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Chances
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业)．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn't too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she'd give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn't often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early morning with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part­time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I've got a full­time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren't top of the class at school.
小题1:What is the author's present job?
A．Working part­time in a college.
B．Helping children with their schoolwork.
C．Looking after children at a kindergarten.
D．Taking care of children for a family.
小题2:When staying with the two girls' family, the author________.
A．was paid for extra work
B．got much help from her boss
C．took a day off every other week
D．often worked long hours
小题3:Why did the author leave her first job?
A．She decided to attend a part­time course.
B．She found a full­time job.
C．She was fed up with children.
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.
小题4:What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A．Qualifications are necessary for a career.
B．Hard work makes an excellent student.
C．One must choose the job she likes.
D．Less successful students can still have a career.

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D

试题分析：本文讲述了学习成绩不是很好的作者通过自己的努力也得到了自己满意的事业的过程。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4,5行I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now I've got a full­time job there说明作者现在在幼儿园里工作，故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据文章到三段最后2行I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early morning with the children.说明她的工作时间很长，故D正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据文章第四段My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part­time course. I had to leave my job with the family说明作者不得不去参加这样的课程学习，所以要离开。故A正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章最后2行I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren't top of the class at school.可知学习成绩不是很好的人也可以在获得很好的职业机会，故D正确。
点评：本文讲述了学习成绩不是很好的作者通过自己的努力也得到了自己满意的事业的过程。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。
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小题1:The story took place after         
A．the author got the house from his dad
B．the author bought the house
C．the previous owners hid the money
D．the author’s dad sold the house
小题2:How many boxes of cash did the author discover in the attic?
A．One boxB．Two boxesC．Seven boxesD．Eight boxes
小题3:What do we know about the money that the author found?
A．It would be used to fix the old house
B．It had been hidden in the house by thieves
C．No one was sure why it was lift in the house
D．It made the previous owners think of their mother
小题4:What did the author put on the outside of his children’s Christmas gifts?
A．A roll of moneyB．Balls
C．Tie-up orange stringD．Metal containers
小题5:The text is mainly about a story of         
A．honestyB．bravery
C．wisdomD．love
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Psychologists say that just because you're laughing doesn't mean you’re wasting time. Occasional teasing among colleagues, particularly if it revolves around things associated with the job, can boost creativity, departmental cohesiveness（凝聚力）and performance.
“There are a lot of stressors out there,” says Ed Dunkelblau, a psychologist with the Institute for Emotionally Intelligent Learning in Chicago. “But gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult.”
This is true as long as the humor is used for the right purpose. The main point of it should be inspiring people --- not laughing at them. “Anything that would lift morale（士气）in terms of the company would be good humor,” says Thierry Guedj, a professor of business and psychology at Boston University. “Before you say or do anything, think about, ‘How is this helping my employees’ morale?’”
You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging, so don’t make observations that are aggressive. Most obviously, Dr Guedj says, don’t make comments about people’s physical appearance, or faith. If you have any doubt, it's appropriate, don't go through with it.
Or you can take aim at the one person you know won't be offended（冒犯）:Yourself. “If there's going to be a joke or story, it should be you,” Mr. Dunkelblau says. For example, if you're a marketing manager reviewing a failed campaign that you led, begin with a line like, “The guy who gave permission to this deal might just be looking for work next week.”
“People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves too,” Mr. Jones says. “And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.”
小题1:According to the text, gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPT ________.
A．reducing pressure
B．improving performance
C．making people more creative
D．leading to a big mistake
小题2:What is Ed Dunkelblau’s attitude towards gallows humor?
A．Positive.B．Negative.C．Neutral.D．Uncertain.
小题3:Which of the following would Dr. Guedj most probably agree with?
A．Gallows humor is the basic source of morale.
B．Gallows humor allows people to laugh at others.
C．Gallows humor may sometimes be used for the wrong purpose.
D．Anything that may lift morale can be called gallows humor.
小题4:When people use gallows humor, they should ________.
A．observe who is aggressive
B．show a sense of belonging
C．doubt about the result of humors
D．try to avoid irritating others
小题5:What can we infer from the text?
A．People tend to laugh at others rather than themselves.
B．Laughing at ourselves can help relieve the stress of others.
C．People can’t avoid offending others with gallows humor.
D．People who laugh at themselves are hard to be friends with.
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  5  several different medications, but he did not get any better. He had a bad breathing problem, and he could not keep his food down. My wife and I were both told many times by people that Joshua looked life he was born early; he had not gained much   6   since he was born.
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小题1:
A．badB．goodC．happyD．sad
小题2:
A．excitingB．interestingC．challengingD．amusing
小题3:
A．strongerB．healthierC．harderD．weaker
小题4:
A．shookB．trembledC．shockedD．quaked
小题5:
A．taken onB．put onC．gone onD．lived on
小题6:
A．width B．heightC．weight D．sight
小题7:
A．dentist B．specialistC．scientistD．tourist
小题8:
A．performedB．laidC．devotedD．directed
小题9:
A．slowB．easyC．hardD．quick
小题10:
A．luckB．smileC．loveD．help
小题11:
A．score B．progressC．effortsD．fact
小题12:
A．ticketB．contactC．contractD．player
小题13:
A．get onB．get throughC．take onD．look through
小题14:
A．createB．buildC．breakD．enjoy
小题15:
A．futureB．helpC．dawnD．dusk
Success starts within our mind. Now, we will discuss four steps to change our lives and create a new future.
