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(1)
The four books can mostly satisfy _________．
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teachers
B．
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C．
adults
D．
parents
(2)
If you want to improve your ability to study, you’ll probably choose _________．
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A．
Basic Study Manual
B．
Study Skills for Life
C．
Learning How to Learn
D．
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(3)
If you buy all the fully illustrated books before May 1, 2007, you will pay about _________
Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers said,“Barbara, be enthusiastic!Enthusiasm will take your further than any amount of experience．”How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,”wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson．It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough．It is the inner voice that whispers,“I can do it!”when others shout,“No, you can't!”It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted．Yet she didn't let up on her experiments．Work was such a deep pressure for her that she never thought of stopping．
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age．At 90, cellist(大提琴家)Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach(巴赫)．As the music flowed through his fingers, his bend shoulders would strengthen and joy would reappear in his eyes．As author and poet Samuel once wrote,“Yeas make the skin old, but to give up enthusiasm makes the soul old．”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power．Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm．She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money．”
If we can't do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby．Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw．This activity ended her sadness that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic(评论家)to say,“I am persuaded to call Layton a genius．”
We can't afford to waste tears on“might-have-beens”．We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after“what-can-be”．We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses－finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow．
(1)
The passage mainly shows us ________．
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A．
enthusiasm is the basic element of everything
B．
enthusiasm helps us to succeed to a greater degree
C．
enthusiasm makes us experience more life
D．
we can do nothing without enthusiasm
(2)
From the example of the Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock, we may find ________．
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A．
enthusiasm can encourage us in difficult times
B．
enthusiastic people always get a deep pleasure from work
C．
you can't make any achievement if you have no enthusiasm
D．
enthusiastic people are sure to gain great fame in the end
(3)
The underlined sentence in Paragraph Three suggests ________．
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A．
time and tide wait for no man
B．
we grow old as time goes on
C．
people feel young with enthusiasm
D．
our soul becomes old with enthusiasm
(4)
The sentence“I never made a penny until I stopped working for money．”In Paragraph Four refers to“________”．
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A．
I wouldn't work unless I could make money
B．
I believe that my work will be rewarded
C．
Working for money is what I love to do
D．
Working for money makes no money at all
(5)
The main idea of the last paragraph is ________．
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A．
we should try heart and soul to win what we want
B．
enthusiasm can give us pleasure, though we have to sweat
You don't need millions to be happy．In fact, at the Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough．
The institute opened its doors last year, and since then, men and women of all ages have been paying ＄140 an hour for lessons on how to feel great．
“You can actually increase your happiness levels．That's what we teach,”said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute．
Experts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income and other financial factors．As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitudes, life control and relationships．
Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven't changed to reflect that．
Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness．
Many years ago, the“sage of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Menchen, defined wealth as earning ＄100 more than your“wife's sister's husband”．
Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off materially．
“The argument is that if you want to be happy there's a very simple thing you can do：Compare yourself to people who are less well-off than you－poorer, smaller house, car,”said Sharp．
The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on“more than just your bank account”．
“If I compare my self to Bill Gates then I'm always going to be down,”said Sharp．
A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia's richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years．
(1)
Which of the following statements in TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
You can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes at the Happiness Institute．
B．
Most of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn more．
C．
Earning ＄100 more than your“wife's sister's husband”if you want to be happy．
D．
Both Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy
(2)
The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word“________”．
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A．
healthy
B．
unhealthy
C．
free
D．
wealthy
(3)
The author wrote the passage to tell us ________．
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A．
happiness is everything
B．
wealth is the foundation of happiness
C．
have fun at the Happiness Institute
D．
money doesn't always mean happiness
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A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it．Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see．Some last a few minutes before they give in．But others are determined to wait until the last moment．
By the time the children reach high school, something remarkable has happened．A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable．The children who gave in to temptation(诱惑)early were more likely to be lonely, easily frustrated and inflexible(固守己见的)．
Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesn't show up on an IQ test．
The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists' concerns．But brain theory can't explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul．
Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence：when it comes to predicting people's success, brain ability as measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as “character”．
EQ is not the opposite of IQ．What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together; how one's ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use．Among the ingredients(要素)for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20％; the rest depends on everything from social class to luck．
While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites misuse．
(1)
The experiment with the four-year-olds makes it clear that ________．
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A．
the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experiment
B．
emotional intelligence won't show up until adolescence
C．
the ability of self-control plays a role in personal success
D．
candy can be used to measure a person's emotional intelligence
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE of EQ and IQ according to the text?
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A．
There is no link between EQ and IQ．
B．
The higher a person's IQ is, the higher his or her EQ is．
C．
Some people can be blessed with lots of both, but some with little of either．
D．
Scientists are trying to discover the way in which EQ and IQ work together．
(3)
The underlined word “upbeat” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________．
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A．
kind
B．
floating
C．
excited
D．
optimistic
(4)
Why does the author mention the experiment at the beginning of the text?
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A．
To amuse both the children and readers．
B．
To prove the scientist's wisdom．
C．
To introduce the topic of the text．
D．
To show us how to do an IQ test．
(5)
What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows?
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A．
Information about famous people with high EQ．
B．
Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ．
C．
Some reasons why EQ is a relatively new field．
D．
Strong demand for basic emotional education．
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It's a safe bet that a robot made your car and your computer．Pretty soon, they could be making your bed and breakfast, too．
Increasingly, engineers are saying that robots are going to move out of research departments and into your home．Companies including Sony and General Electric are working on designs for small robots．Products like Roomba, a robot that can clean floors, are flying off the shelves．
What's behind this new robot revolution(革命)? lt's partly a matter of technology．Devices(装置)that can recognize and answer human voice have been developed．There are now a few different ways for robots to move around．They can walk, crawl or ride on wheels．Robots are being made smaller and smaller．They are also becoming more and more able．
A bigger part of the story is on the demand(需求)side．From the day the television remote control(遥控器)was invented, people around the world have searched for new ways to be lazy．Take into consideration that more and more people can afford robots, and the time secms ripe to introduce robots to the ordinary family．
To be sure, robots that walk on two legs and talk like people are still a long way off．However, robots that do basic housework such as cleaning or gardening are sure to come out soon．One thing is certain-when these robots do come into our homes, it will change things forever．
(1)
The underlined part“flying off the shelves”in the second paragraph means ________．
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A．
selling well
B．
cleaning the shelves smartly
C．
flying freely
D．
dropping onto the floor
(2)
What can Roomba do?
[ ]
A．
Making beds and breakfast．
B．
Cleaning floors．
C．
Making cars and computers．
D．
Looking after kids and pets．
(3)
Which plays a more important role in revolutionizing the robot?
[ ]
A．
Science and technology．
B．
Rapid development of companies．
C．
Effective marketing means．
D．
Great demand from the buyers．
(4)
Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．
Robots have already come into ordinary homes．
B．
Technology is the only basis(动因)of the development of robots．
C．
Sony and General Electric are not interested in designing small robots．
D．
Robots that can walk on two legs and talk like people arc still far from us
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