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The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, "High school English teachers are not doing their jobs." He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline（降低）. What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies（缺陷）. But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it naturally follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not have a poor command of English.
41. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.
A. the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that t of the older generation
B. the students had a poor command of English because they didn't work hard enough
C. he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen years
D. English teachers should be held responsible for the students' poor command of English
42. In the author's opinion, the speaker _______.
A. gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students
B. had exaggerated （夸张）the language problems of the students
C. was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs
D. could think and speak intelligently
43. The author's attitude towards the speaker's remarks is _______.
A. neutral B. positive C. critical D. compromising
44. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A. it is justifiable to include English as a school subject
B. the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
C. English language teaching is by no means an easy job
D. Language improvement needs time and effort
45. In the passage the author argues that ______.
A. it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
B) young people would not have a poor command of English if the teachers did their jobs properly
C) to get rid of language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations
Climber and record breaker Thomas Bubendorfer is used to facing death and this has driven him to think about the meaning of life．
The Austrian, 49, began his climbing career at the age of 12．At 16, he was the youngest solo rock climber to conquer the Alps．At 18, he scaled the 7,000 meter Pamir Plateau, in Central Asia．
Bubendorfer climbed Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, within 16 hours．He is famed for conquering five mountains in the Dolomites, Italy, in just one day．
Beginning in 2010 and along with Chinese climbers, he has now set his sights on mountains over 6,000 meters in Tibet autonomous region．
The lecturer and writer has published six books, based on his climbing experiences, and Life is Like Climbing was recently published by China Development Press．Bubendorfer wrote it in German, and it was translated by Tang Wenping．
In Bubendorfer's opinion, the ultimate goal of mountain climbing is to search for and answer the big questions in life．The peak is not the ultimate aim, but the natural result of climbing, an activity in which he puts his heart and soul, he says．
He describes the feeling of standing on a ridge: "I seemed to get rid of time and the surroundings, and enter a new world．The world exists both internally and externally．"
For the procrastinator, he writes: "No decision, no action．If I don't make a decision, I have to take action sooner or later．"
His analysis of fear is: "（It） is the precondition for courage．Fear is the protection against the hidden dangers that seemed safe．"
Bubendorfer's life is full of wisdom and philosophy．As he says: "（Life is） like a continuous mountain range with peaks and troughs （低谷）．Only when you return to the bottom temporarily, can you start climbing again．"
44．Which of the following is the correct order about Bubendorfer according to the text?
a．conquering five mountains in the Dolomites
b．climbing Pamir Plateau
c．having Life is Like Climbing published
d．conquering the Alps
A．abcd B．dcab C．adcb D．dbac
45．Which of the following is TRUE about Bubendorfer?
A．He has published six books so far．
B．He has a knowledge of German．
C．His ultimate goal is to reach the peak．
D．He is famous for conquering Aconcagua in one day．
46．According to Bubendorfer, fear ______________．
A．protects hidden dangers．
B．is necessary for courage．
C．usually leads to a sense of safety．
D．is something you feel when you climb again．
47．Which might be the best title for the text?
A．A mountain climber's adventurous life
B．Some tips on how to clime mountains
C．Climber explores life's peaks and troughs
D．The goal of mountain climbing
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1.Self-awareness. The ability to recognize a feeling as it happens is the keystone of emotional
intelligence. People with greater certainty about their emotions are better pilots of their lives.
Developing self-awareness requires tuning in to what neurologist Antonio Damasio calls "gut feelings". Gut
feelings can occur without a person being consciously aware of them. For example, when people who fear snakes are shown a picture of a snake, sensors on their skin will detect sweat, a sign of anxiety, even
though the people say they do not feel fear. The sweat shows up even when a picture is presented so
rapidly that the subject has no conscious awareness of seeing it.
Through deliberate effort we can become more aware of our gut feelings. Take someone who is
annoyed by a rude encounter for hours after it occurred. He may be unaware of his irritability(易怒)and
surprised when someone calls attention to it. But if he evaluates his feelings, he can change them. Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental of emotional intelligence: being able to shake
off a bad mood.
2.Mood Management. Bad as well as good moods spice life and build character. The key is
balance.
We often have little control over when we are swept by emotion. But we can have some say in how
long that emotion will last. Psychologist Dianne Tice asked more than 400 men and women about their
strategies for escaping foul moods. Her research, along with that of other psychologists, provides valuable
information on how to change a bad mood.
