Imagine a training course that helps you in your specific job. Imagine tools and techniques that are so closely connected with your work that you can apply them directly to it. Imagine receiving an Open University (OU) certificate (证书) in a course which states what you have studied and achieved.

It may sound fantastic, but it’s a reality at the Open University’s CCPD, which is making learning while you work more flexible (灵活的) than ever before.

The courses are starting to change workplace learning completely. Paige, who took CCPD’s courses, said the study had changed her whole way of thinking. “It was excellent for so many reasons,” she said. “It developed me as a person and as an employee and taught me particular techniques. I was always able to bring what I’d learned into the office the next day and apply it to my job.”

Even better news for Paige was that her employer paid the full cost of her study. She became one of thousands of OU students whose fees were paid by employers who recognized the value of an OU education.

“These courses are designed for CCPD rather than as part of a formal certificate,” said Kathy, an OU teacher. “We pay more attention to development rather than assessment (评估). Our role is to give them personal developmental advice, not a mark.”

Paige is just one of 200,000 students who are learning at OU. CCPD itself is just a part of an organization that offers courses and qualifications in 360 subjects and has so far helped to develop the skills and knowledge of more than two million people.

 “Education does not stop with getting a degree,” said Charles Edwards, CCPD’s director. “In a fast-moving economy you cannot afford to rely on the degree you got some time ago. You must keep updating your knowledge.”

For details on CCPD’s courses and to register with the 10% discount available to members, visit www.open.ac.uk.

According to the passage, CCPD’s courses are ________.

A. required courses for formal academic qualifications

B. training courses for professional development

C. special courses for a master’s degree

D. elective courses for university students

The example of Paige is given to show ________.

A. the benefits of lifelong learning

B. how completely learning has changed

C. the value of CCPD’s courses of the OU

D. the importance of hard work

It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ________.

A. Paige has got promoted after learning CCPD’s courses

B. an OU education has been accepted by many employers

C. Paige is the best employee in her company

D. most employers care for their employees

According to the passage, CCPD’s courses focus on ________.

A. assessment of learners

B. learners’ personal development

C. the academic knowledge of learners

D. classroom learning

Imagine a training course that helps you in your specific job. Imagine tools and techniques that are so closely connected with your work that you can apply them directly to it. Imagine receiving an Open University (OU) certificate (证书) in a course which states what you have studied and achieved.
It may sound fantastic, but it’s a reality at the Open University’s CCPD, which is making learning while you work more flexible (灵活的) than ever before.
The courses are starting to change workplace learning completely. Paige, who took CCPD’s courses, said the study had changed her whole way of thinking. “It was excellent for so many reasons,” she said. “It developed me as a person and as an employee and taught me particular techniques. I was always able to bring what I’d learned into the office the next day and apply it to my job.”
Even better news for Paige was that her employer paid the full cost of her study. She became one of thousands of OU students whose fees were paid by employers who recognized the value of an OU education.
“These courses are designed for CCPD rather than as part of a formal certificate,” said Kathy, an OU teacher. “We pay more attention to development rather than assessment (评估). Our role is to give them personal developmental advice, not a mark.”
Paige is just one of 200,000 students who are learning at OU. CCPD itself is just a part of an organization that offers courses and qualifications in 360 subjects and has so far helped to develop the skills and knowledge of more than two million people.
“Education does not stop with getting a degree,” said Charles Edwards, CCPD’s director. “In a fast-moving economy you cannot afford to rely on the degree you got some time ago. You must keep updating your knowledge.”
For details on CCPD’s courses and to register with the 10% discount available to members, visit www.open.ac.uk.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, CCPD’s courses are ________.

    1. A.
      required courses for formal academic qualifications
    2. B.
      training courses for professional development
    3. C.
      special courses for a master’s degree
    4. D.
      elective courses for university students
  2. 2.

    The example of Paige is given to show ________.

    1. A.
      the benefits of lifelong learning
    2. B.
      how completely learning has changed
    3. C.
      the value of CCPD’s courses of the OU
    4. D.
      the importance of hard work
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ________.

    1. A.
      Paige has got promoted after learning CCPD’s courses
    2. B.
      an OU education has been accepted by many employers
    3. C.
      Paige is the best employee in her company
    4. D.
      most employers care for their employees
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, CCPD’s courses focus on ________.

    1. A.
      assessment of learners
    2. B.
      learners’ personal development
    3. C.
      the academic knowledge of learners
    4. D.
      classroom learning

       “Love your neighbor as yourself" is a saying familiar to most of us. It means that you must have he ability to love and accept yourself in order to form and keep satisfying relationship with others self-esteem means accepting yourself for who you really are, and believing that you are indeed a ivdrthwhile person who is deserving of love and respect from others.

Self-esteem is our sense of how good we feel about ourselves. It is based on our judgment of urselves, not on other people's assessment, but simply on our own. Our self-esteem is not efaendent on our talent. Some very ordinary people feel very good about themselves, while other extranordinarily high achievers hold low opintions of themselves.

Self-esteem is the primary key to long-term stress managerment. Why? The first three sourees of stress are: predictable life event, unexpected changes and build-up of daily stresscs, These are much easier to handle when we believe in ourselves, A postive, healthy self-estcem gives us the “hardiness”(强健) to deal with the difficulities of life, and to see them as challenges to be met, rather than threals to be feared.

The forth category of streesons is entirely the result of a low self-esteem. It is the category of stress that is most common and tiring over the long run. This kind of stress cannol be overcome, or evenchanged, until the self-exteem problems that cause it are corrected.

Learning to love yourself for who y ou are is the key to overcoming stress. Self-esteem comes form the self, and cannot be promoted by others. A person who fecls that his self-estecm comes from the approval of those around him or her is bound to self-destruct(自毁), One cannot keep the level of “performance” required to please everyone else, especially if that performance disagrees with who you are and is simply a facade that makes you popular with the world. When the applause is gone, there is nothing left.

