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We have a strange and strong belief in the idea of perfection. Driven by our culture, we struggle for an unattainable ideal: If I have the perfect parents, perfect grades, perfect…, then I would be happy. We seek what we can’t have without remembering that we don’t actually need to be perfect. Imperfection allows us to be human.

Parents, teachers and other high-achieving peers will have us believe that we must be perfect if we wish to remain competitive. However, what job or school requires you to develop a cure for some form of cancer by the age of 18? Although these grades would be admirable achievements, are they worth losing sleep over? We feel like we need the perfect grades to get into the perfect college that will provide us with the perfect education necessary to obtain the perfect job. Making use of our thirst for perfection, the whole college and career industries have emerged claiming to help us reach our goals.

Truth is, you only need to be good enough to get into the conversation. It is what you do afterwards that sets you apart. Focus more on your passions. Don’t worry about anything secondary to your passions. You don’t become an expert at anything if you spent your time trying to succeed in everything you do. You only become an expert when you devote your time to that one project that truly brings you joy.

As members of this society, we have a responsibility to be excellent in what we do, not perfect. Although perfection can be a goal, it should not be the only goal. We only have 24 hours in a day and seven days in a week. Thus, we need to plan what we want to do and cut out the activities we cannot do.

With everything, though, make sure you’re doing enough. Pursuing your passions is not enough of a reason to completely give up on everything else. Try as hard as you can and let your future worry about itself. Worry about your task at hand and you will be successful in achieving your dreams. Most of all, remember that you’re going to be okay.

1.It is implied in Paragraph 1 that there is a culture where ________.

A. Students are driven to learn concepts

B. great importance is attached to perfection

C. imperfect people aren’t happy at all

D. perfect grades result from remembering facts

2.We can infer from the second paragraph that ________.

A. a perfect grade is worth losing sleep over

B. the whole college and career industries are perfect

C. some schools ask students to invent some medicine

D. someone is profiting from our search for perfection

3.According to the author, we should ________.

A. see becoming perfect as our responsibility

B. deal with what we hope to do first

C. set a goal of perfection in our life

D. worry about our future dreams

4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. How to be perfect

B. Being enough is enough

C. Finding your own passions

D. Giving up your secondary goals

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It might be less frightening if computers were truly intelligent, but even the most powerful networks are less human than monstrous Martians (火星人). Their power will be used to make money for the firms that finance their development, and then for others quick and clever enough to take advantage of the new world. It is far more likely that they will increase inequality and still further remove the middle classes as we move towards an hourglass (以金钱来衡量的) society in which everyone is either very rich or very poor and likely indebted.

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But no victory in complicated Go games can bring us closer to truly human-like computers.

1.By mentioning the defeat of Lee Sedol, the author intends to tell us that ______.

A. computers can completely replace humans in everything

B. humans are of no practical economic values to the society

C. the power of computers is growing at a frightening rate

D. AI programs can not compare with humans economically

2.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that the power of computers will ______.

A. improve the quality of human life

B. widen the gap between the rich and the poor

C. make contributions to human development

D. promote equality at work places

3.What is the author’s attitude towards the future of artificial intelligence?

A. Optimistic. B. Supportive.

C. Cautious. D. doubtful.

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A beggar was sleeping in the doorway of a fruit shop. The shop owner felt angry. He walked up to him and _________ him to go away in a rude manner, but the beggar did not seem to _________ him and lay still there. The shop owner got much _________ , shouting that he was a beggar in disguise (假装) and _________ cheated passers-by for money by making use of their kindness. At that time, it was the busiest moment of a day and the market was _________ with shoppers. They all blamed the beggar for _________ . Showing fear, the beggar _________ his face in an old blanket. What he received was bitter _________ rather than help.

The next morning, it was drizzling. An old man, who went to the market early, found the beggar _________ on the ground. He woke the beggar up and _________ asked whether he was cold or not, but the beggar made no _________ . Then the old man _________ his hands gently, saying that they felt_________ . With these words, he ran home in a hurry, returned with a pile of _________ , picked out a sweater and urged the beggar to _________ it on again and again. Seeing what happened, many other passers-by surrounded the beggar and gave him change one after another, showing_________ for him. It was not long before the beggar received a handful of _________ .

In many cases our behavior may have a great _________ on the people around us because they are likely to _________ us. Therefore, we should pay special attention to what we do and say, trying to infect others with positive words instead of _________ ones.

1.A. persuaded B. encouraged C. expected D. ordered

2.A. approach B. speak C. hear D. agree

3.A. angrier B. happier C. sadder D. braver

4.A. still B. only C. never D. already

5.A. crowded B. covered C. provided D. equipped

6.A. laziness B. dishonesty C. inability D. mistake

7.A. buried B. raised C. closed D. bent

8.A. admiration B. curiosity C. scold D. praise

9.A. crying B. eating C. playing D. sleeping

10.A. loudly B. rudely C. seriously D. kindly

11.A. comment B. reply C. introduction D. bet

12.A. lifted B. kissed C. held D. threw

13.A. freezing B. warm C. sleepy D. comfortable

14.A. books B. clothes C. pictures D. money

15.A. show B. take C. get D. put

16.A. respect B. pity C. worry D. appreciation

17.A. coins B. food C. fruit D. sand

18.A. change B. view C. effect D. impression

19.A. avoid B. invite C. compare D. follow

20.A. important B. meaningless C. negative D. harmful

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