题目内容
Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.
I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.
I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.
Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.
Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.
1.Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?
A. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing
B. The writer did it for himself.
C. The secretary did so.
D. Someone we don’t know.
2.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?
A. Because he always forget the way to home
B. Because of his poor sense of direction
C. Because he did not have any friend.
D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.
3.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?
A. He felt astonished B. He felt embarrassed.
C. He felt very sad. D. He felt strange
4.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?
A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.
B. He will give the very person long list of direction
C. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town
D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction.
任务型阅读 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分)
Chronic disorganization occurs when one is habitually disorganized over a long period, which means the person is constantly unsystematic in how he conducts life and business. One suffering from this problem may find relief in the fact that it isn’t actually a disease or even an “official” disorder. It’s the continued lack of organization in one’s life.
Someone may become addicted to collecting a certain thing yet never organize the collection as it grows out of control. This can especially be a problem for those with a lot of time and money at hand, yet the problem can be serious for any type of person in a wide variety of situations.
One’s personal attitude can often be a big part of why the chronic disorganization exists. Once the attitude of acceptance about being a “slob” is in someone’s head, it’s hard to remove. If someone tells himself that he is a slob, he will likely live up to that self-image created by him or by those around him.
One first receives true awareness of the disorder of chronic disorganization when it starts to negatively affect relationships with friends and family members. Everybody becomes affected by this situation, especially those sharing living places with the one involved.
The National Study Group for Chronic Disorganization (HSGCD) recommends that one get help through a professional organizer. The study found that all of the subjects in the study had problems with making decisions. There were varied reasons given for this problem of decision-making. Among them were fears and prioritizing issues. Research is ongoing for the link between problems in decision-making and chronic disorganization.
Chronic disorganization often begins with situational disorganization, something most people experience at some point. Someone who has lost someone significant to him may start to be troubled by disorganization after a divorce. Someone who experienced changes in life and in his career may intend to let things like organization and order fall by the wayside. However, one doesn’t instantly have chronic disorganization.
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” That’s an old saying that’s true about one’s struggles with chronic disorganization. Every person has the power to change within himself. It’s a matter of staying organized, one day at a time. Those who have left chronic disorganization in the past have often done so by promising to stay organized simply for that single day.
Definition | It means that the person has a(n) 1.__________ of being disorganized in life and business over a long period. |
2.________the problem | ●One example is that an addict3.___________ to organize the collection. ●The4._________ of chronic disorganization is partly affected by one’s personal attitude. ●One doesn’t realize the disorder of chronic disorganization until it has 5.____________ effects on the relationships with friends and family members. |
The6.___________ of the study | All subjects in the study suffer from the problem of poor decision-making, which is 7.____________ with chronic disorganization. |
Warning 8.____________ | Losing someone significant, 9._____________ a divorce or changes in one’s life and career. |
Good news | When in 10._______ with chronic disorganization, every person has the power to change, at least one single day at a time. |