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　　There's an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels．Millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds．“I just can't get started．” People say．But it's not physical energy that most of us lack．Sure, we could all use extra sleep and a better diet．But in truth, people are healthier today than at any time in history．I can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not with your body．

　　What you're seeking is not physical energy．It's emotional energy．Yet, sad to say life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply．We work too hard．We have family obligations(义务)．We encounter(遭遇)emergencies and personal crises．No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue(疲劳), a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit．

　　And yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the unpleasant circumstances of their lives．Even as a child I observed people who were poor or disabled or ill, but who nevertheless faced life with optimism and vigor(活力)．Consider Laura Hillenbrand, who despite

　　an extremely weak body wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit．Hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to drag herself out of bed to write．But she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share．It was emotional energy that helped her succeed．Unlike physical energy, which is finite(有限的)and diminishes(减少)with age, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing．So how do you get it? You can't simply tell yourself to be positive．You must take action．Here are six practical strategies that work．

　　1．Do something new．

　　Very little that's new occurs in our lives．The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge：It's like a tire(轮胎)with a slow leak(漏)．You don't notice it at first, but eventually you'll get a flat．It's up to you to plug the leak－even though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life．That's where Maura, 36, a waitress, found herself a year ago．Fortunately, Maura had a lifeline－a group of women friends who meet regularly to discuss their lives．Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but nevertheless life altering changes．She joined a gym in the next town．She changed her look with a short haircut and new black T-shirts．Eventually, Maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start her own business．Here's a challenge：If it's something you wouldn't ordinarily do, do it．Try a dish you've never eaten．Listen to music you'd ordinarily tune out．You'll discover these small things add to your emotional energy．

　　2．Reclaim life's meaning．

　　So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale(厌倦的)．The first step in solving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it．A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking．“I mistakenly believed that all the money I made would mean something．” she says．“But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what to do with her life．” Ivy's solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children．In the process, Ivy filled her life with meaning．

　　3．Put yourself in the fun zone．

　　Most of us grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived(缺乏的)．High-energy people have the same day-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation．A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients(客户)．“I love imagining what even the most run-down house could look like with a little tender loving care,” she says．“It's a challenge－and the least desirable properties are usually the most fun．” We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this：If you put just a bit of it into your day, you energy will increase quickly．

　　4．Bid farewell(告别)to guilt and regret．

　　Everyone's past is filled with regrets that still cause pain．But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward．While they can't merely be willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened in the past, nothing can change that．Holding on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present．

　　5．Make up your mind．

　　Say you've been thinking about cutting your hair short．Will it look stylish－or too extreme? You endlessly think it over．Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain．Every time you can't decide, you burden yourself with alternatives．Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision; instead, make a choice and don't look back．

　　6．Give to get．

　　Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality：the more you give, the more you get back．This is the difference between emotional and physical energy with the latter．You have to get it to be able to give it．With the former, however, you get it by giving it．Start by asking everyone you meet, “How are you?” as if you really want to know, and then listen to the reply．Be the one who hears．Most of us also need to smile more often．If you don't smile at the person you love first thing in the morning, you're sucking energy out of your relationship．Finally, help another person－and make the help real, concrete．Give a massage to someone you love, or cook her dinner, then, expand the circle to work．Try asking yourself what you'd do if your goal were to be helpful rather than efficient．After all, if it's true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that what's circulating around you is the good stuff?

