:What's the author's parents' attitude toward her dream?
A．Encouraging.B．Worried.
C．Doubtful.D．Enthusiastic.
小题3:What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?
A．Her parents were strongly against it.
B．She realized that it was impossible for her.
C．Even a local modeling agency turned her down.
D．She realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling.
小题4:The underlined phrase “The final straw” probably means ________.
A．the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset，angry，etc...
B．the final result that she was admitted by the model company.
C．the final audition given by the agency.
D．the decision that she made at last not to be a model any more.
小题5:What did the author learn from her experience of struggling to be a model?
A．Where there's a will there's way.
B．Being a model is not that easy.
C．We should have our own judgement and should not just follow others.
D．We might set unpractical goals but the experience can help us grow.
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault，"or "I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague(同事) fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners_______________.
A．deal with problems rather than blame others
B．meet with fewer difficulties in their eyes
C．have responsible and able colleagues
D．blame themselves rather than others
小题2: The underlined word “remedy” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to    .
A．avoidB．accept
C．improveD．consider
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should __          .
A．find a better way to deal with the problem
B．blame him for his lack of responsibility
C．tell him to find the cause of the problem
D．ask a more able colleague for help
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A．A Winner's Achievement.B．A Winner's Problem.
C．A Winner's Opportunity.D．A Winner's Secret.
More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of “being economical with the truth” is to use technology such as cellphones, text messages and e-mails, a survey said last Thursday. The research found that “techno-treachery （高科技说谎）” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets (小器具) made it easier to fib (撒小谎). Just over half of the respondents （被调查者） said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face. The workplace was a favorite location for fibbing with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting they had lied at work. The top lie was pretending to be ill (43 percent), followed by saying work had been completed when it hadn’t (23 percent). Worryingly for bosses 18 percent said they lied to hide a big mistake. But, employers were not the only ones on the receiving end of dishonest statements. Just over 40 percent of the respondents said they had lied to their families or partners. Key topics to lie about were: buying new clothes or the cost of them (37 percent), how good someone looked in something (35 percent), how much they had eaten (35 percent) and drunk (31 percent) and how much they weighed (32 percent).
小题1:The underlined phrase “being economical with the truth” probably means______.
A．telling liesB．making apologiesC．feeling guilty D．admitting mistakes
小题2: It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that ______.
A．employers sometimes lie to their employees, too
B．75% of people have ever lied to someone
C．without gadgets, people may feel more pressure when telling white lies
D．more people lie to their family than to their bosses
小题3:Which of the following is NOT  TRUE according to the passage?
A．Cell phones make people more likely to lie.
B．Some people might lie to their bosses when they are not doing their work well.
C．40% of employers admit that they have lied to their families or partners.
D．Nearly 1,500 people were questioned in the survey.
小题4: What is the main idea of the passage?
A．People are getting more likely to lie.
B．People tend to fib using gadgets.
C．Most people tell white lies at the workplace.
D．18% of people lie to their bosses.
I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you        up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.
She had this circular way of      you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would      . She would say,“ It' s your      .”      “What you want and what you get are sometimes two       different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would      these comments together in such a way that you could never      an argument, and yet, the      was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.
So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to      football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get      and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that' s fine.” That is      I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t       . I' m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would     , “Yes but that' s not fair.” And she would reply, “ Well, life isn’t      .” Then I would say, “But I’ve been itching to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”
It was the combination of these       that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her      but let me feel as if I was making the decisions      my own. The sum total of that    was, in the end, you’re      for the life you lead. That' s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.
小题1:
A．light B．openC．growD．keep
小题2:
A．promising B．ensuringC．ignoringD．noticing
小题3:
A．protectB．envyC．refuseD．become
小题4:
A．faultB．lifeC．progressD．turn
小题5:
A．ThenB．ButC．NowD．However
小题6:
A．increasinglyB．approximatelyC．completelyD．occasionally
小题7:
A．combineB．remindC．answerD．publish
小题8:
A．loseB．doubtC．winD．raise
小题9:
A．beliefB．reasonC．mistakeD．result
小题10:
A．quitB．playC．buyD．watch
小题11:
A．beaten upB．dressed upC．dividedD．closed up
小题12:
A．whatB．howC．whenD．which
小题13:
A．failB．workC．lastD．happen
小题14:
A．takeB．goC．makeD．catch
小题15:
A．fairB．cosyC．hardD．special
小题16:
A．commentsB．descriptionsC．techniquesD．messages
小题17:
A．temperB．influenceC．activityD．success
小题18:
A．forB．onC．over D．beyond
小题19:
A．mindB．accountC．dealD．advice
小题20:
A．famousB．responsibleC．sorryD．thankful
Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my         and looked down. I saw the crisscross（十字形）of twisting, turning streets         to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try      ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the       lunches that were served at school. But she       because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not      . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n)      .
At school the next day, I secretly       my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I       the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked      . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅）, "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would       the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the      Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road      .
I was busy getting ready to         my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was         that we would have to cancel the presentation         show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as       . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only         made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our        showing that caught the attention of the public, and         for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
小题1:  
A．strengthB．breathC．courageD．belief
小题2:  
A．linkingB．appealingC．takingD．leading
小题3:  
A．eachB．anotherC．noneD．the other
小题4:  
A．awfulB．specialC．fascinatingD．delicious
小题5:  
A．regrettedB．agreedC．complainedD．refused
小题6:  
A．commentB．submitC．opposeD．handle
小题7:  
A．conclusionB．planC．restD．image
小题8:  
A．drank B．spatC．pouredD．flowed
小题9:  
A．talkedB．forcedC．sentD．urged
小题10: 
A．terriblyB．naturallyC．perfectlyD．shortly
小题11: 
A．get throughB．take upC．look intoD．make up
小题12: 
A．classB．lessonC．storyD．idea
小题13: 
A．occupied B．smoothedC．blockedD．widened
小题14: 
A．showB．provideC．followD．lead
小题15: 
A．curiousB．doubtfulC．determinedD．sure
小题16: 
A．apart fromB．or elseC．rather thanD．or rather
小题17: 
A．usualB．supposedC．scheduledD．unexpected
小题18: 
A．patternsB．coloursC．dragsD．scarves
小题19: 
A．meaningfulB．commonC．ordinary D．unusual
小题20: 
A．criticismsB．ordersC．designsD．budgets

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