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SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(内疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(强制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.
SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?
“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”
Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.
“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.
“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.
But,healsowarns:
“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”
1.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.
A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothers
B.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappy
C.youareselfishandtreatothersrudely
D.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned
2.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.
A.secretway B.politeway
C.proudway D.guiltyway
3.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.
A.theysay“no”atasuitabletime
B.theysay“no”asmuchaspossible
C.theyareafraidofsaying“no”
D.theymakeothersangryatthem
4.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.
A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoney
C.facesdifficultyinlife D.forgetstosay“yes”intheend
【答案与解析】本文说明了人们在生活中敢于说“不”的重要性,同时也提醒人们应注意不要走向极端。
1.D。
推断题。
根据Charles所说的Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself(否定他人就意味着肯定自己)可推知此题答案为D。
2.B。
根据SusieWatson所说的Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’(我倒愿意听一声有爱意的否定)可推知此题答案为B。
3.A。
对文章倒数第5段最后一句Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.反过来理解:
只有当你不肯定的时候说“不”,可推知此题答案为A。
4.C。
从文章最后一段Charles所说的Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything可知,不然的话就会遇到麻烦,故此题答案为C。
(2)
Myhusbandandchildrenthinktheyareveryluckythattheyarelivingandthatit’sChristmasagain.Theycan’tseethatweliveonadirtystreetinadirtyhouseamongpeoplewhoaren’tmuchgood.ButJohnnyandchildrencan’tseethis.Whatapityitisthatourneighbourshavetomakehappinessoutofallthisdirt.Idecidedthatmychildrenmustgetoutofthis.Themoneythatwe’vesavedisn’tnearlyenough.
TheMcGarityshavemoneybuttheyaresoproud.Theylookdownuponthepoor.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcandy(糖果)whilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingintheirhearts;
andwhenshecouldn’teatanymoreshethrewtherestdownthesewer(下水道).Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?
Thereismoretohappinessthanmoneyintheworld,isn’tthere?
MissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisn’trich,butsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Shecanreadyourmind.I’dliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.
1.Thispassagemainlysuggeststhatthewriter_______.
A.iseasytogetalongwith
B.isunhappywiththelifetheyareliving
C.isgoodatobservingandunderstanding
D.isneverpleasedwithherneigbours
2.WhatdoyouthinkofMcGaritygirl?
A.Sheisproudandhungry.B.Sheisselfishandcruel.
C.Sheislonelyandfriendless.D.Sheisunhappyandmisunderstood.
3.Inthistext,thewritertriestotellusthat_______.
A.moneyisthekeytoeverything
B.themoremoneyyouhave,thelesshappyyou’llbe
C.thereissomethingmoreimportantthanmoney
D.whentalkingtopeopleweshouldlookintotheireyes
4.PickouttheonethatdoesNOTdescribethewriter’sviewonmoney.
A.Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?
B.Thereismoretohappinessthanmoney.
C.MissJacksonisn’trich,butsheknowsthings.
D.Themoneywesavedisn’tnearlyenough.
【答案与解析】本文记述了作者一家所生活的环境以及作者看到一些现象后产生的感想。
1.B。
主旨题。
文章第1段说:
他家所住的房子肮脏、街道肮脏,邻居们以脏取乐,作者决定他的孩子一定要远离这一切,由此可推知此题答案为B。
根据第2段描述:
McGarity一个人在很多小孩面前独自吃糖,吃不完时,把剩余的糖扔进下水道,可知此题答案为B。
3.C。
从第2段最后一句:
世界上有比钱更使人幸福的东西;
第3段:
MissJackson教书,没有很多钱,但知道很多事情而受作者尊敬,可推知此题答案为C。
4.D。
选项A、B、C都是作者对钱的看法,而只有选项D是事实,可推知此题答案为D。
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HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.
Forsomeparents,theInternetcanseemlikeajungle,filledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguides,someeducation,andafewprecautions(预防措施),thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated(航行).“Kidshavetobeon-line.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess(机会)totheInternet,we’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuture,”saidanexpert.
Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsites,andtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.Acertainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafe.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasa“contentscreener(过滤器)”.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable(可靠),andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing(浏览)theInternet.
Afewothertips
●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.
●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-line.
●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformation,especiallylikeaddressandphonenumber.
●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephone,sendthemanything,acceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.
1.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.
A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmerica
C.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-line
2.Thebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.
A.toinstall(安装)acontentscreeneronthecomputer
B.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildren
C.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternet
D.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrong
3.Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?
A.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.
B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.
C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.
D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.
4.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.
A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogramming
B.achildwhoison-lineisindanger
C.Internetisajunglefullofdanger
D.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites
【答案与解析】本文讲述因特网对孩子既有利也有害,并告诉父母应该如何保护他们的孩子远离那些不适合孩子的网络资料。
1.A。
文章第1段就是主题句。
2.D。
判断题。
从第3段倒数第2句话…andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet可以做出正确判断。
3.B。
从文章内容来看,A、C、D三项明显与题意不符,而B项内容文中的一位专家则说过。
从第2段和第3段内容可以概括出本文主旨。
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Haveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairly?
Haveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoit?
Areyouafraidtoaskaboy(girl)foradate?
Manypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselves(insistupontheirownrights).DrRobertAlberti,authorofStandUp,SpeakOut,andTalkBack,thinksit’sbecausetheirself-esteem(自尊)islow.“Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves,”saysAlberti.“There’salwaysa'
superior'
around—aparent,ateacher,aboss—who'
knowsbetter’”.
ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopletoassertthemselves.Theyoffer“assertivenesstraining”courses(AT).IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobeaggressive(敢闯,闯劲儿)withouthurtingotherpeople.
Inoneway,learningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.AgrouptakinganATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesanevenstrongermotive—theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.ATsaysyoucanget