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     Do you ever hear yourself think,"It doesn't matter"? I have come to understand that I think this way.It
may be because I think I should do something,and I can also accept that it is unimportant.Sometimes I see negative things going on around me and think it doesn't matter.As I started working on changing this in
myself,I came up with something that really works for me.
     Not everything can intensely matter to us,or we will drive ourselves mad with concern and worry.
However,because procrastination(拖延)causes so many troubles in our lives,we can benefit from one
simple question.
     When I think I should do something that perhaps I don't really feel like doing,I may think it doesn't
matter right now.Say,for example,that you think that you need to have your roof repaired.Then you think I should call someone and have it fixed.There may be many reasons or excuses and mixed emotions behind
the thought.Whatever you feel,you can convince yourself or accept that it doesn't matter.Ask yourself this question,"When will it matter?"After you answer this question,you may become motivated(受鼓舞的)to
take the necessary steps.By asking and answering,this question can actually make you least resistant to
accomplish what you want.
     I think that everything matters in life;some things just matter less than other things.Saying "It doesn't
matter"or"I don't care"is a lie.If something is bothering you,it is because it matters to you.Therefore,the next time you think something doesn't matter,try the followup question.Perhaps the thing matters to you because you can see the consequence of ignoring it.Maybe by using the followup question you will see that it
"matters" to you now,and avoiding the issue is unlikely to make it matter less.
     Taking action toward what matters to you is what makes the difference in your life.You have your
reasons for saying"It doesn't matter"and asking when it will matter can help.I hope this suggestion will help you as much as it has helped me.
1. What's the purpose of this passage?
A. To ask readers an important question.
B. To analyze what is important in life.
C. To show how to ask a good question.
D. To share tips on overcoming procrastination.
2. According to the passage,once in a while the author________.
A. ignores the importance of dealing with unpleasant things
B. becomes crazy when facing difficulties
C. believes everything matters to him
D. tries to make no mistakes
3. The example mentioned in Paragraph 3 is to________.
A. stress that people should have their roof repaired timely
B. prove that the author isn't good at organizing things
C. explain how negative feelings influence people's attitude
D. remind readers to break the habit of making excuses
4. According to the passage,the followup question can________.
A. make people become more curious
B. help people take things more seriously
C. lead to people's being honest
D. offer more advice to people
5. Which of the following does the author agree with?
A. Things that matter should be done sooner rather than later.
B. Never say "It doesn't matter" when you face anything.
C. By asking when it will matter,you can always be successful.
D. Challenge yourself as much as possible in your life.
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     Forget Britney Spears, who is the new pop princess that makes thousands of
American teenage girls scream with excitement at her concerts and rush to the store to
buy her latest CD?
     The answer is Miley Cyrus. After starring in popular TV shows and hit movies, the
16yearold released her fifth album, The Tim e of Our Lives, on August 28.Its lead
single, Party in the US.A., is wildly popular.
     Cyrus has built her success largely on a role she has played. On TV and the silver
screen, Miley Cyrus is Miley Stewart.She is popular at school during the day and at
night, she is a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana.
     Her soaring popularity goes to her head. So Stewart's father takes her home from
Los Angeles to Tennessee, a southern US state, for a dose of reality(体验生活). The
journey kicks_off an adventure filled with fun, laughter and romance.
     While there, she has to cope with her city girl's unfamiliarity with country life and
gradually learn what family is all about.
     "Hannah Montana, at heart, is every Disney princess show you've ever seen," writes
Michael O'Sullivan, a reporter with the Washington Post."Only with a limo(房车)instead
of a pumpkinturnedcoach(南瓜马车), a microphone stand instead of a magic wand
(魔法棒)and a prince who wears a cowboy hat."
     But the journey of looking for one's inner self goes beyond the big screen. Actress Miley
Cyrus has a celebrity father, Billy Ray Cyrus, a famous country singer.The teenager
doesn't want people to think she has taken a shortcut to success."It's about how I find
out who I am. I get to know that you need to be able to take time to realize who you are,"
she said."I don't want to be some celebrity's daughter, just be me."
1.Which of the following statements is NOT TURE according to the passage?______
A.Miley Cyrus released five albums when she was sixteen years old.
B.The Time of Our Lives is her fifth album.
C.Party in the US.A. is very popular.
D.Thousands of American teenagers rush to the store to buy Miley's latest CD.
2.Why did his father take her to the country?______
A.Because she got dizzy with success.
B.Because she wanted to play in the movies.
C.Because she wanted to make adventure.
D.Because her father liked country life.
