Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

You have probably heard a lot about goal setting and time management. Usually, once the goal is set up, it requires a lot of time and effort to achieve it.

Sometimes playing goal detective makes it more fun to reach your goal. To figure out what your goals are is based on how you spend your time. It’s sort of like those psychological rofiles(心理剖析)you hear about in movies and on television, but this time you will do it by yourself. You will find out how you spend almost every minute of the day. Normally you probably don’t write down how you spend each of those minutes, but if you were a detective and watching yourself, you would be writing down everything you did and when you did it. So, writing down what you do is the first step to be your own goal detective.

Now that you know how you spend your time, the next step is to sort the time. Things like eating, sleeping, working and playing are t he most obvious, but you can come up with as many as you want. Since you are being a detective, you will want to ask lots of questions about your activities in each of these categories. Here you use basic who, what, when, where and how questions to fill in information. For example, “Who did I spend time with?” “Where did I spend the time?” are possible questions that you could ask yourself. When you have finished with the questions you ask, “Now WHY did I spend my time in that way?” The answer to this quwstion is the goal, or at least part of a set of goals that makes you spend your time in that way.

Whatever you find out about your daily activities, chances are that the exercise will be good for you. At the very least you will know what things you did in one day and why you did them.

Title: Becoming   71 

  76  what you do and when you do it;

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things come to represent, in fact, what I call __21__and love.

I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming tool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.

But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.

After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream…

A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood,; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, look at us.  

21.A. desire      B. joy         C. anger         D. worry

22.A. avoid       B. refuse      C. praise        D. love

23.A. boat        B. bus         C. train         D. bike

24.A. But         B. Then        C. And           D. Still

25.A. on          B. off         C. by            D. in

26.A. having      B. leaving     C. making        D. getting

27.A. swimmer     B. rider       C. walker        D. runner

28.A. hopes       B. faiths      C. rights        D. fears

29.A. spending    B. saving      C. wasting       D. ruining

30.A. should      B. would       C. had to        D. ought to

31.A. next        B. only        C. other         D. last

32.A. away from   B. out of      C. by            D. inside

33.A. put up      B. break down  C. play with     D. work out

34.A. the moment    B. the first time   C. while            D. before

35. A. fishing net   B. office things    C. wooden chair     D. lab equipment

36. A. stood up      B. set out          C. showed up        D. turned out

37. A. fine          B. strange          C. terrible         D. funny

38. A. the student   B. the assistant    C. myself           D. himself

39. A. memory        B. wealth           C. experience       D. practice

40. A. which         B. who              C. what             D. whose

A growing number of workers at Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other employers are trading in their sit-down desks for standing ones, saying they feel more comfortable and energized. They also are motivated by medical reports saying that sitting for too long leads to increased health risks.
A standing desk sits high off the floor so a worker can either stand at it or sit on a high stool to use it. Officials at Palo Alto-based Facebook say a number of employees asked about standing desks after news articles were published about the health risks of sitting all day.
The stories cited medical studies that tied excessive sitting to increased obesity and other health problems because of factors including a drop in physical activity. A 2010 study by the American Cancer Society found that women who sat more than six hours a day were 37% more likely to die prematurely than women who sat for less than three hours, while the early-death rate for men was 18% higher. The American College of Cardiology released a study in January that found increased mortality (死亡率) among people who sat longer at home than those who didn't.
No one seems to compile statistics on the standing-desk trend. But anecdotal reports suggest Silicon Valley is embracing the movement.
Facebook officials say they have seen an upsurge in requests for standing desks to five to eight a week with a total of between 200 and 250 deployed (配置) at the company of more than 2,000 employees. Facebook also is trying out a treadmill station ─ where a worker can walk or run on a treadmill while tapping at a computer.
Google spokesman Jordan Newman said that 'many employees at Google opt for standing desks, and we offer them as part of our wellness program' though he said he didn't know the exact number.
Greg Hoy, 39 years old, asked for a standing desk shortly after joining Facebook seven months ago as a design recruiter. 'I don't get the 3 o'clock slump anymore,' he said. 'I feel active all day long.'
【小题1】The underlined word “motivated” in paragraph 1 can be replaced by          .

A.frightenedB.inspiredC.missedD.discouraged
【小题2】According to paragraph 3, we can know that          .
A.a drop in physical activity was the only reason why excessive sitting caused increased obesity.
B.women who sat longer were more likely to die prematurely according to a 2010 study by American College of Cardiology
C.according to the study, the early-death rate for men was 18% higher than that for women.
D.the mortality among people who didn’t sat long at home was lower than that among people who did.
【小题3】According to paragraph 5, which of the following statements is true about a treadmill station          ?
A.is a computer that a worker can take along when he walks or runs
B.has been tried out by Facebook and now is very popular with other companies
C.is a place where workers can exercise while working.
D.is a treadmill on which workers can run or walk only after work
【小题4】The passage mainly talks about          .
A.sitting for too long leads to increased health risks
B.standing desks have replaced sit-down ones in Facebook Inc.
C.more and more workers choose standing desks instead of sit-down ones
D.many employees at Google opt for standing desks

She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence. Outside, it was pouring so heavily.

We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world.

Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance (昏昏欲睡) we were all caught in. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said.

“ No, honey. We’ll wait until it slows down a bit.” Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain. ”

“We’ll get soaked if we do,” Mom said.

“ No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,”  the young girl said as she tore at her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!”

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I dare say you couldn’t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say.

Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child’s lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith. “Honey , you are absolutely right. Let’s run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just need washing.” Mom said. Then off they ran.

We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, l did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories. So don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories.

1. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “affirmation”?

A.happiness         B.love              C.disagreement      D.approval

2. What do we know about the mother in the story?

A.Her husband was cured of his cancer.

B.She was strong-willed and considerate.

C.She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said.

D.Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in.

3. Which of the following may the author agree with?

A.The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune.

B.Parents should act more bravely than their children.

C.Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well.

D.Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents.

4. The best title for the passage might be _______.

A.Be a Determined Mother                 B.Wait in the Rain

C.Have a wonderful experience              D.Run Through the Rain

 

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