- Jerry, do remember to take the medicine three times a day and stay in bed for two days.- , Doctor. I will do it as told. [ ]A. Got it B. That's right C. That's OK D. I think so 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk". The topics on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives.

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.

Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main audience are middle-class Americans. Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation.

Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____.

A. more interesting B. unusually poplar C. more detailed D. more formal

Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______.

A. show disbelief in them B. are ready to face up to them

C. remain cold to them D. are willing to get away from them

Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

A. A new type of robot. B. National hatred.

C. Family income planning. D. Street accident.

We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____.

A. have become the only ones of its kind B. exploit the weaknesses in human nature

C. appear at different times of the day D. attract different people

What is the advantage of the Jerry Springer show?

A. The show exposes the dark sides of society. B. The show pours poisonous waste into society.

C. Jerry sums up the whole idea of the show. D. Jerry talks abou the improvement of society.

He is a real turtle（海龟）.

Someone who always moves very slowly.

She is such a sheep.

A follower; someone who can’t think for him or herself.

He’s being an ostrich（鸵鸟）.

Someone who hides his/her head in the sand and refuses to face problems or reality.

He’s a lamb.

A gentle, patient, understanding person. Nice and considerate.

What a crab（蟹） he is!

A grouchy（发牢骚的） person; someone who is often angry and in a bad mood.

1.In which of the following situations are the people acting like sheep?

A. A teenager tells a small child to stop bothering an animal.

B. A young man is driving fast because all his friends do.

C. Someone runs for monitor of the senior class in the school.

D. People are walking and singing together along the road.

2.If a person is like a turtle, which of these is most likely to be a problem to him or her?

A. Keeping the house clean. B. Learning a new language.

C. Getting to school on time. D. Saving money for future use.

3.Buddy hates to wake up on Monday morning. He doesn’t speak to his wife or children, and he often shouts at the other drivers on his way to work. Everybody stays out of his way at least until noon time. After that he’s all right. Buddy’s boss says, “ Buddy is a good guy, but on Monday morning, he’s an absolute _________.”

A. crab B. lamb C. turtle D. ostrich

4.Jerry has not been well for weeks. He knows he has a problem but he is afraid to see a doctor .If he is sick, he doesn’t want to know about it. His wife says, “ Jerry, don’t be a(n) __________. Go to the doctor. She can help you get of your illness.

A. crab B. lamb C. sheep D. ostrich

He is a real turtle（海龟）.

Someone who always moves very slowly.

She is such a sheep.

A follower; someone who can’t think for him or herself.

He’s being an ostrich（鸵鸟）.

Someone who hides his/her head in the sand and refuses to face problems or reality.

He’s a lamb.

A gentle, patient, understanding person. Nice and considerate.

What a crab（蟹） he is!

A grouchy（发牢骚的） person; someone who is often angry and in a bad mood.

1.In which of the following situations are the people acting like sheep?

A. A teenager tells a small child to stop bothering an animal.

B. A young man is driving fast because all his friends do.

C. Someone runs for monitor of the senior class in the school.

D. People are walking and singing together along the road.

2.If a person is like a turtle, which of these is most likely to be a problem to him or her?

A. Keeping the house clean. B. Learning a new language.

C. Getting to school on time. D. Saving money for future use.

3.Buddy hates to wake up on Monday morning. He doesn’t speak to his wife or children, and he often shouts at the other drivers on his way to work. Everybody stays out of his way at least until noon time. After that he’s all right. Buddy’s boss says, “ Buddy is a good guy, but on Monday morning, he’s an absolute _________.”

A. crab B. lamb C. turtle D. ostrich

4.Jerry has not been well for weeks. He knows he has a problem but he is afraid to see a doctor .If he is sick, he doesn’t want to know about it. His wife says, “ Jerry, don’t be a(n) __________. Go to the doctor. She can help you get of your illness.

A. crab B. lamb C. sheep D. ostrich

There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．

By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．

In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．

These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．

1.In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______．

A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder

B．grow up from his own achievements

C．face difficulties and take up challenges

D．aim high and reach his goal each time

2.Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?

A．Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．

B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．

C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．

D．Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000．

3.For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______．

A．being curious about more changes

B．being quick in self-adaptation

C．having an open mind to new experiences

D．staying away from failures and challenges

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth

B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable

C．There are only two ways to see a person’s growth

D．If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up

I can't count how many times people have said, while shaking their heads in disappointment,"I just don't know what is with teenagers today. "
    The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market with my friend Jerry when we passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car wash sign.
My car was dirty with spots on, so I pulled over. There were teenagers everywhere.There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As they wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I couldn't help but wonder why thirty teenagers had devoted such a beautiful Saturday to washing cars-what might be their motivation(动机)?
    Finally, after I handed them a twenty-dollar bill, I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T. Schmitz, had recently been diagnosed（诊断） with cancer. He badly needed money for his illness. He had gone to school with the teenagers who were there that day and each of them thought he was sweeter than any other they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together. He told me that they wanted to raise some money to let C.T. know that they thought he was always among them.
    They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt and we drove away.I asked Jerry to read to me what the tag tied to the bag said. It said simply,"Thanks,
sir, for helping us to help C. T. "
    Yeah! I don't know what is with teenagers today!
61. Why did the author stop to have his car washed?
A. He wanted to help the boy who was ill.
B. He knew the two teens standing by the road.
C. His car was so dirty that it needed a wash.
D. He was persuaded to wash the car by the two teens standing by the road.
62. _______ seemed to have organized the car wash.
A. Kevin   B.C.T.      C. Jerry      D. The school
63. From the passage, we can infer that C.T. Schmitz is ________.

A. kind-hearted but lonely B. brave and popular with classmates

C. shy and sensitive D. a boy you can get a good impression of

64. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Money Raising B. A beautiful Saturday

C. Washing My car D. Teenagers Today

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