5._________ hearing the news,all of us jumped with joy.( )
A. | On | B. | For | C. | At | D. | Before |
4.Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind,we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible.Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to (51)Bour belief systems determines the success of our inner economy.For example,imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they(52)A.As a member of that group,you would likely (53)D that same belief about yourself.As a result,even if you had a great desire to create music,you might be (54)C to really get behind yourself.Because you might fear that your (55)D would not pay off.Even if you had the courage to follow your passion,your inner belief that you are not (56)B would probably stop your trying.And that would be a major (57)A to invest your energy in your dream.
On the other hand,belief isn't anything (58)B.If you found a way to (59)C that negative belief,a great flood of energy would pour forth,greatly increasing the possibility of your success.How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are,or are not,willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market.And in both cases,(60)D plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something.One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable (61)A we sometimes think.There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our(62)B in,such as passion,feeling,and sense.Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain,trusting their sense over the(63)D opinion held by ordinary people about what will work.
In the same way,we can learn to trust our heart's desires and our sense to guide us,(64)A any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves.As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible,we(65)C the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.
On the other hand,belief isn't anything (58)B.If you found a way to (59)C that negative belief,a great flood of energy would pour forth,greatly increasing the possibility of your success.How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are,or are not,willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market.And in both cases,(60)D plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something.One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable (61)A we sometimes think.There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our(62)B in,such as passion,feeling,and sense.Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain,trusting their sense over the(63)D opinion held by ordinary people about what will work.
In the same way,we can learn to trust our heart's desires and our sense to guide us,(64)A any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves.As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible,we(65)C the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.
51.A.simplify | B.challenge | C.eliminate | D.maintain |
52.A.possessed | B.trusted | C.objected | D.missed |
53.A.reject | B.preserve | C.deny | D.share |
54.A.willing | B.sorry | C.reluctant | D.ready |
55A.success | B.knowledge | C.profession | D.investment |
56.A.devoted | B.talented | C.concerned | D.interested |
57.A.obstacle | B.excuse | C.chance | D.principle |
58.A.important | B.fixed | C.changeable | D.stimulating |
59.A.enhance | B.reserve | C.release | D.follow |
60.A.energy | B.hobby | C.expense | D.belief |
61.A.guide | B.ability | C.goal | D.policy |
62.A.aim | B.faith | C.task | D.dream |
63.A.unacceptable | B.strange | C.unbelievable | D.common |
64.A.questioning | B.understanding | C.interpreting | D.believing |
65.A.stick to | B.lead to | C.free up | D.leave out. |
2.Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Early in the age of affluence (富裕) that followed World War II,an American economic analyst declared,"Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life,that we convert the buying and use of goods into habits,that we seek our (51)B satisfaction,our self-satisfaction in consumption.We need things consumed,burned up,worn out,replaced at an ever(52)D rate."Americans have (53)C to the call,and much of the world has followed.
Consumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial lands and is even deeply rooted in social (54)A.Opinion surveys in the world's two largest economies,Japan and the United States,show consumerist definitions of success becoming very popular.
Over consumption by the fortunate in the world is an environmental problem (55)B in severity by anything but perhaps population growth.Their increasing exploitation of resources(56)D to exhaust or unalterably spoils forests,soils,water,air and climate.
Ironically (有讽刺意味的),high consumption may be a(57)A blessing in human terms,too.The time-honored values of integrity of character,good work,friendship,family and community have often been (58)B in the rush to riches.
Thus,many people in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollow.With the(59)D of a consumerist culture,they also think that they have been (60)A attempting to satisfy what are essentially social,psychological and spiritual needs with material things.
(61)C,the opposite of overconsumption-poverty-is no(62)A to either environmental or human problems.It is much worse for people and bad for the natural world too.Peasants who have nothing left cut-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America,and hungry nomads (游牧民) turn their animals out onto African grassland,reducing it to(63)D.
If environmental (64)B results when people have either too little or too much,we are left to wonder how much is enough.What level of consumption can the earth support?When does having more (65)C to add noticeably to human satisfaction?
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Early in the age of affluence (富裕) that followed World War II,an American economic analyst declared,"Our enormously productive economy demands that we make consumption our way of life,that we convert the buying and use of goods into habits,that we seek our (51)B satisfaction,our self-satisfaction in consumption.We need things consumed,burned up,worn out,replaced at an ever(52)D rate."Americans have (53)C to the call,and much of the world has followed.
Consumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial lands and is even deeply rooted in social (54)A.Opinion surveys in the world's two largest economies,Japan and the United States,show consumerist definitions of success becoming very popular.
Over consumption by the fortunate in the world is an environmental problem (55)B in severity by anything but perhaps population growth.Their increasing exploitation of resources(56)D to exhaust or unalterably spoils forests,soils,water,air and climate.
Ironically (有讽刺意味的),high consumption may be a(57)A blessing in human terms,too.The time-honored values of integrity of character,good work,friendship,family and community have often been (58)B in the rush to riches.
Thus,many people in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is somehow hollow.With the(59)D of a consumerist culture,they also think that they have been (60)A attempting to satisfy what are essentially social,psychological and spiritual needs with material things.
(61)C,the opposite of overconsumption-poverty-is no(62)A to either environmental or human problems.It is much worse for people and bad for the natural world too.Peasants who have nothing left cut-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America,and hungry nomads (游牧民) turn their animals out onto African grassland,reducing it to(63)D.
If environmental (64)B results when people have either too little or too much,we are left to wonder how much is enough.What level of consumption can the earth support?When does having more (65)C to add noticeably to human satisfaction?
51.A.natural | B.spiritual | C.cultural | D.actual |
52.A.promising | B.promoting | C.falling | D.increasing |
53.A.proved | B.returned | C.responded | D.persevered |
54.A.values | B.moralities | C.identities | D.problems |
55.A.qualified | B.unmatched | C.compared | D.unprocessed |
56.A.happens | B.manages | C.starts | D.threatens |
57.A.mixed | B.detected | C.counted | D.terrified |
58.A.promoted | B.sacrificed | C.satisfied | D.relieved |
59.A.improving | B.neglecting | C.sponsoring | D.misleading |
60.A.fruitlessly | B.successfully | C.occasionally | D.eagerly |
61.A.As a result | B.For instance | C.Of course | D.From then on |
62.A.solution | B.pollution | C.consideration | D.contribution |
63.A.attraction | B.rubbish | C.homeland | D.desert |
64.A.construction | B.destruction | C.development | D.improvement |
65.A.remain | B.occur | C.cease | D.happen. |