题目内容
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-10各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项。
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already 1 with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo effects. This type of mistake 2 to the fact that once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our 3 of his personality. 4 , halo effects are both common and powerful. For example, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”--- people who have earned the reputation for being unusually 5 and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good 6 . Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as 7 when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if taken by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.
As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an 8 high opinion of their own worth, while making things 9 for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive it, and by preventing hidden talent from being 10 , they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly, then, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be avoided.
A. familiar B. wrong C. connected D. bored
A. adds B. extends C. keeps D. refers
A. choices B. memories C. judgments D. requirements
A. Unfortunately B. Probably C. Hopefully D. Generally
A. amusing B. conscious C. fashionable D. talented
A. comment B. reply C. effect D. opportunity
A. average B. excellent C. funny D. similar
A. unexpectedly B. understandably C. unreasonably D. unsuccessfully
A. difficult B. disorderly C. valuable D. significant
A. harmed B. discovered C. wasted D. protected
We let ourselves believe that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another. Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough and that all will be well when they are older. Then we are frustrated because they reach teenage years and we must deal with them. Surely we'll be happier when they grow out of the teen years.
We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse (配偶) gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when we finally retire. The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than right now. If not, then when? Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it all.
For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start—real life.
But there were always some obstacles along the way, an ordeal (苦难) to get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be paid. Then life would start. I finally realized that those obstacles were part of life. Little by little, that point of view also helped me see that there isn't any road to happiness.
Happiness is the road. So, enjoy every moment. And keep in mind that __________. So stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning, waiting for a new car, for your mortgage(借款) to be paid off, for spring, for summer, for fall, for winter, for the first or the fifteenth of the month, for your song to be played on the radio, to die, to be reborn… before deciding to be happy.
Happiness is a voyage, not a destination. There is no better time to be happy than… NOW! Live and enjoy the moment.
The most proper title for the passage should be______.
A. Happiness Is a Frustration B. Happiness Is a Destination
C. Happiness Is a Dream D. Happiness is a Process
The first two paragraphs mainly tell us_______.
A. life is a worthwhile but challenging voyage
B. so long as you believe you can, you can
C. people tend to think the future will be brighter than now
D. people feel confused about their life
The writer thinks _______is a real happiness
A. setting our imagination free B. enjoying our present life
C. finding our own shortcut to success D. facing obstacles and challenges bravely
Which of the sayings can fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph?
A. time waits for no one
B. time is money
C. tomorrow is another day
D. time can work wonders
You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
?? “The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette（礼仪）is sort of strange,” Gray told the BBC. “They are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
?? We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, liftusers unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
?? He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want – it’s your own little box.
?? If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally（对角线地）across from each other to create distance.
?? When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
?? New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple – look down, or look at your phone.
?? Why are we so awkward in lifts?
?? “You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
?? In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed（理解）as threatening or strange. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.
1.The main purpose of the article is to _______.
A. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
B. remind us not to behave strangely when in an elevator
2.According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _______.
A. turn around and greet one another
B. look around or examine their phone
C. try to keep a distance from other people
D. make eye contact with those in the elevator
3. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when they are in the elevator?
4. The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. judge??????? B. ignore????? C. put up with???? D. make the best of ????????????? ?????????????
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
1.The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was two decades . (get)
那场战争使这个家庭流落到世界各地，二十年后他们才相聚。
2.The more often you seize opportunities to talk to the foreigners,______________when speaking a foreign language . (confident)
越抓住机会和老外交谈，说外语时你就越自信。
3.Back to 1942 directed by Feng Xiaogang tells a true story in 1942, in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.(engage)
冯小刚执导的电影《一九四二》讲述了1942年的一个真实的故事，那时侯正值中国人的抗日战争。
4.He is tired of dealing with the complaints of customers. More than once he has told me his desire that______________to do another job of the department.(appoint)
他厌倦了应对顾客的投诉。他不止一次告诉我他的愿望：被任命做部门的其它工作。
5.Though there has been some talk, never_____________________________whether the legendary treasure is hidden in the mountain.(clear)
虽然早有传言，但传说中的财宝是否藏在这个山里还是没有弄明白。
6.She has succeeded. She is pleased that her devotion to studying ___________ .(pay)
她成功了.她非常高兴她在学习上的付出终于得到了回报.
7.With______________his lecture about the endangered animals, the professor has been preparing for it all the day. (attend)
因为许多学生来听关于濒危动物的报告，这位教授一整天都在做准备。
8.Smart phones enable workers to keep in contact in______________impractical before.(think)
智能手机让上班族们有更多他们以前认为是不现实的方式保持联系。
9.In my opinion, it is his measures rather than his ability______________. (blame)
依我看来，是他的措施而不是他的能力应该受责备。
10.As it turned out to be a small house party, we ______________ so formally. (dress)
其结果不过是一个很小的家庭聚会，我们本不必要穿得如此正式的。
The project alongside with the experiment we had once devoted so much time__________ perfectly.
A. to work out B. to working out
C. to worked out D. has worked out
