A recent report suggested that an average person checks his or her cell phone 150 times a day. 1.They may not know using their cell phones may put themselves or their loved ones in danger.2.At least 200,000 car accidents were caused by texting messages.

3.A survey done by the Pew Institute suggested that Americans in the age range of 18 to 29 years old send 88 text messages a day. When you’re walking home from work, you don’t need your head-phones making loud noises in your ears. There is a much greater place to create positive emotions that will make us happier and much more fulfilled. Those emotions are within us, and by blocking these feelings with all of our latest technologies, we may be harming ourselves.4.

We need to take back control of our minds and stop compulsively checking our emails, Facebook updates, and text messages. I think we can live a happier life if we pay more attention to ourselves and the people we are speaking with. 5. Think about what parents are doing to children’s emotional well-being when they focus on their cell phones rather than their children.

If you are playing with your children in the park, be totally attentive to what they are doing. If you are in a business meeting and someone is speaking, listen to everything they say.

A. Your cell phone is not part of your body.

B. Human beings are glued to their cell phones.

C. Cell phones have brought great convenience to us.

D. People addicted to cell phones are even not aware of their safety.

E. How many relationships are lost because of a lack of communication?

F. Using cell phones too much may be linked to depressions and anxiety.

G. Statistics show 28 percent of car accidents occur from people using cell phones.

The times are changing. On Thursday October 13th, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, marking the first time the highly-eyed-on literary award has gone to someone who is mainly seen as a musician, and giving rise to heated discussions.

The 75-year-old won the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, the Swedish Academy said.

“For 54 years he has been at it, reinventing himself,” said Sara Danius, the academy’s permanent secretary. “Bob Dylan writes poetry for the car. But it’s perfectly fine to read his works as poetry.”

And while many Dylan’s fans have found great delight at the news, others online and in the literary community are cross with the Committee, saying the award has skipped over fiction writers for the second year.

New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul said it was good news but pointed out how many “deserving” novelists there are.

Director Martin Scorsese put out a statement saying he was “overjoyed” that Dylan was awarded the prize.

“Dylan’s poetry, his musical genius, has meant so much to me personally and to generations of people around the world,” Scorsese said. “His work has influenced and shaped culture, and he has never stopped exploring and growing as an artist. The Nobel Committee has given Dylan a form of recognition that fits his role in our culture—in world culture.”

Dylan won a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his “great influence on popular music and American culture”. He’s the first American to win the literary Nobel since Toni Morrison in 1993.

1.Why does Bob Dylan’s winning the Nobel Prize cause healed discussions?

A. He created poetic expressions. B. He is known as a musician.

C. He reinvents himself. D. He is 75 years old.

2.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in Paragraph 4?

A. are thankful to B. are satisfied with

C. are angry with D. are worried about

3.What can we know about Dylan according to Martin Scorsese?

A. Dylan influences Martin a lot.

B. Dylan is happy with the award.

C. Dylan is a poet rather than a musician.

D. Dylan benefits a lot from world culture.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. A brief introduction to Bob Dylan.

B. The reason for Bob Dylan’s success.

C. Bob Dylan’s influence on American culture.

D. Different views on Bob Dylan’s winning the Nobel Prize.

What do the world’s most successful people all have in common?

By examining the work habits of over 150 greatest writers and artists and scientists, the researchers including Standford Professor Jeffrey Preffer found that high achievers like Robert Moses turn out to be all alike:

Busy ! Busy!

1.In a study of general managers in industry, John Kotter reported that many of them worked 60 to 65 hours per week—which translates into at least six 10-hour days. The ability and willingness to work difficult and tiring hours has characterized many powerful figures. Energy and strength provide many advantages to those seeking to build power.

Just Say No!

The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything. And that’s what gives them the time to accomplish so much.2.And focus means saying “no” to a lot of distractions (分神).

Know What You Are!

Ignore your weakness and keep improving your strengths. Don’t waste time exploring skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, focus on—and build on—your strengths.3.

Create Good Luck!

Luck is not magical—there is a science to it. Richard Wiseman studied lucky people for his book Luck Factor, and broke down what they do right.4.By being more outgoing, open to new ideas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic, lucky people create possibilities.

Does applying these principles to your life actually work? Wiseman created a “luck school” to test the ideas—and it was a success. In total, 80 percent of people who attended Luck School said that their luck had increased.5.

A. Spend enough time to improve your weakness.

B. Achievement requires focus.

C. On average, these people reported that their luck had increased by more than 40 percent.

D. High achievers never stop working and they never lose a minute.

E. Busy people are more likely to be lucky.

F. This means knowing who you are, what you are and what you are good at.

G. Certain personality types are luckier because they behave in a way that offers the chance for good opportunities.

Once there was a young girl named Eliza.She was the daughter of a king and she was very lazy.She_______had her servants do everything for her.

“I am very thirsty,and my_______is on the table.Please get it for me.”She called._______a servant picked the glass up from the_______next to Eliza and held it up to her_______until Eliza was no longer_______.The next day.Eliza was walking to dinner when her hat_______.She called for a servant and a young man ran over,picked up the hat,_______it off,and placed it back on Eliza’s head.

She continually_______her servants to do simple tasks for her.Her father noticed her________and decided to punish her. He set her in a________with only a loom(织布机)and some thread.No________were allowed in the room

“You will________in this room,not eating or drinking until you have woven a blanket for me.You have to do all of the work by________.”The king left Eliza all alone in her room.

Eliza called for her servants,________none appeared.Then she________her father telling her about Athena,the goddess of wisdom.She called for Athena over and over until finally,she fell________.

While she was sleeping,she had a________.Hermes spoke to her in her dream.He said “Athena has heard your pleas(请求)for________.She is very angry with you.She will come to you and inform you of your________”.Eliza awoke very frightened.

1.A. seldom B. always C. never D. sometimes

2.A. hat B. thread C. blanket D. glass

3.A. Immediately B. Suddenly C. Fortunately D. Eventually

4.A. floor B. shop C. table D. kitchen

5.A. bed B. room C. lips D. shoulders

6.A. angry B. hungry C. happy D. thirsty

7.A. fell off B. went away C. jumped off D. stood up

8.A. took B. dusted C. kicked D. paid

9.A. begged B. required C. advised D. persuaded

10.A. happiness B. wisdom C. laziness D. honesty

11.A. school B. factory C. room D. church

12.A. servants B. classmates C. relatives D. sisters

13.A. rest B. study C. play D. stay

14.A. himself B. myself C. herself D. yourself

15.A. but B. so C. also D. even

16.A. forgot B. remembered C. regretted D. suggested

17.A. ill B. hungry C. asleep D. worried

18.A. time B. power C. chance D. dream

19.A. help B. playing C. accompany D. living

20.A. praise B. punishment C. pleas D. freedom

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