Only those who can feel the strength of knowing who they are and those who can feel good about that will survive the stresses of life. Sef-esteem is the basis of contentment and positive living.

58. What is self-csteem?

       A.A kind of positive lifestyle.

       B.The impression we have on other people.

       C.Our sense of how good we feel about ourselves.

       D.Our understanding of how we are seen by others.

59.What is the key to overcoming stress according to the passage?

       A.Removing yourself from stressful situation.

       B.Learning to love yourself for who you are.

       C.Facing the stress and dealing with it.

       D.Getting help from friends.

60.What does the underlined word "facade" (in Para 5) mean?

       A.A false appearance.   B.A big worry.

       C.A wrong action.        D.A strange feeling.

61.The passage is written to ______.

       A.tell people how to overcome stress

       B.help people form good relationship with others

       C.show the importance of feeling good about yourself

       D.provide the different methods to get a clear view of yourself

阅读理解。

     If something happens that makes you feel angry, try these things to help prevent angry feelings from
building up inside.
     1)Exercise. Go for a walk, work out, or go to play a sport. Lots of research has shown that exercise
is a great way to improve your mood and decrease negative feelings.
     2)Write down your thoughts and emotions. You can write things in lots of ways,for example, in a
journal or as your own poetry or song lyrics(歌词). After you'  ve written it down,you can keep it or
throw it away-it doesn'  t matter. The important thing is,writing down your thoughts and feelings can
improve how you feel.When you notice, label, and release feelings as they show up in smaller portions,
they don'  t have a chance to build up inside.
     3)Think deeply or practice deep breathing.T his method is the best one among all the tips if you do
it regularly, as it'  s more of an overall stress management technique that can help you use selfcontrol
when you'  re mad. If you do this regularly, you'  ll find that anger is less likely to build up.
     4)Talk about your feelings with someone you trust. Lots of times there are other emotions, such as
fear or sadness, beneath anger. Talking about them can help.
     These ideas can be helpful for two reasons:
     1)They help you cool down when you feel like your anger might explode. When you need to cool
down, do one or more of the activities in the list above. Think of these as alternatives(可选择的办法)
to taking an action you'  ll regret, such as shouting at someone.Some of them, like writing down
feelings,can help you release tension and begin the thinking process at the same time.
     2)They help you manage anger in general. What if there'  s no immediate problem to solve-you
simply need to shift into a better mood? Sometimes when you'  re angry, and you have no better way
to manage anger although you have tried your best,y ou just need to stop dwelling on how mad you are.

1. The passage is mainly about________.

A. some ways that help solve immediate problems
B. how to deal with angry feelings
C. some kinds of anger that people often feel
D. how to manage tension

2. If you write down your feelings,you may________.

A. create some poetry
B. improve the way you feel
C. make your mood worse
D. discover something about yourself

3. According to the passage,the best way for people to feel better is to________.

A. think deeply or practice deep breathing regularly
B. go for a walk regularly
C. write down their thoughts and emotions
D. have a talk with people they trust

4. You will probably feel regretful if you________.

A. are hurt by other people'  s anger
B. throw away what you have written about your feelings
C. show your anger to others
D. find ways to comtrol anger

C

       “Love your neighbor as yourself" is a saying familiar to most of us. It means that you must have he ability to love and accept yourself in order to form and keep satisfying relationship with others self-esteem means accepting yourself for who you really are, and believing that you are indeed a ivdrthwhile person who is deserving of love and respect from others.

Self-esteem is our sense of how good we feel about ourselves. It is based on our judgment of urselves, not on other people's assessment, but simply on our own. Our self-esteem is not efaendent on our talent. Some very ordinary people feel very good about themselves, while other extranordinarily high achievers hold low opintions of themselves.

Self-esteem is the primary key to long-term stress managerment. Why? The first three sourees of stress are: predictable life event, unexpected changes and build-up of daily stresscs, These are much easier to handle when we believe in ourselves, A postive, healthy self-estcem gives us the “hardiness”(强健) to deal with the difficulities of life, and to see them as challenges to be met, rather than threals to be feared.

The forth category of streesons is entirely the result of a low self-esteem. It is the category of stress that is most common and tiring over the long run. This kind of stress cannol be overcome, or evenchanged, until the self-exteem problems that cause it are corrected.

Learning to love yourself for who y ou are is the key to overcoming stress. Self-esteem comes form the self, and cannot be promoted by others. A person who fecls that his self-estecm comes from the approval of those around him or her is bound to self-destruct(自毁), One cannot keep the level of “performance” required to please everyone else, especially if that performance disagrees with who you are and is simply a facade that makes you popular with the world. When the applause is gone, there is nothing left.

Only those who can feel the strength of knowing who they are and those who can feel good about that will survive the stresses of life. Sef-esteem is the basis of contentment and positive living.

58. What is self-csteem?

       A.A kind of positive lifestyle.

       B.The impression we have on other people.

       C.Our sense of how good we feel about ourselves.

       D.Our understanding of how we are seen by others.

59.What is the key to overcoming stress according to the passage?

       A.Removing yourself from stressful situation.

       B.Learning to love yourself for who you are.

       C.Facing the stress and dealing with it.

       D.Getting help from friends.

60.What does the underlined word "facade" (in Para 5) mean?

       A.A false appearance.   B.A big worry.

       C.A wrong action.        D.A strange feeling.

61.The passage is written to ______.

       A.tell people how to overcome stress

       B.help people form good relationship with others

       C.show the importance of feeling good about yourself

       D.provide the different methods to get a clear view of yourself