“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

1.The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely lonely life.” means “_____”.

A.No one can live a hard life.                B.No one can live without difficulty.

C.No one can live alone.                    D.No one can live on an island.

2.The best title for the passage should be _______________.

A.How to Make Friends                    B.A Famous Book

C.Friendship First                         D.John Donne and Dale Carnegie

3.Some of us find it not easy to make friends because _____________.

A.we are afraid of making bad friends

B.we are shy to take the first action

C.we feel sure that we already have enough friends

D.we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends

4.We can learn from the passage that ________________.

A.John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B.Friends are always friends

C.Few people bought Carnegie’s book

D.The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

5.Which of the following is not talked about in Carnegie’s book?

A.Say “Excuse me” before you ask.

B.Don’t visit your neighbors too often.

C.Think more about others.

D.People enjoy hearing their own names.

 

Many people have tried to simplify (简化) the spelling of English words.Unlike other languages,English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways.For example,there is “light” but “white”,“loan” but “phone”,and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing “ough”:“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought” and “thorough”.

The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling.In 1906,Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board.He was one of the richest men in the United States of America.The board’s plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound.For example,the word “though” would be spelt “tho” and “through” would become “thru”.Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey,the head of the New York libraries,and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University.They explained their idea to President Roosevelt,who thought that it was indeed logical.He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.

But people didn’t like the change,even if it made life easier.So the new simpler spelling was not popular.More importantly,when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan,they did not like it either.Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians,he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.

Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling.However,people do simplify some words,mainly in advertisements.For example,we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”.

68.Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.

A.English words are too long to remember

B.there are many mistakes in English words

C.lots of words are spelt in many different ways

D.sometimes the same sounds have different spellings

69.Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?

A.Andrew Carnegie.                               B.Melvil Dewey.

C.Theodore Roosevelt.                            D.Brander Matthews.

70.What was Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude towards simplified spelling?

A.Worried.                                             B.Supportive. 

C.Uncertain.                                          D.Doubtful.

Many people have tried to simplify (简化) the spelling of English words.Unlike other languages,English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways.For example,there is “light” but “white”,“loan” but “phone”,and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing “ough”:“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought” and “thorough”.

The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling.In 1906,Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board.He was one of the richest men in the United States of America.The board’s plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound.For example,the word “though” would be spelt “tho” and “through” would become “thru”.Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey,the head of the New York libraries,and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University.They explained their idea to President Roosevelt,who thought that it was indeed logical.He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.

But people didn’t like the change,even if it made life easier.So the new simpler spelling was not popular.More importantly,when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan,they did not like it either.Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians,he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.

Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling.However,people do simplify some words,mainly in advertisements.For example,we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”.

58.Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.

A.English words are too long to remember

B.there are many mistakes in English words

C.lots of words are spelt in many different ways

D.sometimes the same sounds have different spellings

59.Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?

A.Andrew Carnegie.                               B.Melvil Dewey.

C.Theodore Roosevelt.                            D.Brander Matthews.

60.What was Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude towards simplified spelling?

A.Worried.                                             B.Supportive.

C.Uncertain.                                           D.Doubtful.

阅读理解
     Many people have tried to simplify (简化) the spelling of English words.Unlike other languages,English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways.For example,there is "light" but "white","loan" but "phone",and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing "ough":"though","through","bough","
cough","enough","ought" and "thorough".
     The American President Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling.In 1906,Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board.He was one of the richest men in the United States of America.The board's plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound.For
example,the word "though" would be spelt "tho" and "through" would become "thru".Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey,the head of the New York libraries,and Professor Brander Matthews of
Columbia University.They explained their idea to President Roosevelt,who thought that it was indeed
logical.He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.
But people didn't like the change,even if it made life easier.So the new simpler spelling was not popular.
More importantly,when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan,they did not like it either.
Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians,he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.
     Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling.However,people do simplify some words,mainly in advertisements.For example,we often see "tonite" instead of "tonight" and "thru"
instead of "through".
1. Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because________.
A. English words are too long to remember
B. there are many mistakes in English words
C. lots of words are spelt in many different ways
D. sometimes the same sounds have different spellings
2. Who is NOT a member of the Simplified Spelling Board?
A. Andrew Carnegie.  
B. Melvil Dewey.
C. Theodore Roosevelt.  
D. Brander Matthews.
3. What was Theodore Roosevelt's attitude towards simplified spelling?
A. Worried.  
B. Supportive.  
C. Uncertain.  
D. Doubtful.
4. According to the passage,simplified spelling________.
A. was welcomed by the US politicians
B. changed the way the words sound
C. has been used widely for over a century
D. was first used in US government letters
5. Roosevelt's plan to simplify English spelling________.
A. failed in the end  
B. proved quite successful
C. won wide support  
D. influenced English greatly

“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion. It was written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely lonely life. Without other people, life will become empty and sad. We all need to have friends.

    For some of us, although making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

    There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 languages.

    Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book:

Be friendly and polite.

Always greet with a smile. Begin with “Excuse me” or “Would you please” when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “Thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.

Go out of your way to be nice.

Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better.

Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.

Be open-minded.

Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.

Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

56. The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely lonely life.” means “_____”.

A. No one can live a hard life.      B. No one can live without difficulty.

C. No one can live alone.          D. No one can live on an island.

57. The best title for the passage should be _______________.

    A. How to Make Friends         B. A Famous Book

    C. Friendship First              D. John Donne and Dale Carnegie

58. Some of us find it not easy to make friends because _____________.

A. we are afraid of making bad friends  

B. we are shy to take the first action

C. we feel sure that we already have enough friends

D. we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends

59. We can learn from the passage that ________________.

A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie

B. Friends are always friends

C. Few people bought Carnegie’s book

D. The writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie

60. Which of the following is not talked about in Carnegie’s book?

A. Say “Excuse me” before you ask.   

B. Don’t visit your neighbors too often.

C. Think more about others.        

D. People enjoy hearing their own names.

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