I was growing tired of helping the numerous people who lost their way and parked in front of my house. Almost every night I was during a good night’s sleep to help someone passing through. Many times I was taken for granted by penniless motorists who did not thank me for the help they received and some even that I didn’t do more.
One day, a young man with a-week-old beard out of a broken-down automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some work, him gasoline and a meal. I told him that he wanted to work he could cut the grass, but the work wasn’t necessary.
Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. working all day, he sat in the shade and rested. I him for his work and gave him money he needed. I then offered him a little extra money for a task particularly well done, but he I never saw him again. He probably I helped him out that day, that is not the way it was. I didn’t help him; he helped me. He helped me to people again. He helped me to want to do something for those who are in . I wish I could thank him for restoring some of my faith in the goodness of others and for giving me back a little of the optimism（乐观） I had . Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of that binds us to others.
I have fed his body that day, but he fed my soul.
A．told B．awakened C．warned D．sent
A．even B．also C．still D．yet
A．insisted B．pretended C．wondered D．complained
A．rolled B．escaped C．climbed D．walked
A．show B．sell C．offer D．buy
A．unless B．if C．though D．as
A．lately B．usually C．generally D．actually
A．For B．Without C．After D．By
A．blamed B．thanked C．charged D．caught
A．small B．left C．required D．extra
A．forgot B．hated C．escaped D．refused
A．thinks B．remembers C．discovers D．knows
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．believe in B．take in C．depend on D．wait on
A．above all B．at lost C．once again D．in time
A．work B．trouble C．danger D．fear
A．ill B．strong C．real D．basic
A．lost B．gained C．had D．lacked
A．excuse B．kindness C．strength D．promise
A．must B．shouldn’t C．may D．couldn’t
We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects(缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe .
These comments may come from stories about us that have been for years—often from childhood. These stories may have no in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical （操作机械的） skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life. ” How did these expectations my development? I was never to work on cars or be around . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!
Six years later, , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. For my strong points, I down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking. ” For the , I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills. ”
Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life and told him about my performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ is it that you can solve mathematical problems, but you can’t solve easy mechanical problems?”
Suddenly I realized that I didn’t from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have genetic defects that we can never get over, we can do well in almost we choose.
A．away B．off C．up D．down
A．them B．myself C．yourself D．others
A．said B．spoken C．spread D．repeated
A．as long as B．as far back as C．as well as D．as much as
A．evidence B．wisdom C．cause D．meaning
A．lead B．improve C．affect D．change
A．encouraged B．demanded C．hoped D．agreed
A．means B．tools C．facilities D．hammers
A．therefore B．somehow C．instead D．however
A．settled B．turned C．took D．got
A．short B．other C．weak D．latter
A．experiences B．trips C．roads D．paths
A．unexpected B．poor C．excellent D．average
A．When B．What C．How D．Why
A．challenging B．advanced C．common D．normal
A．handle B．separate C．suffer D．come
A．believe B．doubt C．adopt D．receive
A．weakening B．strengthening C．questioning D．accepting
A．As a result B．At the same time C．In addition D．Instead
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．none
When it is Tom’s turn for a cut, Mr. Smith places a wooden board covered with a piece of red leather across the arms of the chair, so that the barber doesn’t have to bend to cut the boy’s hair.
“Hey, young man, you’re , you won’t need this soon, you’ll be able to sit in the chair.” the barber says.
“Wow,” says Tom, turning round to look at his dad. “Dad, Mr. Smith said I could be sitting in the chair soon, not just on the !”
“So I hear,” his father replies. “I expect Mr. Smith will start me more for your hair then.”
In the Tom sees a little head sticking out of a long nylon cape. Occasionally he glances at the barber as he works. He smells a(n) of smelly sweat and aftershave as the barber moves around him, combing and cutting.
Tom feels like he is in another world, except for the sound of the barber’s shoes rubbing on the plastic carpet and the of his scissors. In the from the window he could see through the window, a few small clouds moved slowly through the frame, moving to the of the scissors’ click.
Sleepily, his eyes dropping to the front of the cape where his hair softly as snow and he sitting in the chair just like the men and older boys, the special left leaning against the wall in the corner.
When Mr. Smith has , Tom hops down from the seat. , he sees his own thick, hair mixed among the browns, greys and blacks of the men who have sat in the chair before him. For a moment he wants to reach down and the broken blonde hair, to them from the others, but he does not have time.
They reach the pavement outside the shop. “I tell you what, boy, let’s get some fish and chips to take home, your mum from cooking tea,” says Tom’s dad.
Tom is excited and catches his dad’s hand. He is surprised to find, warming in his father’s palm, a handful of his own .
