You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect.

When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the dagger (匕首) of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down.

Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker,or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.

Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to (附着) you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

1.The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.

A.make a comparison

B.offer an evidence

C.introduce a topic

D.describe a daily scene

2.How can negative people have effect on us?

A.By influencing our emotion.

B.By telling us the nature of life.

C.By changing our ways of thinking.

D.By comparing their attitudes to life with ours.

3.Some negative people base their happiness on _______.

A.other people’s pity for them

B.making other people unhappy

C.building up a positive attitude

D.other people’s respect for them

4.According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us, we are advised to ______.

A.change negative people’s attitudes to life

B.show our dissatisfaction to negative people

C.make negative people feel ashamed of themselves

D.communicate with negative people as little as possible

5. What is the author’s attitude towards negative people?

A.Favorable.

B.Critical.

C.Indifferent.

D.Supportive.

 

阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中,选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The following people are all searching for a university. After the description of these people, there is information about six universities A---F on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one university which you do not need to use.

1.Bobby is tired of working indoors and wouldn’t like to be too far away from his girlfriend who studies at Simmons.

2. Maria wants to learn modern science and she prefers to stay neither by the ocean nor in the northeast.

3.Andrew wishes to study business in a non-state-run university.

4. Lucy enjoys taking her further education in a women-only university.

5.Scott hopes to play the computer conveniently for fun.

A.SIMMONS  The College of Arts and Sciences and Modern Studies. Simmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors. Lies in the heart of Boston, US. News &World Report ranks Simmons among the top state universities in the North and among the best values. 617-521-2051  www.simmons.edu.

B.PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE   The College of Nature. Experience a different kind of classroom: 15,300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs. PO Box 265Paul Smith, NY 12970800-421-2605     www.paulsmith.edu.

C.ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY  Personal attention. Powerful  programs. Experience the technology of today at our co-educational university. One Camino Santa Utah 78228-8503 800-FOR-STMU   www.stmarytx.edu.

D.NORTHERN UNIVERSITY  A famous private university with 3,200 students in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Engineering. Medicine and Law among the top ten by U.S. News & World Report  Old Union 232 CA 94305-3005 650-723-2091 www.stanford.edu.

E.UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   Adult education course. Earn an online degree with University of Phoenix today. 100% online, fast and convenient. Learn why most working professionals choose University of Phoenix Online. www.Phoenixun.edu.

F.PETER’S COLLEGE   Experienced professors are available. Equipped with a lot of modern facilities, two students a dormitory, two computers, power never fails, PO.356 Peter, 16753800-333-12-2135   www. peterun.edu.

 

XIANGNING, Shanxi - The number of people trapped underground after a coal mine flooding in north China's Shanxi Province was revised -- for a second time -- to 153 from 123, rescuers said late Sunday night.

Investigations showed that 261 workers were in the pit of Wangjialing Coal Mine under construction when underground water gushed in at about 1:40 pm. Of them, 108 were lifted safely to the ground while 153 others trapped in the shaft, according to the rescue headquarters.

Most of the trapped are migrant workers from Shanxi, Hebei, Hunan and Guizhou provinces," a rescuer said.

The exact number of people trapped is still being checked.

Soon after the accident happened, the Shanxi Provincial Work Safety Administration and the Shanxi Provincial Emergency Affairs Office said 152 people were trapped underground, but officials later changed the figure to 123.

Rescuers are struggling to save the trapped people, and local authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao ordered local authorities to spare no effort to save the trapped while guarding against secondary accidents.

Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site late Sunday to oversee the search and rescue operation.

The mine, sitting astride Xiangning County of Linfen City and Hejin City of Yuncheng City, covers about 180 square kilometers.

The mining zone boasts more than 2.3 billion tonnes of coal reserves, including nearly 1.04 billion tonnes of proved reserves, according to the company's official website.It is now under infrastructure construction and is expected to produce 6 million tonnes of coal annually once put into operation.

The mine, affiliated to the state-owned Huajin Coking Coal Co. Ltd., is a major project approved by the provincial government.

1.At least how many people were trapped underground according to the latest report?

A.123

B.153

C.261

D.152

2.Most of the worked trapped are from __________. Which of the following answers is WRONG?

A.Shanxi

B.Hunan

C.Guizhou

D.Hefei

3.What’s the cause of this accident?

A.The underground water gushed

B.The coal mine was under construction

C.It is still being investigated by the local authorities

D.The passage does not mention it at all

4.According to the passage, which of the following statement is right? _________

A. The local authorities fully support the rescue work

B. Vice premier Zhang Dejiang rushed to the site early Sunday to oversee the search

C. The Wangjialing Coal Mine can produce 6 million tonnes of coal each year now

D.The coal mine is a major project approved by the country.

40. What’s the best title of the passage?_________

A. Number of people trapped in China colliery(煤矿) flooding revised to 153

B.The Wangjiajing Coal Mine

C.Rescue work

D. Who are to blame?

 

In this age of Internet chat,videogames and reality television,there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied.Yet,despite the competition,my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories.She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest,a competition she won last year.

    As a writer I know about winning contests,and about losing them.I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher.I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.What if she doesn.t win the contest again?That’s the strange thing about being a parent.So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.

A revelation(启示)came last week when l asked her,”Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied,“I just want to tell the story of an angel(天使)going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously(自发地)told them.Telling myself that l was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall. I offered suggestions for characters,conflicts and endings for her tales.The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly“guided”by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson.I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks.Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade,I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting(借用)my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me,it was certainly a good first step that l will quickly follow with more steps,putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked.All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment,grow and find their own voices.

1.What did the author say about her own writing experience?

    A.Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

    B.She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

    C.Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

    D.She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

2.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

    A.She wanted to share her stories with readers.

    B.She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

    C.She believed she possessed real talent for writing.

    D.She had won a prize in the previous contest.

3.The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because       

    A.she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing

    B.she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

    C.she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

    D.she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer

4.What’s the author’s advice for parents?

    A.Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

    B.Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

    C.A writing career,though attractive,is not for every child to pursue.

    D.Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

 

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         A.ABSOLUTE MOTHER OF ALL ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES

         B.SHARK CAGE DIVING SPECIAL IN GANSBAAI

         C.HORSEBACK BEACH ADVENTURES

         D.TANDEM SKYDIVING

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

         A.ABSOLUTE MOTHER OF ALL ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES offers you a tour by air.

         B.SHARK CAGE DIVING SPECIAL IN GANSBAAI requires no diving experience.

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