   ■ 1. Think big. Get rid of negative(负面的)beliefs.
     Your beliefs have developed from what happened to you in the past. You should realize that the past is not equal to the future, unless you really live there. The first thing you need to do is to drive all the negative beliefs away from your mind. Those beliefs are not useful for creating a new future. Think that everything is possible if you put enough effort in it. When you change your beliefs into positive ones, you will feel more powerful. You will then be able to move on to the next level.
   ■ 2. Write your plan to achieve your goals.
     Your great goals should be divided into smaller goals. Make a timetable for each goal so that you can measure your progress. Write a detailed plan to achieve these goals.
   ■ 3.Take action according to your plan.
     Nothing bears fruit without action. Every successful person has to work hard towards his or her goals. There is no exception(例外). Be prepared to work according to your plan. Be willing to invest (投资) in the resources necessary for your progress. Do not give up.
   ■ 4. Review what you have done and know how good you are.
     While you are in the process of your work, take some time to review how well you have done. Review your progress based on your plan and see if you need to change anything. You can change your methods but you should not change your goals.
小题1: Why should we get rid of our negative beliefs?
A．They come from our past experiences.
B．The past and the future are different.
C．They will stop us from starting a new future.
D．We should learn some useful things.
小题2: According to the second step, to achieve your big goals, you should _________.
A．change your methods
B．make full use of every minute
C．divide them into smaller ones and achieve them one by one to time
D．measure your progress from time
小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．During your work, be prepared to change everything.
B．If you feel your goal difficult, you’d better give it up.
C．Considering changing the ways you achieve goals is useful.
D．Reviewing is more important than setting goals.
小题4: Which of the following has the same meaning as "Nothing bears fruit without action."?
A．No pain, no gain.
B．Better early than late.
C．He laughs last who laughs best.
D．Nothing succeeds like success.
小题5:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．How to Live a Happy Life
B．Ways to Create Your New Future
C．How to Change Yourself
D．Nothing Bears Fruit Without Action
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large  1  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would  2  his taxi on the road. I  3  why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  4  work, leave his taxi and go out for his  5  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6  .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7  to be outside one evening two weeks  8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely  10  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But  11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）  12  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and  13  him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14.
We go to bed every night and  15  every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17  . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  18  the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  19  we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  20 we are than what we do!
小题1:
A．windowB．garageC．doorD．yard
小题2:
A．parkB．stopC．checkD．repair
小题3:
A．knewB．understoodC．askedD．wondered
小题4:
A．forB．out ofC．withoutD．from
小题5:
A．businessB．nationalC．personalD．public
小题6:
A．wastefulB．usefulC．wonderfulD．plentiful
小题7:
A．appearedB．intendedC．expectedD．happened
小题8:
A．laterB．moreC．agoD．before
小题9:
A．brokenB．fineC．shutD．open
小题10:
A．onceB．beforeC．whenD．until
小题11:
A．farB．deepC．longD．little
小题12:
A．driverB．engineerC．fatherD．son
小题13:
A．calledB．madeC．electedD．turned
小题14:
A．experienceB．earningC．lifeD．position
小题15:
A．stay upB．wake upC．stay homeD．go home
小题16:
A．competitionB．performanceC．debateD．party
小题17:
A．familyB．companyC．teamD．whole
小题18:
A．buildB．climbC．standD．lay
小题19:
A．gardenB．garageC．carD．taxi
小题20:
A．whoB．whatC．whichD．where
This story began when I was a child. I was born in     46   . Often we hadn’t enough to eat. When never we had some food, Mother often give me  her portion. While she was putting her rice into my bowl, she would say, “Eat this rice, son! I’m not   47   .”
As I grew, Mother her    48   her spare time to    49  in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more     50  for my growth. Once she caught just two fish, she made fish soup. While I was eating the soup, Mother sat beside me and ate what was still kept on the    51   of the fish I had eaten. My heart was       52   when I saw it. So I gave the other fish to her but she immediately   53  it and said, “I don’t  54    like fish.”
Then, in order to pay for my    55    , Mother went to a match factory. This helped her get some money to cover my school fees. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight.    56   I said, “Mother, go to sleep; it’s late; you can     57  working tomorrow.” Mother smiled and said, “Go to sleep, son! I’m not      58     .”
When I had to sit my final examination, mother accompanied me. Mother    59    for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to    60   her. Mother give me a glass of tea that she had    61   . The tea was not as    62   as Mother’s love. Seeing Mother covered with sweat, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to   63  too. Mother said, “I’m not thirsty!”.
Now , I’m an employer and my     64   now is to work hard and to repay my mother for all the    65    that she gave me.