Of all the moods that people want to escape, rage seems to be the hardest to deal with. When
someone in another car cuts you off on a highway, your instant response may be, That jerk! He could
have hit me! I can let him get away with that! The more you stew, the angrier you get. Such is the
stuff of hypertension and reckless driving.
What should you do to relieve rage? One myth is that ventilating will make you feel better. In fact,
researchers have found that's one of the worst strategies. A more effective technique is 'reframing", which means consciously seeing a situation in a more positive light. In the case of the driver who cuts you off, you might tell yourself: Maybe he had some emergency. This is one of the most potent ways, Tice found, to put anger to rest.
Going off alone to cool down is also an effective way to refuse anger, especially if you can't think
clearly. Tice found that a large proportion of men cool down by going for a drive----- a finding that
inspired her to drive more defensively. A safer alternative is exercise, such as taking a long walk. Whatever you do, don't waste the time pursuing your train of angry thoughts. You aim should be to distract yourself.
The techniques of reframing and distraction can alleviate depression and anxiety as well as anger. Add to
them such relaxation techniques as deep breathing and meditation(冥想) and you have powerful weapons against bad moods.
1. According to the author, the importance of knowing one's gut feelings is that __________.
A. one can develop them.
B. one can call other's attention to them.
C. one may get rid of them.
D. one may control them.
2. The word "spice" in paragraph five is closest in meaning to _________.
A. add interest to
B. lengthen
C. make dull
D. bring into existence
3. On mood control, the author seems to suggest that we _________ .
A. can control our mood
B. are often unaware of what mood we are in.
C. can determine how long our mood could last
D. lack strategies for controlling moods
4. "Reframing" is essentially about __________.
A. forgetting the unpleasant situation
B. adopting a positive attitude
C. protecting oneself properly
D. avoiding road accidents
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. What is emotional intelligence?
B. How to develop emotional intelligence
C. Strategies for getting rid of foul moods
D. How to control one's gut feelings
failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human
condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge
that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child's hurriedly-made table
as "perfect"! Even though it couldn't stand on uneven (not same in height) legs. Another way is to shift (转移) blame. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
The trouble with failure-prevention methods is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real
world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, that no one can win all the time and
that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. A child who's not invited to a birthday party,
who doesn't make the honor roll or the baseball team feel terrible, of course. But parents should not offer
a quick comfort prize or say "It doesn't matter" because it does. The young should be allowed to
experience disappointment and be helped to master it.
Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children exactly alike. But it can make a positive
contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask "Why did I fail?" Control the natura
l impulse (冲动) to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, and how you can improve.
If someone else can help, don't be shy about asking them.
B. how to fail
C. the ways to prevent failures
D. the importance of facing failures
B. everyone makes mistakes
C. failures are not common in our lives
D. no one can grow up without failures
most parents try their best_________.
B. to teach their children about knowledge of failure
C. to provide their children with the knowledge against failure
D. to keep their children from realizing that they failed
B. children should be encouraged to get rid of disappointment by themselves
C. parents should judge what their children have done as it is
D. children should learn to enjoy a game that they won't win
B. face it yourself and not ask others to help.
C. forget it as soon as possible.
D. think it over and find way to improve it.
Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child's hurriedly-made table as "perfect"! Even though it couldn't stand on uneven (not same in height) legs. Another way is to shift (转移） blame. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
The trouble with failure-prevention methods is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, that no one can win all the time and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honor roll or the baseball team feel terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick comfort prize or say "It doesn't matter" because it does. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment and be helped to master it.
Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children exactly alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask "Why did I fail?". Control the natural impulse (冲动) to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, and how you can improve. If someone else can help, 'don't be shy about asking them.
81.This passage mainly tells us about_________.
A. the reasons why people fail
B. how to fail
C. the ways to prevent failures
D. the importance of facing failures
82.When the writer says "every person has the right to fail", he means to say"_________".
A. the world is full of failures
B. everyone makes mistakes
C. failures are not common in our lives
D. no one can grow up without failures
83.By "protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed", the writer means that most parents try their best_________.
A. to let their children know that they won't fail
B. to teach their children about knowledge of failure
C. to provide their children with the knowledge against failure
D. to keep their children from realizing that they failed
84.According to the writer,_________.
A. parents should tell their children to think nothing of not being chosen into a football team
B. children should be encouraged to get rid of disappointment by themselves
C. parents should judge what their children have done as it is
D. children should learn to enjoy a game that they won't win
85.According to the passage, if you are facing failure, you should_________.
A. blame someone else.
B. face it yourself and not ask others to help.
C. forget it as soon as possible.
D. think it over and find way to improve it.
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