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Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him,he taught me something24      that changed my life.

Pete was being25      in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's alltime hits record. Sud?denly one reporter asked him, "Pete,you only need 78hits to reach your nearest26       . How many atbats (击球) do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits?" Without hesitation,Pete just27      at the reporter and said, "78. "The reporter yelled back, " Ah,come on. Pete,you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 atbats,do you?"

  Mr Rose calmly28      his philosophy (人生哲学) with the reporters who were 29        waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I30      up to the plate (本皇区) ,I31      to get a hit!32      I have it in mind,I have no right to step into the batter's box!It is33      expecta?tion that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."

  When I thought about Pete Rose's 34       and how it applied to everyday 35      ,I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person,I was hoping to increase my36       . As a father,I was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man,I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson,I was not so37      a father,and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not38      !I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great father and a great husband. I39       my attitude to a positive one,and the results were40       . I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,I won Coach of the Year in my41      baseball league,and I shared a loving relationship with my wife,Karen,with whom I am 42      to enjoy the rest of my life!

 43      ,Mr Rose!

24. A. reliable   B. enjoyable  C. valuable   D. unbelievable

25. A. admired   B. interviewed   C. watched   D. trained

26. A. decision   B. record   C. level   D. goal

27. A. stared   B. shouted    C. glared   D. pointed

28. A. enjoyed   B. shared   C. discussed   D. reviewed

29. A. anxiously   B. nervously   C. cheerfully   D. impatiently

30. A. climb   B. jump   C. drive   D. step

31. A. seem   B. fail  C. expect   D. compete

32. A. Though   B. Unless   C. Because   D. When

33. A. sudden   B. simple C. positive   D. considerate

34. A. plan   B. idea C. ability   D. behaviour

35. A. agenda   B. exercise   C. work   D. life

36. A. sales   B. skills   C. experiences   D. experiments

37. A. wise   B. kind     C. mean   D. bad

38. A. explicit   B. helpful  C. enough   D. practical

39. A. changed   B. added  C. devoted  D. contributed

40. A. hopeful   B. amazing C. funny   D. disappointing

41. A. son's   B. wife's C. friend's   D. customer's

42. A. supposed   B. expected   C. encouraged   D. determined

43. A. Good luck   B. Best regards

   C. Thanks   D. Congratulations 

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  Worry problems are everywhere in our daily life. How to solve them? The answer is that we must equip ourselves to deal with different kinds of worries by learning the three basic steps of problem analysis. The three steps are:

Get the facts Why is it so important to get the facts? Unless you have the facts,you can't possibly attempt to solve your problem intelligently. Without the facts,all you can do is wondering around in confusion. It is not an easy job to get the facts. When you are worried,your emotions are riding high. 19.         .

  When trying to get the facts,you can pretend that you are collecting this information not for yourself but for some other person. 20.        You can also pretend that you are a lawyer preparing to agree. Try to get all the facts both on your side and the other side of the case. You wil[generally find the truth lies somewhere in between.

21.      

  Whenever you are worried,write down the questions that make you worry. And write out all the various steps you could take and then the probable consequences of each step. For example,what am I worrying about? What can I do about it? Here is what I'm going to do about it. After carefully weighing all the facts,you can calmly come to a decision.

  Act on that decision.

  22.       How can you break the worry habit before it breaks you? Crowd worry out of your mind by keeping busy. Plenty of action is one of the best ways to cure worry. 23.        If you know a situation is beyond your power,say to yourself: "It is so; it can't be otherwise."

  Don't permit little things to ruin your happiness. Try to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness.

   A. Accept what can't be avoided.

   B. Analyse the facts.

   C. There comes a time when you must decide and never look back.

   D. But here are two ideas that can help you see the facts in a clear and objective way.

   E. Unless you take your action,all your factfinding and analysis is a sheer waste of energy.

   F. Decide how much anxiety a thing may be worth.

   G. This will help you to take a cold and fair view of the evidence.

  A team of researchers in the UK has shown that chil?dren who are taken to the library more often and own more books at two years old achieve higher scores in school tests when they begin pri?mary school. The research also showed that although social background has a noticeable effect on a child's readiness for school,attending preschool and hav?ing their parents teach them a wide range of activities have a positive effect―while extended exposure to television lowers their scores.

