If you’re familiar with the story of the hare (野兔) and the tortoise（乌龟）, you know that the tortoise proved that perseverance is much more important than speed. , but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise. Here are some tips that can help you to improve your perseverance.
●Set goals and write them down.
If you don’t know what you want to accomplish, it’s hard to persevere(坚持) until you do. instead of making many projects that may upset you
● , and cross each step off the list as you complete it.
If you want to master the ability to cook German dishes, you’ll need to read cookbooks, study the recipes（食谱）, buy ingredients（食料） and practice making the dishes. Write down all these steps and remove each step as you go.
●Make a list of the rewards related to any project to encourage yourself to persevere.
When you want to lose 40 pounds, it may seem like a difficult goal. . You can lower yourblood sugar or fit into your favorite pair of jeans（牛仔裤）. Keep those rewards in mind to encourage yourself to stick to your diet and exercise program.
●Imagine your success.
Take time each day to sit back, relax and picture the life you’ll lead once you’ve reached your goal. Read them over several times a day to encourage yourself to keep going.
| A．Like the hare, many people start off strong |
| B．Or you can write out a paragraph or two about how reaching your goal will change your life |
| C．You can’t lose weight only by going on a diet |
| D．Make a list of the steps needed to reach your goal |
E. But there are big rewards for doing so
F. Choose one or two goals that are most important to you and work toward those
（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）The seaside town is beautiful ___________ it is windy. (除了)
____________ his old one, Michael’s new house is like a huge palace. (与……相比)
While modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be __________ (供不应求).
Some of us always ______________ that our parents or grandparents should take care of us. (认为……理所当然)
It is essential that you __________ (get) a visa before you travel to the USA.
___________ the audience’ s great demand, the play will be put on in the theatre twice a week. (作为……的回应)
Can you _____________ your behavior on that night? (解释……的原因)
People have always been _____________ how living things on the earth exactly began. (对……好奇)
The novel ______________ London in the 1960s. (以……为背景)
With his arms ________ behind his back, the prisoner looked up and said in a cold voice. (tie)
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Life can seem unfair, even in the land of opportunity. You have a dream but find yourself ____ without any hope. You are depressed, and in your depression you cannot get the ____ to pull yourself up. You become unwilling to believe that there ____ is a “cure” for your failure.
Bernie Kopell was a ____ as a vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) salesman. He had come to California to be a (n) ____, but for even the few parts he was able to ____, he received no pay. He ____ that was what he deserved. Then, one day as Bernie was cleaning in the back room of the vacuum cleaner store, the owner put on a record. “What a (n) ____ job,” Bernie thought. But he heard the sentences ____ as he was trying to ignore the ____, “Your mind is like the ____. Whatever you plant in it ____. If you plant potatoes you get potatoes. If you plant roses you get roses.” Bernie began to ____.
Soon he was paying attention to the record, ____ it wasn’t long before he began reading and attending lectures. Bernie began to ____ that he was given talent, and he became ____ to be who he was and considered himself worthy of success. Acting parts and paying roles began to ____ his way. He got his first public television show in 1961 on The Brighter Day. He ____ on Get Smart, That Girl, and on other television comedy programs. His big ____ came when he was ____ the role of Dr Adam Bricker on The Love Boat. The Popular show aired (播放) from 1977 until 1986 and made Bernie Kopell a well-known star.
A．shy B．sad C．angry D．bored
A．energy B．advice C．right D．time
A．just B．almost C．really D．hardly
A．success B．failure C．hero D．fool
A．writer B．teacher C．cleaner D．actor
A．get B．learn C．plan D．enjoy
A．agreed B．hoped C．thought D．remembered
A．tiring B．bad C．exciting D．common
A．frequently B．in turn C．carefully D．by chance
A．job B．owner C．record D．cleaner
A．sun B．air C．water D．earth
A．begins B．grows C．helps D．happens
A．listen B．read C．speak D．write
A．and B．but C．or D．since
A．expect B．believe C．notice D．guess
A．powerful B．pleasant C．popular D．proud
A．feel B．know C．come D．make
A．stood B．appeared C．remained D．rested
A．increase B．difference C．break D．game
A．offered B．shown C．taught D．returned
共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分
Many experts believe that stress can strengthen you or tear you down. The following are suggested to perform better under pressure.
Give stress a good name
Why hate work stress—it’s a sign that our career is advancing. Think of a heavy work load as an exciting opportunity to push yourself. Don’t complain about it. Alternate (交替) tasks
Spending an entire day or week on a single project increases your anxiety without improving your productivity. You need to create your working patterns to recharge. Every 60 to 90 minutes, take a break from your primary activity and do something different for 15 minutes.
Refuel
Tend to skip meals and pull late nights when you feel the heat at work? Get six to eight hours of sleep, and go to bed at the same hour every night. Avoid big meals but have high-carbon, low-fat snacks every few hours.
