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| 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 off!"You've surely heard them.Maybe you've used them to describe yourself. These comments may come from stories about us that have been __1__ for years-often from as far back as childhood.These stories may have no __2__ in fact.But they can set low expectations for us.As a child,my mother said to me,"Marshall,you have no mechanical skills,and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life."How did these expectations __3__ my development?I was never __4__ to work on cars or be around __5__.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,__6__,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.On the positive side,I __7__ down,"research,writing,analysis,and speaking."On the __8__ side,I wrote,"I have no mechanical skills." Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills.I explained my life __9__ and told him about my __10__ performance on the Army test.Bob then asked,"Why is it that you can solve __11__ mathematical problems,but you can't solve simple mechanical problems?" Suddenly I realized that I didn't __12__ from some sort of genetic defect.I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to __13__.At that point,it wasn't just my family and friends who had been __14__ 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.On the contrary,if we don't treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects,we can __15__ well in almost anything we choose. | |||
| ( )1. A. said ( )2. A. basis ( )3. A. lead ( )4. A. encouraged ( )5. A. means ( )6. A. therefore ( )7. A. settled ( )8. A. passive ( )9. A. experiences ( )10. A. unexpected ( )11. A. complex ( )12. A. arise ( )13. A. believe ( )14. A. weakening ( )15. A. do |
B. spoken B. plot B. improve B. demanded B. tools B. somehow B. turned B. active B. trips B. poor B. advanced B. separate B. suspect B. strengthening B. go |
C. spread C. cause C. affect C. hoped C. facilities C. instead C. took C. negative C. roads C. excellent C. common C. suffer C. adopt C. abandoning C. work |
D. repeated D. meaning D. change D. agreed D. hammers D. however D. got D. subjective D. paths D. average D. primary D. come D. receive D. accepting D. get |
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Australia is as old as time. Probably it was once __1__ to South America,but the continent __2__ as the earth's plates moved. Australia was discovered about 53,000 years ago. It is __3__ that the first people crossed into Australia from Asia on a great land bridge when the water level of the oceans was __4__. Once they __5__ aborigines,which means the first people of a country. They developed a strong system of society __6__ a way of life that was __7__ for this hot and in many places dry country. No one knows how many Kooris lived in Australia,but today they only __8__ a little over 1% of the population. Australia,with its natural beauty and the beautful buildings,__9__ tourists from all over the world. And many birds and animals are found __10__ only on this land. |
| 词汇运用 |
| 1. It is clear that most of fieldwork ________(以扫地为主)． 2. From now on,I'll ________(分配我的自习) equally between English and maths. 3. ________(最让我困惑的) was why he left without telling anyone. 4. We ________(争论这个计划) for several hours before making the final decision. 5. He asked her to ________(说明她是什么意思)． 6. I wonder what ________(影响你接受这份工作)． 7. The hospital has ________(安排一名医生来为他检查)． 8. When information ________(一得到),we'll let you know. 9. ________(使所有球迷都高兴的是),their favorite football team won the match. 10. We gathered around him,listening to ________(他激动人心的经历)． 11. Can you telephone me ________(在你方便的时候) to arrange a meeting? |
| 阅读理解 |
| Last year,I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn't understand. Chuquicamata,my host community,is a mining camp. When I arrived there,I was scared. It was so different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets,and there was no downtown,few smoothly paved streets,and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often,earthquakes and windstorms were frequent. I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn't speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many. Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression towards the people to lack of appetite (食欲)．I was required to overcome all difficulties. As time passed,everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math,physics,chemistry,biology,Spanish,art,and philosophy. But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others. |
| 1. The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________. |
| A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher C. studying Chilean culture as a college student D. studying knowledge as an exchange student |
| 2. On arriving in Chile,why did the author feel frightened? |
| A. Because he did not know how to get along with the local people. B. Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms. C. Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to. D. Because it was not convenient for him to shop there. |
| 3. In the first week in Chile the author ________. |
| A. was not used to eating Chilean food B. had some friends to have a chat with C. couldn't communicate with people D. couldn't express his thoughts in English |
| 4. What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile? |
| A. Wonderful and worthwhile. B. Difficult but meaningful. C. Difficult and meaningless. D. Boring and disappointing. |
| 5. According to the passage,which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE? |
| A. Its official language is Spanish and English. B. It is a developing country without foreign students. C. It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen. D. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners. |