小题1:
A．poorB．specialC．weakD．happy
小题2:A worried          B. hungry         C. carless          D, foolish
小题3:
A．looked upB．set upC．gave upD．push up
小题4:
A．learnB．swimC．fishD．play
小题5:
A．tasteB．nutritionC．functionD．importance
小题6:
A．meatB．bowlC．plateD．bone
小题7:
A．movedB．excitedC．puzzledD．surprised
小题8:
A．doubtedB．acceptedC．refusedD．overlooked
小题9:
A．quietlyB．mostlyC．clearlyD．really
小题10:
A．educationB．healthC．careerD．experience
小题11:
A．AsB．SoC．UntilD．But
小题12:
A．stopB．beginC．continueD．enjoy
小题13:
A．coldB．sadC．sickD．tired
小题14:
A．waitedB．calledC．wentD．hunted
小题15:
A．greetB．helpC．askD．meet
小题16:
A．preparedB．boughtC．foundD．cleaned
小题17:
A．freeB．strongC．highD．hard
小题18:
A．changeB．drinkC．throwD．notice
小题19:
A．beliefB．wonderC．dreamD．work
小题20:
A．foodB．futureC．waterD．love
If you have ever gone through a toll booth(收费所), you know that your relationship to the person in the booth is not the most intimate you'll ever have. It is one of life's frequent affairs: You hand over some money; you might get change; you drive off.
　　Late one morning in 1984, headed for lunch in San Francisco, I drove toward a booth. I heard loud music. It sounded like a party. I looked around. No other cars with their windows open. No sound trucks. I looked at the toll booth. Inside it, the man was dancing.
　　"What are you doing?" I asked.
　　"I'm having a party," he said.
　　"What about the rest of the people?" I looked at the other toll booths.
　　He said, "What do those look like to you?" He pointed down the row of toll booths.
　　"They look like……toll booths. What do they look like to you?"
　　He said, "Vertical coffins. At 8:30 every morning, live people get in. Then they die for eight hours. At 4:30, like Lazarus from the dead, they reemerge and go home. For eight hours, brain is on hold, dead on the job. Going through the motions."
　　I was amazed. This guy had developed a philosophy, a mythology about his job. Sixteen people dead on the job, and the seventeenth, in precisely the same situation, figures out a way to live. I could not help asking the next question: "Why is it different for you? You're having a good time."
He looked at me. "I knew you were going to ask that. I don't understand why anybody would think my job is boring. I have a corner office, glass on all sides. I can see the Golden Gate, San Francisco, and the Berkeley hills. Half the Western world vacations here……and I just stroll in every day and practice dancing."
小题1:According to the first paragraph, in most cases, how do you describe the relationship between drivers and toll booth?
A．most intimateB．very tenseC．pretty ordinaryD．extremely hostile
小题2:Why did the author go to San Francisco?
A. To attend a party
B. B. To have a meal
C. To dance with the worker in the toll booth
D. To hand in the repair fee of his car
小题3:The underlined name “Lazarus” mentioned in the eighth paragraph probably refers to a person___________.
A. who was very active in his life
B. B. who was dead and revived from death
C. who was going to San Francisco
D. who liked dancing at work
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A．The author passed by the toll booth every day.
B．The worker enjoyed his work very much.
C．Only western people like to spend their holidays in the Berkeley hills.
D．The dancing worker was getting badly along with his colleagues.
小题5:After hearing what the worker said, the author would probably_________.
A．go to the worker’s senior to complain about his bad attitude towards job.
B．go climbing the Golden Gate and the Berkeley hills to have a vacation.
C．learn to take a positive attitude to job and appreciate valuable things in life.
D．go back home instead of wasting time traveling to San Francisco.
Alexis was hot and tired. With rage in her voice she shouted, "Pull me up！I give up, I hate this. This is stupid!" It was at that moment when Jason, the adviser on the trip, looked at me and said, "Ed, I'm going to go down and talk with her." I then shouted down to Alexis, "Hold on! You can do this. We know you can!"
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At that moment, Alexis moved her cheek away from the rock face and looked down. The bright white chalk she used on her hands to give her a better hold, showed the path where her tired hands had moved her upward on the cliff. Jason was right. Alexis had taken the hardest way up the cliff. Jason then looked straight into Alexis' eyes and in a calm voice he said, "You are not alone out here, there are people who care about you, who want to help you and see you succeed. We are going to do this together. Are you ready?" Slowly she shook her head yes and took a deep breath.
小题1:Jason went down the cliff because _________.
A．Alexis took a wrong path B．Alexis was trapped in rocks
C．Alexis didn't believe in herself D．Alexis' forearms were badly hurt
小题2:We can infer from the passage that ________.
A．Alexis was finally pulled up by Ed
B．Alexis regretted having taken the wrong path up the cliff
C．Alexis was immediately sent to hospital after she was pulled up
D．Alexis successfully rock climbed
小题3:The underlined word "hot" in the story means _________.
A．disappointed B．angryC．uncomfortable D．running a high body temperature
小题4:Alexis would probably become _________.
A．more strong-minded B．easier to give up
C．poorer in health D．less interested in rock climbing

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