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Laura Hillenbrand is an example quoted to show how ________ in life．
[　　]
A．	physical energy can contribute to one's unsuccess
B．	emotional energy can contribute to one's success
C．	physical energy can contribute to one's success
D．	emotional energy can contribute to one's unsuccess

(2)

The author believes emotional energy is ________．
[　　]
A．	inherited and genetically determined
B．	related to inherited and genes
C．	not inherited and genetically determined
D．	related to inherited and upbringing

(3)

Even small changes people make in their lives ________ their emotional energy．
[　　]
A．	cannot help control
B．	cannot help increase
C．	can help control
D．	can help increase

(4)

Ivy filled her life with meaning by launching a program to ________．
[　　]
A．	help herself
B．	teach herself
C．	teach poor children
D．	help poor children

(5)

The real-estate broker the author knows enjoyed ________．
[　　]
A．	redecorating the houses
B．	mentally redecorating the houses
C．	the same day-to-day work
D．	defining fun differently

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The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 21 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had 22 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 23 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 24 :it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes 25 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 26 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 27 Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 28 — the library lights were off. The place was 29 . The doors had been shut. They 30 be opened from the inside. He was trapped(被困) — in a library!

He tried to 31 a telephone call, but was unable to 32 . What’s worse, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 33 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

34 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 35 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 36 , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 37 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 38 .

He knew he had to 39 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 40 thing.

21. A. but B. because C. or D. since

22. A. ever B. nearly C. never D. often

23. A. pass B. drop C. carry D. take

24. A. problem B. mistake C. case D. question

25. A. during B. after C. over D. before

26. A. rest B. break C. walk D. stop

27. A. visit B. meet C. catch D. greet

28.A. delight B. anger C. surprise D. eagerness

29. A. lonely B. empty C. noisy D. crowded

30. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

31. A. make B. fix C. use D. pick

32. A. get on B. get up C. get through D. get in

33. A. If B. As C. Though D. Until

34. A. On time B. Now and then C. By the way D. At last

35. A. Come B. Help C. Hello D. Sorry

36. A. Surely B. Thankfully C. Truly D. Gradually

37. A. at most B. after all C. in short D. as usual

38. A. watch B. play C. read D. write

39. A. wait B. stand C. sleep D. work

40. A. bad B. cool C. strange D. nice

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The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 1 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had 2 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 3 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 4 ; it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes 5 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 6 in the toilet , he would be on his way to the playground to 7 Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8 — the library lights were off. The place was 9 . The doors had been shut. They 10 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!

He tried to 11 a telephone call, but was unable to 12 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

14 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 15 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 16 , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 18 .

He knew he had to 19 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 20 thing.

1. A. but B. because C. or D. since

2. A. ever B. nearly C. never D. often

3. A. pass B. drop C. carry D. take

4. A. problem B. mistake C. case D. question

5. A. during B. after C. over D. before

6. A. rest B. break C. walk D. stop

7. A. visit B. meet C. catch D. greet

8. A. delight B. anger C. surprise D. eagerness

9. A. lonely B. empty C. noisy D. crowded

10. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

11. A. make B. fix C. use D. pick

12. A. get on B. get up C. get through D. get in

23. A. If B. As C. Though D. Until

14. A. On time B. Now and then C. By the way D. At last

15. A. Come B. Help C. Hello D. Sorry

16. A. Surely B. Thankfully C. Truly D. Gradually

17. A. at most B. after all C. in short D. as usual

18. A. watch B. play C. read D. write

19. A. wait B. stand C. sleep D. work

20. A. bad B. cool C. strange D. nice

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　　I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie．His social worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy．But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee．He was short, a little fat, with the smooth facial features and thick－tongued speech of Down's Syndrome(唐氏综合症)．I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks．

　　I shouldn't have worried．After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger, and within a month my trucker regulars had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot．After that, I really didn't care what the rest of the customers thought of him．He was like a 21－year－old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties．Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a coffee spill was visible, when Stevie got done with the table．Our only problem was convincing him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished．

　　Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled．Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home．

　　That's why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work．He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery．His social worker said that people with Down's syndrome often had heart problems at an early age, and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months．

　　A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery and doing fine．Frannie, my head waitress, let out a war whoop and did a little dance in the aisle when she heard the good news．Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at the sight of the 50－year－old grandmother of four doing a victory shimmy beside his table．He ginned．“OK, Frannie, what was that all about? ” he asked．

