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Discouraged by reading bad news daily and with his marriage failing, Canadian Neil Pasricha  decided to try to focus on the positive and come up with 1,000 simple, free, awesome things, posting one each day on a blog.

       Pasricha said his blog aimed to highlight life's simple pleasures, which were often taken for granted, such as finding forgotten money in a pocket, or fixing a TV set with a heavy blow.

       Little did he realize his blog would strike a nerve and attract 40,000 people a day to join his discussions on how to enjoy the last triangle of a potato crisp, or the pleasure of laughing so hard that you cry.

       Pasricha, aged 30, was amazed to win two Webby awards, known as "the Oscars of the Internet," something positive at a time when his marriage broke up and one of his closest friends committed suicide.

       "I turned the worst year of my life into my best year by focusing on the positive. " Pasricha told Reuters in a telephone interview. "Every day I try to find something that is happy, free and universal to share, like the smell of a bakery or when a cashier opens up a new line at a store. "

       Pasricha said when he began his blog in June 2008 he thought he might have trouble coming up with 1,000 simple, happy moments in life but now he is more than halfway through and ideas keep flooding in, from himself and from followers of his blog.

       "These moments can start a huge conversation. Most of our life is really about hitting green lights on the way home from, or waking up before your alarm goes off and realizing you have more time in bed. But it is those small moments we forget about."

       Despite the success of his blog, Pasricha does not want to change his daily life. “I travel regularly for an hour a day to work in the suburb. I like work because I like the people in my office. I’m not a writer and I don’t know how to use punctuations correctly. I just like observing the world and putting it down,” he said.

1.Neil Pasricha determined to post positive feelings or things on his blog because          .

       A.daily bad news and broken marriage saddened him

       B.1,000 simple, free, happy things excited him

       C.he wanted to forget his marriage life

       D.he wanted to make his blog successful

2.Which of the following will Pasricha probably NOT post onto his blog?

       A.Coming across an old schoolmate.

       B.Finding his lost dog come back home.

       C.Falling off his bike and getting injured.

       D.Buying his favourite book at a special price.

3.According to the passage, Pasricha         .

       A.gets ideas for 1,000 simple, free, happy things with trouble

       B.gets ideas for 1,000 simple, free, happy things on his own

       C.is on his way to collecting 1,000 simple, free, happy things

       D.has finished collecting 1,000 simple, free, happy things

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the poassage?

       A.Hard life for a Canadian blogger           B.Busy life for a Canadian blogger

       C.Great awards for a Canadian blogger     D.Great success for a Canadian blogger

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】略

 

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That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”-events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”

Mr.Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.

The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives.The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”

As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain.Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another.“We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says.“But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”

The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer.The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom with for hours.But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.

“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up.“What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”

Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics.Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”

What can the “conversations” be best described as?

       A.Deep and one-on-one.     B.Sensitive and mad.

       C.Instant and inspiring.      D.Ordinary and encouraging.

In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.

       A.pair freely with anyone they like

       B.have a guided talk for a set of period of time

       C.ask questions they themselves would not answer

       D.wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features.

In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”.

       A.they would have physical contact   B.they would have in-depth talk

       C.they would be close friends     D.they would exchange basic information

From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.

       A.an attempt to promote thinking interaction

       B.one of the maddest activities ever conducted

       C.a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas

       D.an effort to give people a chance of talking freely


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D.To stop cyber—bullying and create a positive atmosphere on the Internet·
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D.Boxing is a popular sport with a history of only 200 years.
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B.this is because boxing is a sport which can bring good business
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【小题4】The author’s purpose in writing this passage is __________.
A.to give a general introduction to the sport of boxing
B.to advertise a band of boxing-related product
C.to discourage people from enjoying this violent sport
D.to get support for a sport with long tradition
【小题5】Which of the following statements can best describe the sport of boxing as a whole?
A.It is a brutal and violent sport, with little popularity in modern times.
B.It is a traditional sport, with little room for improvement.
C.It is a controversial sport, which nevertheless enjoys great public support.
D.It is strictly professional sport with rigid and exclusive rules.

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Mr.Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
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“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up.“What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics.Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
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A.Deep and one-on-one.B.Sensitive and mad.
C.Instant and inspiring.D.Ordinary and encouraging.
【小题2】In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.
A.pair freely with anyone they like
B.have a guided talk for a set of period of time
C.ask questions they themselves would not answer
D.wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features.
【小题3】In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A.they would have physical contactB.they would have in-depth talk
C.they would be close friendsD.they would exchange basic information
【小题4】From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.
A.an attempt to promote thinking interaction
B.one of the maddest activities ever conducted
C.a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas
D.an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

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. 【小题1】
The secretary general suggests that wooden chopsticks be stopped from being used because           .

A.they cause a lot of pollution of the environment
B.the environment is no longer green
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【小题2】
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A.hard to put into practiceB.welcomed by a lot of people
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【小题3】
What does the underlined word “disposable” in the first paragraph mean?
A.WasteB.Expensive C.ManD.One-use
【小题4】
What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Many people support the idea of saying no to using wooden chopsticks.
B.The government calls on people to stop using wooden chopsticks.
C.Disposable tableware wastes a lot of forests and does damage to the
environment.
D.People are aware of the cost of using disposable tableware

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