That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was learning my lines. I was having trouble my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously giving up both acting and San Francisco. ___had become too much for me.
As I walked down streets under tall buildings, I felt very and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. I saw was a shining streetlight. , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to I’d heard the noise. I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place people were willing to help each other.
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The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ---Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn’t 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
A．test B．problem C．paper D．lesson
A．examined B．completed C．marked D．answered
A．lying B．cheating C．guessing D．discussing
A．come B．leave C．remain D．apologize
A．no B．certain C．many D．more
A．excuse B．shout C．help D．scold
A．above B．common C．following D．unusual
A．repeat B．get C．put D．copy
A．myself B．ourselves C．themselves D．herself
A．chance B．incident C．lesson D．memory
A．even B．still C．always D．almost
A．measure B．respect C．love D．believe
A．All B．Few C．Some D．None
A．quick B．wise C．great D．personal
A．out B．for C．up D．upon
A．Should B．Must C．Would D．Need
A．extra B．small C．some D．necessary
A．paid B．remembered C．shared D．returned
A．me B．you C．us D．them
A．easier B．more natural C．better D．more peaceful
Before discussing different kinds of emotions, let us briefly talk about how researchers 1 bodily processes, actions and behavior, and how this relates to what we do in our daily lives when we observe emotions in 2 .
Bodily processes can be directly measured by 3 of a polygraph. (测谎器)When a polygraph is skillfully used to 4 how we react bodily with what we are 5 , it is called a "lie detector". Bodily processes can also be measured 6 . This is what we do when we observe someone blushing (脸红). However, we are not always 7 of what bodily processes respond to.
Measuring action 8 behavior is the other way researchers assess the emotions. 9 , one measure of fear of snakes is how 10 a person will go to the snake. Another procedure is to have a person 11 how afraid he is, or how he feels, in this way, researchers have 12 the so-called "fear thermometer" to assess a person’s fear. 13 our everyday living, we do very much the same thing. Only not too 14 . We react to what a person does, what he says, 15 he says it, and how he looks. Is he smiling? Is his voice trembling? We put all this 16 together to infer what a person is feeling.
17 , we do not always act as we feel. Sometimes we do things that we don’t feel like doing. 18 we say we feel one way and then we act another. Actors, for example, successfully learn to "make believe" emotions, or learn to 19 them. Thus we 20 always tell what a person is feeling by what he says or by what he does.
A．measure B．describe C．make D．use
A．other B．others C．another D．the others
A．ways B．methods C．means D．tools
A．combine B．treat C．examine D．compare
A．doing B．saying C．observing D．carrying
A．directly B．indirectly C．easily D．difficultly
A．afraid B．fond C．aware D．accused
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．For example B．On one hand C．As well as D．At times
A．slow B．fast C．far D．close
A．tell B．say C．talk D．speak
A．approved B．discovered C．developed D．informed
A．During B．With C．On D．In
A．skillfully B．systematically C．naturally D．eventually
A．why B．where C．how D．whether
A．imaginations B．observations C．impressions D．awareness
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Anyway
A．Sometime B．Someway C．Sometimes D．Anytime
A．express B．hide C．act D．say
A．needn’t B．shan’t C．won’t D．Can’t
In a land far away, once upon a time, there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _16_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_17_together on a road when they came to a very_18_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _19 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _20 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _21 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _22 all his food and drink, since he _23 see that money would be of little _24 to them. He made sure that they each _25 their fair share and would have enough food to _26 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _27 and went straight through the _28 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_29 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _30 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 31 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 32 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 33 the gold and valuables they had been 34 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 35 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
A．loss B．expectations C．success D．problems
A．standing B．travelling C．gathering D．running
A．faraway B．poor C．different D．ancient
A．unless B．because C．so D．if
A．them B．anything C．nothing D．those
A．curious B．worrying C．dangerous D．puzzling
A．the villagers B．his servants C．the others D．the rest
A．could B．might C．should D．must
A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
A．returned B．gained C．offered D．received
A．remain B．last C．supply D．share
A．turned back B．set out C．showed off D．speeded
A．village B．land C．field D．road
A．whether B．how C．where D．when
A．good B．certain C．true D．strange
A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
A．still B．already C．always D．indeed
A．except B．instead of C．apart from D．along with
A．loading B．treasuring C．carrying D．earning
A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds
My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it 21 to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 22 running and jumping. When I was 23 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.
24 the time came nearer, I felt quite 25 . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m 26 but I was far from 27 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 28 for their team. The competition was so 29 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 30 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 31 it.
32 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 33 . Then my promise came to mind again and 34 me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to 35 the finish line!
36 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 37 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 38 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 39 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 40 .
A．mattered B．held C．meant D．brought
A．exercised B．practiced C．chose D．tried
A．tired B．upset C．lazy D．happy
A．For B．By C．With D．As
A．confident B．worried C．proud D．nervous
A．run B．jump C．race D．match
A．happy B．sad C．excited D．pleased
A．heading B．racing C．cheering D．shouting
A．difficult B．close C．heated D．near
A．running before B．leading C．falling behind D．catching up with
A．fetch B．hold C．pass D．take
A．Then B．But C．Thus D．Even
A．gave in B．gave out C．gave up D．gave away
A．had B．made C．let D．got
A．draw B．cut C．cross D．catch
A．At last B．After all C．Above all D．As a result
A．bad B．weak C．slow D．strong
A．congratulations B．respect C．support D．pride
A．seem B．hope C．look D．expect
A．beginning B．place C．result D．time
We should show respect to everybody, especially our elders because they are ahead of us — in age, in wisdom and maturity, in experience and education．Our21 have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us22 everything to their kindness and love．
When we 23 them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or24 them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of 25 our own love and gratitude to them． 26, elders have also been through all the years you are27 and know a little more about the world than you do．
It is 28 that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new．All younger generations have always29 with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human 30 ．However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their 31．
With changing times and32 influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders．Youngsters should 33 express their views and if there are arguments, they should not 34 their voices．
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately 35 their places, and sit on the carpet．In buses and trains, youngsters are 36 to give up their places to older people．This is not a37 of who has more rights．It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear 38_, or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a 39 disadvantage．
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become40 that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness．
A．youngsters B．elders C．parents D．juniors
A．devote B．owe C．pay D．contribute
A．show B．explain C．exhibit D．point
A．greeting B．receiving C．declaring D．showing
A．expressing B．describing C．sending D．suggesting
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Though
A．experiencing with B．going through C．suffering from D．worrying out
A．maybe B．likely C．possible D．probably
A．quarreled B．dealt C．lived D．disagreed
A．community B．organization C．society D．public
A．experience B．reality C．emotion D．information
A．cultural B．special C．environmental D．position
A．quietly B．slightly C．silently D．coldly
A．rise B．raise C．support D．force
A．give away B．get rid of C．give up D．send out
A．expected B．forced C．needed D．reminded
A．doubt B．question C．wonder D．challenge
A．suffering B．upset C．trouble D．discomfort
A．serious B．light C．heavy D．slight
A．aware B．alive C．knowing D．sensible
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