A．building up B．sending up C．bringing up D．shooting up
A．desk B．board C．couch D．sofa
A．paying B．blaming C．charging D．accusing
A．mirror B．book C．shelf D．catalogue
A．steals B．discovers C．returns D．transforms
A．lack B．memory C．mixture D．expression
A．helpless B．noiseless C．fearless D．thoughtless
A．control B．direction C．effect D．click
A．immigration B．opposition C．reflection D．assumption
A．rhyme B．trail C．pattern D．sound
A．falls B．covers C．melts D．explodes
A．considers B．succeeds C．approves D．imagines
A．package B．bench C．scissors D．carpet
A．treated B．compromised C．finished D．entertained
A．Looking into B．Looking forward C．Looking up D．Looking down
A．blonde B．red C．black D．white
A．send for B．find out C．gather up D．show off
A．punish B．separate C．deliver D．confirm
A．persuade B．save C．excuse D．relax
A．money B．tip C．fish D．hair
Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up the markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is：Is economic globalization for all?
According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合) of local economies into the world economy. Home to some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes at an average rate of five percent—compared to two percent in developed countries.
Those who globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses. , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.
Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually the gap between the rich and poor. A study carried out by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind. , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of . When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to and will be crowded out.
One thing is certain about globalization—there is no . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.
A．possible B．smooth C．good D．easy
A．crime B．poverty C．conflict D．population
A．contributing B．responding C．turning D．owing
A．remain B．drop C．shift D．increase
A．doubt B．define C．advocate D．ignore
A．In addition B．For instance C．In other words D．All in all
A．mature B．new C．local D．foreign
A．finding B．exploring C．bridging D．widening
A．suffered B．profited C．learned D．withdrawn
A．Furthermore B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise
A．consume B．deliver C．export D．advertise
A．trouble B．business C．power D．mind
A．keep up B．come in C．go around D．help out
A．taking off B．getting along C．holding out D．turning back
A．agreement B．prediction C．outcome D．challenge
People around the world drink about 180 billion liters of soda a year. That translates to more than 29 liters per person. Experts say the amount of carbonated soft drinks we consume(消费) is growing. New research from the American Heart Association finds that drinking soda, even diet soda, may significantly increase your risk for heart disease. Dr. Ramachandran Vasan led the study. "Drinking just one or more sodas a day may not be as innocuous as people think."
In a large study of 9,000 people, doctors discovered that those who drank one or more sodas a day had a 30% increased risk for obesity(肥胖), a 25% increase in the risk for abnormal(非正常的) blood sugar levels, and a 32% increase in the odds of having low levels of good cholesterol(胆固醇).
All of these factors increase the risk for heart disease. And there was no difference in the results for those who drank diet soda over regular soda. It’s something that surprised even the researchers.
Critics of the study say diet soda may not be the cause of increased risk of heart disease. Connie Diekman is president of the American Dietetic Association. "It does not conclusively say that this will cause that."
In other words, it could be that unhealthy people like soda. Dr. Vasan found those who drink soda generally tend to have greater caloric intake. They eat more saturated fat and trans fats. They also eat less fiber and exercise less. Diet soda drinkers may also share this unhealthy lifestyle. Dr. Vasan agrees that the link he found between heart disease risk and diet soda needs additional study.
What does the underlined word “innocuous” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A．popular. B．harmless. C．effective. D．risky.
A．Only people who overdrink sodas have high risk for heart disease. B．In the study, about one quarter of people have high blood level. C．Both regular and diet sodas can probably increase the risk for heart disease. D．Dr. Vasan is the leader of the American Heart Association.
A．All the experts agree with the results of the study. B．Sodas of any kind are certain to increase the risk for heart disease. C．People have expected the results of the research. D．More studies are needed to prove the results.
A．By comparing opinions. B．By giving advice. C．By showing facts. D．By discussing information.
Jasmine Harman，a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
A．settle B．take C．beat D．calm
A．making B．discovering C．hiding D．mixing
A．wait B．plan C．cover D．bear
A．work B．mum C．illness D．memory
A．mental B．physical C．final D．social
A．new B．used C．round D．expensive
A．put away B．made out C．picked up D．dug out
A．terrible B．grateful C．OK D．crazy
A．rich B．normal C．simple D．hard
A．special B．dangerous C．hopeless D．impossible
A．hope B．wonder C．fear D．doubt
A．ended up B．broke down C．kept away D．came out
A．patient B．expert C．example D．role
A．friends B．bosses C．families D．mistakes
A．fair B．safe C．false D．public
A．better B．younger C．prouder D．worse
A．years B．months C．centuries D．weeks
A．hardly B．actually C．luckily D．regularly
A．dream B．way C．house D．study
A．struggling B．filling C．turning D．begging
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