7.It is important to build confidence in whatever we try to do.Let's just say that cooking has not (36)D been my thing.Many of my friends know that I (37)C a lot of meals.When we invited people over they wanted to know if I would be near the kitchen before they would (38)D.
After one brutal batch of chili,I decided to put some (39)A into learning how to cook.I began visiting cooking websites but was discouraged by their lack of pictures and felt (40)C.I borrowed a cook book from the library but didn't have any of the food (41)B to make what they were suggesting.
(42)B,I did something that most would think is common sense.I started to read and follow the(43)A that most foods provide on the package.Who knew that they would be so(44)D?I never would have improved my cooking skills without trying to get better.Now as much as I would like to say from that point on everything went (45)A.Just like learning anything it took a lot of (46)B.
At first I undercooked the baked chicken.Then I (47)D the chicken.Finally,after three attempts,it was edible (可吃的) but I forgot to season (调味) it (48)B.Once I made it through those cooking (49)B,I can now bake chicken with the best of them.
After I (50)C chicken I was on to my next dish,spaghetti.I followed the ways to cook the noodles and got them just right.I added the meat and sauce blend to the noodles and was(51)C by how watery everything came out.Oops,I forgot to (52)A the noodles.Spaghetti only took (53)Atries to get it right.My trial and error helped me start building confidence.
When it comes to building confidence there is a(n)(54)D that one should follow.Building confidence in life is just like cooking.You have to take the time to learn the(55)C before you become successful at it.
36.A.merelyB.reallyC.yetD.always
37.A.boughtB.cookedC.ruinedD.wasted
38.A.commentB.complainC.tryD.accept
39.A.timeB.moneyC.attractionD.joy
40.A.aimlessB.hopelessC.boredD.worried
41.A.cropsB.materialsC.writersD.suppliers
42.A.ConfusedB.DisappointedC.RelaxedD.Delighted
43.A.directionsB.examplesC.schedulesD.descriptions
44.A.ambiguousB.accurateC.attractiveD.useful
45.A.smoothlyB.quicklyC.wrongD.unexpected
46.A.courageB.practiceC.energyD.effort
47.A.boiledB.tastedC.abandonedD.burned
48.A.graduallyB.eventuallyC.appropriatelyD.particularly
49.A.delightsB.experiencesC.dreamsD.classes
50.A.enjoyedB.barbecuedC.masteredD.rejected
51.A.upsetB.calmedC.shockedD.bothered
52.A.dryB.fryC.coolD.mix
53.A.twoB.severalC.casualD.simple
54.A.tendencyB.arrangementC.agendaD.recipe
55.A.aimsB.proceduresC.skillsD.rules.
6.It was a little cold in the autumn winds.My sister and I pushed our cart (小推车)
(41)Awith cards,wrapping paper and ribbons (丝带) down the streets.We went to our neighbours and then a few(42)Dbeyond to sell them.On weekends Dad took us to We were 12and 10,and we had our(43)Abag for those who bought things from our cart.
We ended up(44)Cover﹩400worth of cards and other items.We did this for several years and had(45)Cwho often came to us.And poor Dad,he didn't get(46)A for his time spent on our business,but I think he was using this to(47)Bhis two young girls some valuable lessons.Yes,there were a few(48)Dpeople but most were gentle and listened to our brave little voice telling them what we were doing.Many invited us in to look at our items(49)Band decide what to buy.That gave us a(50)Cfrom the cold weather and a chance to(51)Bour cheeks and hands for a short time.Did either of us excel(擅长)at sales in(52)Ayears?No,we didn't become great salesgirls.But this was our great first job.The things which made it(53)Dwere the people we talked to,the people who bought from us,and the company which had such great items.And the best thing was having a dad who(54)C.He was taking time to help us(55)Dhe already worked six days a week for his job and was spending evening and Sundays building the home we had(56)Binto.We had plywood(胶合板)floors for years before we could(57)Ato get some tiles (地砖).Did we feel strange or sad(58)C to our neighbours who bought their homes furnished with everything and(59)Ato live in?No.Although we were poor,we knew we had hardworking parents who cared about what(60)Dmattered.
