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We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects （缺陷） that can never be changed．“I’m impatient．” “I’m always behind．” “I always put things 1 !” You’ve surely heard them．Maybe you’ve used them to describe 2 ．
These comments may come from stories about us that have been 3 for years—often from 4 childhood．These stories may have no 5 in fact． But they can set low expectations for us．As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life．” How did these expectations 6 my development? I was never 7 to work on cars or be around 8 ． When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test．My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, 9 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree．One of my professors, Dr．Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do．On the positive side, I 10 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking．” On the 11 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills．”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills．I explained my life 12 and told him about my 13 performance on the Army test．Bob then asked, “ 14 is it that you can solve 15 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t 16 from some sort of genetic defect．I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 17 ．At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been 18 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless．And it wasn’t just the Army test, either．I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true． 19 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 20 we choose．
1． A． away B． off C． up D． down
2． A． them B． myself C． yourself D． others
3． A． said B． spoken C． spread D． repeated
4． A． as long as B． as far back as C．as well as D． as much as
5． A． basis B． plot C． cause D． meaning
6． A． lead B． improve C． affect D． change
7． A． encouraged B． demanded C． hoped D． agreed
8． A． means B． tools C． facilities D． hammers
9． A． therefore B． somehow C． instead D． however
10． A． settled B． turned C． took D． got
11． A． passive B． active C． negative D． subjective
12． A． experiences B． trips C． roads D． paths
13． A． unexpected B． poor C． excellent D． average
14． A． When B． What C． How D． Why
15． A． complex B． advanced C． common D． primary
16． A． arise B． separate C． suffer D． come
17． A． believe B． suspect C． adopt D． receive
18． A． weakening B． strengthening C． abandoning D． accepting
19． A． As a result B． At the same time C．In addition D．On the contrary
20． A． anything B． something C． nothing D． all
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One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.
Afternoon tea
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries. the English ate only two main meals each day ,breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches. and tea was served(提供)to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots. knives, forks and spoons were used .Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee?
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words“Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange Juice will be served as well as coffee. and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a "coffee" party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange
In the 17th century London, coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange(股票交易所) is believed to have started from these coffeehouses
1. Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tee because she _______.
A enjoyed chatting with her friends at home
B loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups
C. wanted to share nice food with her friends
D found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals
2.What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?
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A．集体婚礼 |
B．社交活动 |
C．社区表演 |
D．公共场合 |
3.f someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _______.
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A．will be offered coffee only |
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B．are asked what you would like to drink |
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C．will be asked to have a chat with him or her |
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D．are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party |
4.From the last paragraph (段落) we can see _______.
A. a new business was started in coffeehouses
B. coffeehouses are still used by businessmen and bankers
C. businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses just for coffee
D. most people wouldn’t like to go to coffeehouses because of the noise
If you want to keep healthy, you should have good habits. What is a habit? It is something we do very often. We don’t even think when we do it. It has become a part of our lives.
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. Do you know what it means? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy, rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. We know the body must have enough sleep. Boys and girls need eight or nine hours’ sleep every day.
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is a very bad habit. Then you will not think or do your work well. Of course, you can’t be healthy, wealthy or wise.
When we get up early in the morning, we can go out and do morning exercises. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running jumping, swimming, and playing ball games are all exercise. If we don’t exercise, our body will become weak.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside our body. Blood takes food to all parts of our body.
Our body also needs air to breathe. Without air, we will die. We must have lots of clean fresh air if we want to be healthy. That is why many people like to go out to do morning exercise.
1.From the passage we know that it is good for our health to ____ .
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A．eat a lot |
B．go to bed early |
C．get up late |
D．go to bed late |
2.How long should young boys and girls need to sleep a day?
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A．More than ten hours |
B．Over eleven hours. |
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C．Less than seven hours. |
D．Eight hours or so. |
3.If we want to keep healthy, we must ____ .
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A．eat more food |
B．sleep more |
C．get up late |
D．take enough exercise |
4.Which of the following habits is NOT GOOD?
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A．Don’t go to bed until twelve o’clock.. |
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B．Take a walk after supper. |
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C．Run in the open air early in the morning. |
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D．Climb hills for half an hour early in the morning. |
5. Which sport is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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A．Jumping. |
B．Swimming. |
C．Riding. |
D．Running. |