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淄博市高三模拟]PearlFryarknewhewantedtodosomethinguniquewiththefarmlandheboughtinSouthCarolina.Hewantedtowinthelocalgardenclub'
s“YardoftheMonth”award.
Fryardidn'
thavethemoneytopurchasenewtrees,sohebeganbyusingbushesandshrubsthatalocalnurseryhadthrownaway-plantsthatlookeddeadtomostpeople.
Becauseheworkedatacanfactoryduringtheday,Fryaroftentendedhisgardenatnight.Neighborsgotusedtoseeinghimstandontheladder,cuttinghissteadilygrowingbushes.Theshrubsbegantotakeondifferentshapes.Astheyearswentby,thecreationsbecamemoredelicate.Fryarbeganplantingtreesandusingzipties,coathangers,PVCpipe,andevenhiswife'
soldstockingstoachievetheformshewanted.“Hehasawayofhandlingplantstodothingshewantsthemtobytraining,bending,wiring,andclipping,”saidaneighbor.
ManyprofessionalgardenersareamazedbywhatFryarhasbeenabletoaccomplish.Someplantswhichwouldn'
tsurviveintheSouththrivedunderhiscare.
Fryar'
sattentiontodetailandhiswillingnesstoworkhardhavemadehimalocalhero.HewasthefirstAfricanAmericantowin“YardoftheMonth”fromthelocalgardenclub.
sgardennowincludesabout400speciesofplantsand150differentplantsculptures.Aboxfordonationscanbefoundontheproperty,butgivingisoptional.Fryarwelcomespeoplewhocan'
taffordtopay.Heunderstands.He'
sbeenthere.“Youcanbesomebody,”hetellsstudentswhovisitthegarden.“Showmeanyonewhoworksatanythingwithapassionandhaspatience,andthey'
regoingtobesuccessful.Bestrongenoughnottoletthebarriersinlifestopyou.”
1.HowdidFryarmakehisgardenunique?
A.Hemadetheplantsintodifferentshapes.
B.Heboughtnewtreesfromalocalnursery.
C.Heusedhisprofessionalknowledge.
D.Heaskedhisneighborstocuthisbushes.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrived”inParagraph4mean?
A.Diedaway.B.Becameweak.
C.Fadedslowly.D.Grewstrong.
3.WhatmadeFryarwintheaward?
A.Passionandinnovation.
B.Patienceandgenerosity.
C.Ambitionandsympathy.
D.Willingnessandhonesty.
4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.MakingaManintoaHero
B.TheHardLifeofPearlFryar
C.TransformingaGardenintoArt
D.TheFirstManof“YardoftheMonth”
B
武汉市高中毕业生6月供题]Knowingthatyouarepaidlessthanyourpeers(同龄人)hastwoeffectsonhappiness.Thewellknownoneisnegative:
athinnerpaypacketharmsselfrespect.Thelessknownoneiscalledthe“tunnel”(隧道)effect:
highincomesforpeersareseenasimprovingyourownchancesofsimilarriches.
AstudybyprofessorMr.FitzroyseparatesthetwoeffectsusingdatafromhouseholdsurveysinGermany.Previousworkshowedthattheincomeofotherscanhaveasmall,orevenpositiveeffectonpeople'
ssatisfaction.ButMr.Fitzroy'
steamtheorizedthatolderworkers,wholargelyknowtheirlifetimeincomesalready,willenjoyamuchsmallertunneleffect.
Thedataconfirmthisview.Thenegativeeffectonreportedlevelsofhappinessofbeingpaidlessthanyourpeersisnotobviousforpeopleagedunder45.Seeingpeers'
incomesrisingactuallymakesyoungpeoplehappier(evenmorethanariseintheirownincomes).Itisonlythosepeopleover45,whencareershave“reachedastableposition”,whosehappinessisharmedbythesuccessofothers.
Thosewithjobsarenohappieraftertheyretire,however,perhapsbecausetheirlivesalreadylineupwithsocialexpectations.Indeed,retiringearlyfromworkcanhavesideeffects.Menretiringayearearlylowertheirpossibilityofsurvivingtoage67by13%.Almostathirdofthishigherdeathrate,whichseemedtobeconcentratedamongthosewhowereforcedintoretirementbyjobloss,wascausedbydrugandalcoholaddiction.
Soaperson'
svaluedoesnotonlydependonhowmuchtheybuymaterialgoodsandrecreationsbutisalsoinfluencedbyhowwellapersonobeysthegenerallyacceptedstandardsofsocialbehaviourofthecategoryhebelongsto.Applyingidentitytheorytotherelationshipbetweenunemploymentandlifesatisfactionimpliesthatunemployedpeoplearedissatisfiedwiththeirlifenotonlybecausetheyhavelowerincomes,butalsobecausetheydon'
tfollowthestandardsoftheirsocialcategoryunderwhichtheyareexpectedtowork.
5.Howwillpeopleusuallyreacttoalowerincomethanpeers?
A.Theirpridewillbeinjured.
B.Theirstatuswillbeacquired.
C.Theirreputationwillbeharmed.
D.Theirhappinesswillbeachieved.
6.Whowillenjoythebiggesttunneleffect?
A.Workingpeople.B.Retiredpeople.
C.Peopleagedover45.D.Peopleagedunder45.
7.Earlyretirementwillprobablyaffectpeople'
s________.
A.incomeB.health
C.privilegesD.expectations
8.Whatisthebesttitleforth