41.A.loadedB.linkedC.combinedD.Matched
42.A.townsB.citiesC.gardensD.Blocks
43.A.changeB.awardC.bookD.Food
44.A.collectingB.selectingC.sellingD.Finding
45.A.bossesB.colleaguesC.customersD.Volunteers
46.A.paidB.remindedC.warnedD.Allowed
47.A.buyB.teachC.handD.Lend
48.A.kindB.cleverC.noisyD.Rude
49.A.quicklyB.carefullyC.suddenlyD.Privately
50.A.productB.characterC.breakD.Comment
51.A.cleanB.warmC.restD.Observe
52.A.laterB.earlyC.previousD.Latter
53.A.confusingB.surprisingC.meaninglessD.Wonderful
54.A.reactedB.defendedC.caredD.Worked
55.A.ifB.becauseC.untilD.Though
56.A.comeB.movedC.enteredD.Removed
57.A.affordB.dareC.expectD.Require
58.A.usedB.forcedC.comparedD.Related
59.A.readyB.awareC.anxiousD.Different
60.A.normallyB.fortunatelyC.politelyD.Really.
4.Years ago,when I started looking for my first job,wise advised,"Barbara,be enthusiastic!Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience."How right they were!
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going tough.It is the inner voice that whispers,"I can do it!"when others shout,"No,you can't!"It took years and years for the early work of Barara McClintock,a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel  Prize in medicine,to be generally accepted.Yet she didn't stop working on her experiments.Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed,enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air,whatever their age was.At 90,cellist Palblo Cassls would start his day by playing Bach.A s the music flowed through his fingers his stooped shoulders would strengthen and joy would reappear in his eyes.As author and poet Samuei Ulman once wrote,"Years wrinkle the skin,but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."
Enthusiastic people also love what they do,regardless of money or power.Patricia  Mellrath,retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theatre in Kansas City,was once asked where she got her enthusiasm.She replied,"My father,a lawyer long ago told me,I never made a dime until I stopped working for money."
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career,we can as a hobby.Elizabeth Layton was 68 before she began to draw.This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years,and the quality of her led one critic to say,"I'm tempted to call Layton a genius."
We can't afford to waste tears on"might-have-beens".We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after"what-can-be".We need to live each moment whole-heartedly,which all our senses-including pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden,the simple picture of a six-year-old,the beauty of  a  rainbow.
68.What is the Chinese for"Enthusiasm"?A
A.热情    
B.色彩     
C.惰性      
D.金钱
69.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?B
A.Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.
B.If you don't have enthusiasm,you can achieve nothing.
C.Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D.Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.
70.T he author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show thatC
A.music can arouse people's enthusiasm
B.enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
C.enthusiasm can keep people feel young
D.enthusiasm can keep people healthy.
3.Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant and its owner did not know what to do.The food in its restaurant was cheap and good,but nobody seem to want to eat there.Then he did something that changed all that,and in a few weeks his restaurant was always full of men with their lady friends.Whenever a gentleman came in with a lady,a smiling waiter gave each of them a beautiful menu.The menu looked exactly the same on the outside,but there was an important difference inside.The menu that the waiter gave to the men gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine,while the menu that he gave to the lady gave a much higher price.So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine,the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was.
64.How was the food in the White Rose Restaurant?A.
A.Its quality had always been good and its price low
B.It was poor and expensive at first and became much better and less expensive later
C.It was cheap and good at the beginning but became more expensive later
D.It looked beautiful on the outside but it was became more different inside
65.How did the restaurant attract so many people?D.
A.By lowering the price of its food
B.By improving the quality of its food
C.With waiters smiling at the guests when they came into the restaurant and giving them better service while they are
D.By showing men and women menus with different price on them
66.According to this passage,when a man and a woman ate at the restaurant the food was paid by whom?B.
A.Usually by the man and sometimes by the woman
B.Always by the man only
C.Sometimes by the man only and sometimes by both of the man and the woman
D.Normally by the woman
67.The White Rose succeeded becauseA.
A.women liked their men friends to be generous
B.men liked their women friends to be generous
C.men were more generous than women
D.women were more ge nerous than men.
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