  "One message coming through loud and clear is that how a child learns in his very early years is critical (至关重要的) for a smooth transition into the educational sys?tem," said Professor James Law. "This is a very positive message * as it gets us away from the belief that a child's educational future is predetermined by standard measures of socioeconomic disadvantage,such as income,housing,or the mother's education."

  Data from the study shows that children from a posi?tive communication environment have a better expressive vocabulary by their second birthday. These children go on to achieve higher scores in language,reading and maths tests when they enter school. In the early years,the com?munication environment is a better predictor of children's success with language than their general social back?ground.

  Most children develop speech and language effortless?ly,but some are slow to acquire these skills and go on to struggle with literacy (读写育g力) and academic skills throughout their schooling. This project set out to uncov?er what factors contribute to these problems.

  Professor Sue Roulstone said, "These findings are an encouragement to all parents to provide a positive commu?nication environment for their children from the very start of their lives. The project did identify particular aspects of the communication environment such as having children's books around and not having the television on too much. But the main message is that,as parents,we can have an impact on how our children learn to talk by providing a range of communication experiences. And the better our children are at talking by the age of two years old,the better they will do when they start school." 

15. According to the passage,what is the most important factor contributing to children's success at school?

   A. Their general social background. '   B. Being taken to a library as early as possible.

   C. Being involved in various activities.

   D. Their communication environment.

16. From the research? Professor James Law concluded that       .

   A. children could naturally have a smooth transition into the educational system

   B. the very early years had a big effect on children's school performance

   C. communication with children after they were over two years old was more effective

   D. children's educational future was predetermined by their parents' social position .

17.What is implied in the passage?

   A. The research could help children who suffer from learning difficulties.

   B. Parents should take their children to school as ear?ly as possible.

   C. Teachers should teach children how to communi?cate with their parents.

   D. Children who have good language abilities will not have difficulties in class.

18. People can most probably find this passage in the section       of a website.

   A. environment     B. education

   C. lifestyle      D. science

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  A The history of cloning animals is as fol?lows. Cloning of nonmammals was first ac?complished in 1952. However,cloning of mam?mals proved much more difficult,with the first successful clone being the sheep,Dolly,in 1996. Dolly died a young death,probably due to the use of aged chromosomes (染色体) in her nuclear transfer (核移植) .Other mammal spe?cies followed rapidly,with mice and cows being cloned in 1998,and pigs in 2000. The first cat was cloned in 2001. Rabbits were cloned in 2002 and the first male mammal (a mule) was cloned in 2003. In 2004,a bull was cloned from a previously cloned bull. The first cloned human embryos were not produced until 2001,when a private company Ad?vanced Cell Technology produced 6-cell embryos. Howev?er,the first cloned human blastocyst (胚泡) was not pro?duced until 2004 by a group in Korea.

  Cloning is classified as research and reproductive (繁殖的) cloning. When the embryo is not allowed to live,it is considered research cloning. Otherwise,it is classified as reproductive cloning. About ten states have banned repro?ductive cloning with five banning research cloning. Puerto Rico proposed a worldwide ban of reproductive and re?search cloning in 2003 through the UN. However,objec?tions by Great Britain and other countries resulted in the proposal being formally presented until 2004.

  From a Christian theistic (有神论的) world view,cloning or deliberately making changes in the human blue?print is playing God. This is something that would not be forgiven. Alternatively,from the opposite humanist world view,human engineering is no more than helping evolu?tion. Our position on this issue,like so many other cultural issues,is dependent upon our belief on a more fundamental world view truth. This can be seen in the conflicting views regarding government funding and support or alternatively restrictions and moratoriums (暂停,中止) .

11. When was the first male mammal cloned?

   A. In 1952.   B. In 1996.

   C. In 1998.   D. In 2003.

12. Which of the following is the correct time order of the animals cloned?

a. Dolly  b. bull  c. cat  d. cow e. pig 

    A. d,a,e,c,b   B. d,a,c,b,e

   C. a,d,e,c,b   D. a,d,c,b,e

13. Reproductive cloning means that       .

   A. the embryo is allowed to live

   B. the embryo is dead

   C. the cloned animal is allowed to live

   D. the cloned animal is not allowed to live

14. Which of the following was probably in favour of clo?ning according to the passage?

   A. Great Britain.     B. The UN.

   C. The United States.   D. Puerto Rico.

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