3.What's the meaning of the underlined words "kicks off" in the fourth paragraph?______
A.sets out
B.ends up with
C.goes through
D.suffers from
4.What do we learn from the last paragraph?______
A.Miley wants to take a shortcut success.
B.Miley's father is a famous country singer.
C.Miley wants to succeed by herself.
D.Teenagers like her father.
完形填空。
     Can you imagine what life would be like if there was no telephone? You could not   1   your friends on the
phone and talk to them. lf fire   2   out to your house, you   3   call the fire department. If somebody  4   sick,
you could not call a doctor.
     In our   5   life we need to communicate with   6   .We do this   7   by speaking to other people and listening
to what they have to say to us, and when we are  8   to them, we can do this very easily.   9   ,our voices will
not travel very far even when we  10   , and it is thanks to the   11   of the telephone that we are   12   able to
communicate with each other  13  hold talks when we are far apart. We can hear each other   14   clearly as if
we   15   in the same room.
      The man who made this 16  was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinburgh in 1847. Bell, a
teacher of visible speech (可视语言 ), who later moved to Canada,   17   all his time experimenting.  18   
enthusiastic(热情的) was he in his research for means for   19   speech by electricity that he left  20   time for
his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless (身无分文).
(     )1. A.get on     
(     )2. A.broke        
(     )3. A. should      
(     )4. A.is           
(     )5. A.daily      
(     )6. A. them        
(     )7. A. only        
(     )8. A. speaking    
(     )9. A. However     
(     )10. A. phone      
(     )11. A. experiment 
(     )12. A. not        
(     )13. A. to       
(     )14. A. as         
(     )15. A.are         
(     )16. A. machine  
(     )17. A.spent     
(     )18. A. Very       
(     )19. A. sending    
(     )20. A.some      
B. listen     
B. went       
B. could      
B. are        
B. family     
B. another    
B. mostly     
B. listening  
B. Of course  
B. laugh      
B. improvement
B. hardly     
B. nor        
B. so         
B. were       
B. possible   
B. spending   
B. So         
B. giving     
B. much       
C. see         
C. set         
C. shouldn't   
C. becomes     
C. school      
C. one another 
C. quickly     
C. close       
C. Therefore   
C. call in     
C. discovery   
C. yet         
C. and         
C. not so      
C. stay      
C. clear       
C. talking     
C. Much        
C. taking      
C. little    

D. call up    
D. put        
D. couldn't   
D. were       
D. modern     
D. the other  
D. well       
D. friendly   
D. For example
D. smile      
D. invention  
D. still      
D. but        
D. so much    
D. worked     
D. telephone  
D. took       
D. Never      
D. getting    
D. enough     

     You can't avoid a conflict at work. If you can avoid a conflict, it means you will win what you want
regardless of what the other person wants. Since the potential issue has not been removed, it will simply
reappear later. Here are the necessary steps to effectively get rid of conflicts at work.
     ★ Realize that some conflicts are unavoidable at work. On numerous occasions, conflict and disagreement are likely to happen. But when a conflict happens it’s not the end of the world. On the contrary,
it can be the beginning of an interesting learning process. Conflicts mean that people care enough to
disagree strongly. The trick is not to allow the conflict to go on forever.
     ★ Handle conflicts sooner rather than later. Solve a conflict when it starts, as it only gets worse with
time going by. Conflicts at work arise not from something that was said, but from something that wasn't
said! Everyone's waiting for the other to admit he's wrong and gets more unpleasant after the conflict has
lasted a while. It's essential to interrupt the "waiting game" before it gets to that point.
     ★ Ask nicely. If somebody has done something that made you angry, or if you don't understand their
viewpoint or actions, simply asking nicely about it can make a world of difference.  Never assume that
people do what they do to annoy or hurt you. Sometimes there's a good reason why that person does
what he or she does, and a potential conflict disappears right there. Do remember to make an inquiry,
not an accusation of any sort.
     ★ Appreciate. Praise the other part in the conflict. Tell them why it's worth it to you to solve the
conflict. This can be difficult as few people find it easy to praise and appreciate a person they disagree
strongly with, but it's a great way to move forward.

                           Topic How to 1.________ conflicts at work
                           Reason Conflicts won't 2.________if not dealt with
                       3.________
                        on handling
                        conflicts Don't be afraid of conflicts which can happen in many
4.________and try to resolve a conflict soon or it will get
5.______.
Interrupt the "waiting game" and try to admit 
your 6.________actively.
Don't imagine people do something to make
you 7.________ on purpose.
Remember not to 8.________others,
but ask them nicely about what they do,
which may make a difference. 
Try to appreciate the other part in the conflict
although it is 9.________to do so.
                    10.________ As long as you learn to do with conflicts, you'll work in joy.
