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A student and his teacher were walking through the forest. The student was disturbed(扰乱) by the fact that his mind was in constant unrest(不安). He asked his teacher, “Why most people’s minds are restless, and only a few have a calm mind? What can one do to still the mind ?”
The teacher looked at him, smiled and said, “I will tell you a story. An elephant was standing and picking leaves from a tree. A small fly came, flying and buzzing near his ear. The elephant waved it away with his long ears. Then the fly came again, and the elephant waved it away denovo”. This was repeated several times. Then the elephant asked the fly, “Why are you so restless and noisy? Why can't you stay for a while in one place?" The fly answered, "I am attracted to whatever I see, hear or smell. My five senses pull me constantly in all directions and I cannot resist them. What is your secret? How can you stay so calm and still?" The elephant stopped eating and said, “My five senses do not rule my attention. Whatever I do, I get immersed(沉湎于) in it. Now that I am eating, I am completely immersed in eating. In this way I can enjoy my food and chew(咀嚼)it better. I rule and control my attention, and not the other way around."
The student's eyes opened wide and smile rose on his face. "I understand! If my five senses are in control of my mind and attention, then my mind is in constant unrest. If I am in charge of my five senses and attention, then my mind becomes calm".
"Yes, that's right", answered the teacher, "The mind is restless and goes wherever the attention is. Control your attention, and you control your mind".
【小题1】 How did the elephant drive the fly away?
| A.With its long tail. | B.With its long ears. |
| C.With its strong legs | D.With its long trunk. |
| A.it didn’t have a sense of direction |
| B.it was too heavy to move around like the fly |
| C.it paid much attention to things around it |
| D.it concentrated (集中) on what it was doing |
| A.in total | B.in common | C.once again | D.as usual |
| A.the relationship between the mind and attention |
| B.how to make use of the five senses |
| C.people should stay calm and still |
| D.only the elephant can control the mind and attention |
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Everyone should learn to apologize. Apology language do work. Have you ever tried to apologize, only to be refused? It may be that you were offering partial apology in a “language” that was foreign to your listener. The five languages of apology include:
Apology Language 1: “I am sorry.”
List the hurtful effects of your action. NOT “I am sorry if…”, but “I am sorry that…”. You might ask if they want to add any points that you have not recognized.
Apology Language 2: “I was wrong.”
Name your mistake and accept fault. Note that it is easier to say “You are right ” than “ I am wrong”, but the latter carries more weight.
Apology Language 3: “What can I do to make it right ?”
How are you now? How shall I make amends to you? How can I RESTORE YOUR CONFIDENC that I love you even I was so hurtful to you?
Apology Language 4: “I WILL TRY NOT TO DO THAT AGAIN.”
Engage in problem-solving. Do not make excuses for yourself such as: “Well my day just so …” Instead, offer what you will change to prevent yourself putting them in the same bad situation again.
Apology Language 5: “Will you please forgive me?”
Be patient in seeking forgiveness. They may need some time or greater clarification of your input from Apology Languages 1-4.
Finally, your apology may not be accepted, but at least you know that you have been faithful in offering a sincere olive branch of peace.
41. When offerring an apology, which of the following dose the author prefer?
A. “You are right .” B. “I am sorry if …”
C. “I am wrong.” D. “Well , my day was just so…”
42. In the last paragraph ,the author tells us even if your apology may not be accepted , at least __________ .
A .It is not your fault any more. B. Your mind will be at peace.
C. your friend will make peace with you. D. your apology is true to your heart.
43 .What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Five tips for apology that work. B. Five ways of refusing apology.
C. The function (功能) of apology language. D. The importance of apology language
Nowadays, more and more villagers have left to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become leftover children and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Yongzhou, Hunan Province. Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions.
| What they want | Money | Freedom | Control | Something | |||
| 40% | 18% | 28% | 10% | 4% | |||
| Whom to communicate with | Oneself | Family members | No one | ||||
| 27% | 55% | 18% | |||||
| Whether they can communicate with their parents freely | Yes | A little difficult | No | ||||
| 46% | 44% | 10% | |||||
| The way they prefer to live | Living with parents | Living without parents | No idea | ||||
| 58% | 14% | 28% | |||||
| What they think of their parents’ working in cities | Bad | Good | No idea | ||||
| 20% | 39% | 41% | |||||
| Happiest place | School | Home | Friend’s homes | ||||
| 48% | 34% | 18% | |||||
Of all the five needs, the leftover children need _______ most.
| A.love | B.money | C.control | D.freedom |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A.About one out of every two children has no one to talk with. |
| B.All of the children prefer to stay at home without their parents. |
| C.About 1/3 of the children think their parents’ working in cities is bad. |
| D.More than half of the children think it good to live with their parents. |
How many children think their happiest place is their school?
| A.48. | B.102. | C.144. | D.156. |
We can learn from the survey that _______.
| A.most leftover children want more freedom without parents |
| B.over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to parents freely |
| C.all the leftover children dream of making money in big |
| D.most villagers prefer living a peaceful life in the countryside |
The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings had appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
【小题1】 We can infer from the passage that ______.
| A.No stamps were printed in the first two White Olympics |
| B.The first stamps marking the opening came out for the 3rd White Olympics |
| C.The 3rd White Olympics was in the USA |
| D.The 3rd White Olympics were held in 1932 |
| A.after the year 1936 | B.after the 3rd White Olympics |
| C.before the 3rd White Olympics | D.before the year 1932 |
| A.every two years | B.every three years |
| C.every four years | D.every five years |
| A.Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| B.Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| C.All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games. |
| D.Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games |
| A.Basketball. | B.Table tennis. | C.Football. | D.Skating. |
C
Telepathy: Mind-to-mind Contact
Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It’s an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.
We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.
You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phones rings, but try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don’t guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn’t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.
Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.
Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, specially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together; the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child’s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother’s deep desire to protect her child from harm.
64. Telepathy turns up when we ____.
A. sense a close friend in danger B. use the five senses together
C. recall things from our memory D. think of a stranger
65. You’re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ____.
A. can feel your mom is in danger B. receive a friend’s call as you wish
C. can tell who knocks at your door D. dream of a friend dreaming of you
66. Which is not the way to help people gain Telepathy?
A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate. B. Separate them all the time.
C. Help them link up their unconscious minds. D. Let them spend much time together.