　　“We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay．”

　　“I was wondering where he was．I had a new joke to tell him．What was the surgery about? ”

　　Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie's surgery, the sighed．“but I don't know how he and his mom are going to handle all the bills．From what I hear, they’re barely getting by as it is．”

　　Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables．

　　After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office．She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand．

　　“What's up? ” I asked．

　　“I cleared off the table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this．This was folded and put under a coffee cup．”

　　She handed the napkin to me, and three ＄20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it．On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed “Something For Stevie” ．

　　That was three months ago．Today is Thanksgiving Day, the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work．His social worker said he's been counting the days until the doctor said he could work．I arranged to have his mother bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back．I took him and his mother by their arms．“To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me．”

　　I led them toward a large corner booth at the rear of the room．I could feel and hear the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room．We stopped in front of the big table．Its surface was covered with coffee cups, saucers and dinner plates, all sitting slightly crooked on dozens of folded paper napkins．

　　“First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess, ” I said．

　　Stevie looked at me, then pulled out one of the napkins．It had “Something for Stevie” printed on the outside．As he picked it up, two ＄10 bills fell onto the table．Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it．

　　I turned to his mother．“There's more ＄10, 000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems．Happy Thanksgiving．”

　　Well, it got real noisy about that time, with everybody hollering and shouting, and there were a few tears, as well… but you know what's funny?

　　While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table…．

(1)

Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie?
[　　]
A．	Stevie was not that reliable．
B．	Stevie was mentally disabled．
C．	Stevie was too short and fat．
D．	Stevie was bad－tempered．

(2)

What made the author not fully satisfied with Stevie's work?
[　　]
A．	He made customers uncomfortable．
B．	He couldn't pay attention to his duties．
C．	He often spilled cups of coffee．
D．	He usually cleaned the table too early．

(3)

By saying the underlined words in Para．3, the author meant that the money she paid Stevie ________．
[　　]
A．	could help Stevie out of the trouble．
B．	couldn't thoroughly solve Stevie's problem．
C．	could make a great difference to Stevie's life．
D．	could send Stevie a group home

(4)

According to this text, Frannie sighed for Stevie's ________．
[　　]
A．	health problem
B．	work problem
C．	finance problem
D．	mental problem

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Why did the author ask Stevie to clean up the mess on the table?
[　　]
A．	It was Stevie's duty to clean the table．
B．	The table was so dirty that it needed cleaning．
C．	Stevie could pick up the money that was given to him．
D．	She wanted to congratulate Stevie on his coming back．

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The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 21 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had 22 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 23 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 24 ; it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes 25 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 26 in the toliet, he would be on his way to the playground to 27 Eric.

David stepped out of the toliet and stopped in 28 — the library lights were off. The place was 29 . The doors had been shut. They 30 be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!

He tried to 31 a telephone call, but was unable to 32 . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 33 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

34 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 35 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 36 , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 37 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 38 .

He knew he had to 39 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 40 thing.

21. A. but B. because C. or D. since

22. A. ever B. nearly C. never D. often

23. A. pass B. drop C. carry D. take

24. A. problem B. mistake C. case D. question

25. A. during B. after C. over D. before

26. A. rest B. break C. walk D. stop

27. A. visit B. meet C. catch D. greet

28. A.delight B.anger C.surprise D. eagerness

29. A. lonely B. empty C. noisy D. crowded

30. A. wouldn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t

31. A. make B. fix C. use D. pick

32. A. get on B. get up C. get through D. get in

33. A. If B. As C. Though D. Until

34. A. On time B. Now and then C. By the way D. At last

35. A. Come B. Help C. Hello D. Sorry

36. A. Surely B. Thankfully C.Truly D. Gradually

37. A. at most B.after all

C.in short D. as usual

38. A. watch B. paly C. read D. write

39. A. wait B. stand C. sleep D. work

40. A. bad B. cool C. strange D. nice

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