阅读理解
     The global energy crisis is approaching. What can we do? Here are some steps you can take.
     Cooling puts the greatest stress on your summer energy bill and the power grid (电网 ). Just as a
tune-up for your car can improve your gas mileage, a yearly tune-up of your heating and cooling system
can improve efficiency and comfort. Clean or replace filter monthly or as needed.
     For central air conditioning systems and room air conditioners , look for the ENERCY STAR, the
federal government's symbol for energy efficiency. For central air, purchase the system with the highest
possible Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratia( SEER) .
     Use energy-efficient ceiling fans either alone or with air conditioning. Ceiling fans do a great job of
circulating air. When used with air conditioning , fans allow you to raise the thermostat (恒温器)  and
cut costs. Ceiling fans cool people, not rooms. so before you leave; tum off the ceiling fan.
     Let a  programmable  thermostat  " remember  for  you "  to automatically adjust the indoor climate
with your daily and weekend patterns to reduce cooling bills by up to 10 percent. You can come home
to a comfortable house without wasting energy and creating
pollution all day while you are at work.
     Try to make your home airtight enough to increase your comfort, make your home quieter and
cleaner and reduce your cooling costs up to 20 percent.
     Cut your air conditioning load, and reduce pollution by planting leafy trees around your home and
fixing reflective bricks on your roof.
     Close blinds or shades on south-and west-facing windows during the day , or fix shading equipment
to avoid  heat build-up.    Turn off  everything  not  in  use: lights, TVs, computers.  And  use fluorescent
bulbs(荧光灯),which provide bright,warm light while using
at least two-thirds less energy, producing 70 percent less beat and lasting up t0 10 times longer than
incandescent bulbs(白炽灯).
     Drive the car that gets better gas mileage whenever possible if you own more than one vehicle. If
you drive 12,500 miles a year, switching 10 percent of your trips from a car that gets 20 miles per gallon
to one that gets 30 mpg will save you more than $65 per year.
    Carpool. The  average  US  commuter(乘车上班族)   could  save about $260 a year by sharing cars
twice a week with two other people in a car that gets 20. 1 mpg-assuming the three passengers share the
cost of gas.
1. According to the passage , the thermostat is used to_________.
A. make rooms quieter
B. control room temperature
C. turn off the air conditioner
D. reduce room air pollution
2. We can conclude from the passage that the author probably discourages__________. 
A. planting leafy trees around your home
B. turning off the ceiling fan befo you leave your house
C. keeping your south-facing windows open during the day
D. using fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs
3. According to the passage,you can save fuel by_______.   
A. using energy-efficient ceiling fans
B. sharing cars with others on workdays
C. turning off everything not in use
D. reducing lO%  of your car trips every year
4. This passage is mainly about_________.  
A. energy-saving tips              
B. fuel-saving tips
C. do-it-yourself tips              
D. environment-protecting tips
阅读理解。
        1    Very few people choose ideal and perfect jobs for themselves and they do not do the same job for
the rest of their lives. With technology and everything else changing so fast, it's ridiculous to expect to stay
in one job from the time you leave school to the time you retire. Even staying in the same company can be
a huge challenge.   2    
     The first thing you should consider is what kinds of things you enjoy doing and what you are naturally
good at. You have to look at practicality issues. You have to look at what you like to do and take a realistic
look at whether the market is ever going to pay you an income for doing it. Your loving doing something
doesn't mean that the world is going to love giving you money for doing it.   3   And then narrow the list
down by deciding which are at your level. 
       4   For example, if you want to be a doctor, you must graduate with all the papers saying you can be
a doctor. The job requires a high education and an extreme amount of practice.
     Many community colleges have tests that tell you what kinds of work you'd be happy to do.   5   For
example, do you want to travel in your career or stay at home? How much money do you want to make?
After you answer these questions, the computer will show you what careers you would be suited to. Keep
in mind that what interests you at twenty isn't likely to be the same as what interests you at forty. You would
also find some tests online. These will give you some ideas you have never considered.
A. Then how will you choose your first career?
B. What type of jobs are you interested in most?
C. So pick a number of different things that you love at first.
D. Most people's jobs change at least once or twice in their lifetime.
E. They ask you a series of multiple-choice (多项选择的) questions.
F. However, many companies will offer you job training before you start the work.
G. Another thing to consider is how much education or special training s required.
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     Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even elev-ecer
cheat (诈骗). Either way, it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons!
     The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up
then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck
of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
     There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a
clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal
mind-one that avoid (避免) not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place. Police
officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot
possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an
ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help.
     The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the
amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars -seems too little for a car worth many times more.
     Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they
start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. "We have more important things to do," he said.
1. After the car owner received a phone call. He _____.
A. went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
B. gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
C. sent some money to the thief by mail
D. told the press about it 
2. The "lazier and more inventive" criminal refers to ______.
A. the car thief who stays at home
B. one of those who put the ads in the paper
C. one of the policemen in Changwa
D. the owner of the pigeons
3. The writer mentions the fact that "none of the stolen cars have been returned" to show _____.
A. how easily people get fooled by criminals
B. what Chen thinks might be correct
C. the thief is extremely clever
D. the money paid is too little
4. The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to _____.

A. criminals
B. pigeons
C. the stolen cars
D. demands for money

5. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _____.
A. he reads the ads in the newspaper
B. he lives in the same neighborhood
C. he has seen the car owners in the park
D. he has trained the pigeons to follow them
     London has a new magazine. But it's not printed on paper. Everyone who has a television can receive
it because it is on TV.
     In order to read this magazine you have to have a decoder. Each page of it is numbered, so you only
have to dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about. There's a wide
choice—everything is included from cooking to the latest sports news.
     If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index page which has an
easy-to-remember page number, 100 for example. Then you start choosing what you want to read. The
news is on pages 101 to 109, so you push out the numbers and the news appears written across your
screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, so you press 181, and a brightly colored weather
map appears on the screen. But the weather is terrible so you decide to go shopping and dial 162 for a
list of the week's best bargains. But should you drive or take the train ? To answer the question you only
have to press 189 for the traffic report. It's very simple to use. But probably the best thing about the
service is that it's being updated all the time. Journalists type new material directly onto the screen and
whole pages of the magazine can be replaced in minutes.
     London has already had three services. One, transmitted(传输)by ITV, is called ORACLE, while the
other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX, because they let you see facts. Although CEEFAX and
ORACLE have been operating for some time, they have not been well publicized. BBC engineers do not
think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with you
everywhere. But many people agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which
could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life. 
1. What is unusual about the mew magazine in London?
A. You can find any subject you want in it.
B. No paper is used to print the magazine.
C. There 1,000 page numbers in the index.
D. The speed of transmitting is astonishing.
2. It's clearly seen from the passage that ________.
A. it takes long for the service of the magazine to be updated
B. most of the postmen will be out of work someday
C. the readers can get all kinds of information without leaving home
D. everyone can read the magazine if there is a television at hand
3. According to the passage, the "decoder" is used to help people to ________.
A. read the information transmitted by TV signals
B. broadcast special TV programs at home and abroad
C. dial the number to choose which subject you want to read about
D. find the exact page in which you can get information you need
4. The passage is mainly about           .
A. a new magazine printed in London
B. a popular TV program with three services
C. a great breakthrough in printing
D. an up-to-date way of keeping up to date
     People are overweight for many reasons, the most important one of which is that they eat the wrong
foods, get the wrong types of calories per meal, and they also eat meals at the wrong time each day.
Food is more powerful than any weight loss pill, because the food that you eat can either make you thin
or fat. This is true because your body is like an engine, and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals(间隔)each day.
     Low-calorie Diets Do Not Work
The reason people cannot lose weight by starving themselves is that their metabolism(新陈代谢)will
detect any major drop in calories and it will then adjust(调整)itself by burning fewer calories each day.
That is the reason why you can eat 1,000 calories per day and not lose any weight, while your friends
can eat 2,500 calories per day and not gain any weight.
     Low-fat Diets Do Not Work
     Many people in today's society are buying mostly low- fat or non-fat food at the grocery store.
Everybody knows how much fat is inside the food they buy. However, people are getting fatter than ever
before by doing this. They are not losing weight by changing to this low-fat lifestyle.                  
     Losing weight has nothing to do with these things. One of the most important things you can do to
control your weight is to eat the proper foods, such as fruit and vegetables, eat them at the right time, and
exercise every day. If people make this a habit, they will lose weight.
1. What is the main reason why people are overweight according to the author?
A. They eat the wrong foods at the wrong time.
B. They eat food with lots of calories.
C. They don't take any weight loss pills.
D. They burn many calories every day.
2. The article is written in order to _______.
A. tell readers not to buy low-fat or non-fat food
B. tell readers how to lose weight
C. tell readers about an important scientific discovery
D. call on people to lose weight and stay healthy
3. To realize the aim of your weight loss plan, you should ________.
a. do exercise every day      
b. eat meals at the right time
c. eat fruits and vegetables    
d. eat low-fat or sweet food
e. eat the proper foods at each meal
A. a, b, c, d              
B. a, b, d, e    
C. a, c, d, e              
D. a, b, c, e
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