Overcome your fears Often, your stress comes from worrying rather than from the work assignment or problem you’re dealing with. Write down the fears in detail and methodically address each one.
| A．Both could lead to burnout. |
| B．In most cases, you can choose. |
| C．Pressure doesn’t get you down, fear does. |
| D．Keep work and rest in a proper balance. |
E. Instead, greet it with optimism.
F. In fact, you may lose focus.
G. Or rather, it is the basis of success.
We often see wind-horse flags in Tibetan areas. They are long cloths on which pictures of horses and scriptures（经文）are printed. People often put these flags on top of houses, or leave them where a vehicle accident happened. They prevent evil spirits from injuring people again.
A wind-horse flag can be white, yellow, red, green or blue. These five colors symbolize the five elements that form the world; earth, water, fire, wind and sky. Another explanations that red is the sun, green is the grassland, yellow is the earth, blue is the sky, and white is the cloud.
The wind-horse flag originated with a monk who obtained a scripture from India. When he crossed a river, he carelessly dropped the scripture into the water. He quickly saved the scripture and spread it out on a big rock to dry as he sat in meditation（默想）. Suddenly violent thunder sounded like drums. The monk felt liberated（解放的）from all of his sadness, and when he opened his eyes he saw that the scripture had been blown into the sky by a strong wind. Finally, he went straight to heaven.
In order to honor the spirit of the monk and the Buddhist scripture, people printed the scripture on a piece of cloth and hung it up between the sky and the earth as though the scripture was flying in the sky.
We also know why people put the wind-horse flag on the top of mountains and houses. The Tibetan ancestors had a very great idea about chanting scripture. They thought people not only could chant scripture, but also the five elements. The wind-home flag is a good example of how they use the wind to blow the flag, which means that the wind also chants scripture.The second paragraph is mainly about the wind-horse flag’s ________.
| A．colors | B．styles |
| C．materials | D．functions |
What happened when the monk meditated?
| A．He felt very sad about his mistake. |
| B．The scripture was blown into the sky. |
| C．He was punished by the gods. |
| D．Many wind-house flags were flying. |
According to the passage, the origin of the wind-horse flag is based on ________.
| A．a historical event | B．an ancient custom |
| C．a religious tale | D．a vehicle accident |
Why do people put wind-horse flags on the top of mountains and houses?
| A．The wind-house flags are safer there. |
| B．The wind-house flags can be nearer to the sky. |
| C．People can see the wind-house flags more clearly. |
| D．People believe the wind can also chant scripture. |
As we all know, Stephen Hawking writes the book A Brief History of Time that explains the origin of the universe. The book spent 147 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List and has sold 10 million copies. He is, most agree, very smart.
In his recently published autobiography My Brief History，Hawking offers four life lessons on
how to become a genius.
1) Don’ t miss opportunities by being too cool
“We showed an air of complete boredom and the feeling that nothing was worth making an effort for. One result of my illness has been to change all that. When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and that there are lots of things you want to do.” Seize the moment, as Oxford would say.
2) Keep it simple
When writing A Brief History of Time，he tried to make science understandable for the rest of
Us. “I was sure that nearly everyone is interested in how the universe operates, but most people
cannot follow mathematical equations(数学公式). ”He has trouble with them, too.“This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down, but mainly because I don't have an inborn feeling for equations. My aim in the book was to describe these mental images in words. It is such an easy book that everybody can understand it.” The moral: You don't have to be a genius to know everything.
3）Have fun
Hawking has a long history of being a joker，and he has placed lots of bets with other scientists on the nature of black holes. One was with Cal-Tech scientist John Preskill. After paying off his bet by giving Preskill a baseball encyclopedia, Hawking wrote,“but maybe I should have just given him the ashes.” So lighten up! Geniuses like bad jokes too.
4) Always look for a silver lining (even if you are seriously ill)
Hawking's disease has slowly robbed him of the ability to walk，move his arms，even speak.
But, Hawking says，“in some ways I guess my disability has been an assist：I haven't had to lecture or teach students, and I haven't had to sit in meetings. So I have been able to devote myself completely to research.”In other words, Hawking was given lemons, and he made Champagne.The passage tells us the facts about A Brief History of Time EXCEPT that ________.
| A．it explained the origin of the universe |
| B．it has sold 10 million copies up to now |
| C．it spent 147 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List |
| D．it included Hawking's four life lessons on how to become a genius |
According to the passage，which of the following statements is guiding you to be a genius?
| A．Place lots of bets with your friends. |
| B．Seize the moment to learn everything. |
| C．Find something good even in bad situations. |
| D．Get to know everything including math equations. |
Hawking shows his viewpoint by ____________.
| A．making comparisons |
| B．quoting a famous saying |
| C．listing the numbers and equations |
| D．talking about his own experience |
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