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sarapidlygrowingkindofprofessionalwhodoesalittlebitofeverything.Sheorheiscalleda“lifecoach”.Peoplewhoareatcrossroadsintheirlives,andcorporationsthatwanttogivecertainemployeesacareerboost,areturningtothemforhelp.

Theideathatoneperson’ssuccessstorycanchangeotherpeople’slivesforthebettergoesbackatleasttothe1930s.DaleCarnegie’sfamousself-improvementprogram“HowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople”camealongsoonthereafter.

Butthisnewstyleoflifecoachesincludesmorethanenthusiasticspeakersorwriters.Theyusetheirownexperiencesinbusiness,sports,militaryservice,orpsychotherapy（心理疗法）tohelpothersmakecriticallifedecisions.

Theyoftengivetheirapproachaslogan,suchas“energycoaching”or“fearlessliving”or“workingyourselfhappy”.

DaveLakhaniinBoise,Idaho,forinstance,workswithsalespeopletodevelopwhathecallsa“roadmap”.Hesaysanongoingrelationshipwithacoachislikehavingapersonalfitnesstrainerforone’scareerandlifeoutsidework.

Lakhani’sBoldApproachcoachingfirmalsodonatessomeofitstimetohelppeoplewhoareanythingbutsuccessful---includingbatteredwomenandstrugglingsinglemothers.

Butothersintheso-called“helpingprofessions”arenotthrilledaboutthelife-coachingmovement.Theysaythatanyone,trainedoruntrained,cancallhimselforherselfalifecoach,andthatslick（华而不实的）promoterswhomesswithpeople’slivescandomoreharmthangood.

21.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WorkingYourselfHappy.

B.LifeCoachesHelpwithToughDecisions.

C.HowtoCopewithDailyLifewithLifeCoaches.

D.TheLife-CoachingMovement.

22.Theunderlinedphrase“lifecoach”inParagraph2means“_______”.

A.Thecareercounselorwhoteachesskills

B.Thepsychiatristwhohelpsuscopewithdailylife

C.Thefitnesscoachwhoteachesuslessons

D.Thespecialistwhohelpsusmakeimportantlifedecisions

23.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout__________.

A.theintroductionsoflifecoachB.thedisagreementsoflifecoach

C.theeffectsoflifecoachD.theexperiencesoflifecoach

24.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardslifecoaches?

A.Cautious．B.Approving．C.Casual．D.Disapproving．

B

2014TFKPoetryContest

Callingallpoets!

TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou：

Writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.

ContestRules

1.Howtoenter:

Thiscontestbegins12:

01amonMarch6,2014andends11:

59pmonJuly24,2014.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:

（a）anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhymescheme（韵律）;

（b）Entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Byentering,Entrantpromisesthattheentry

（1）isoriginal,

（2）hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand（3）hasnotwonanaward.

2.Judging:

AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:

creativityandoriginality（50％）,useoflanguageandrhyme（25％）andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest（25％）.Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.

3.Prizes:

Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists（半决赛选手）fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom：

FunnyPoemsforKids,approximatelyvalue:

$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry，TheArmpitofDoom:

FunnyPoemsforKids，andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedat.

4.Eligibility（参赛资格）：

Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry．

5.Winner’slist：

Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists，visit（afterAugust1,2014,availableforaperiodof10days）．

25.Thepurposeofthecontestisto__________.

A.encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoets

B.helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywriting

C.encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywriting

D.encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems

26.Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?

A.Beingcreativeandoriginal．

B.Usingapropernumberofwords．

C.Usingproperlanguageandrhyme．

D.Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme．

27.Whatcanbeknownaboutthefinalistsofthecontest?

A.Theywillgetagreatdealofmoney.

B.Theirpoemscanbereadat.

C.TheywillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromNesbitt．

D.TheirpoemswillappearinNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry.

28.Accordingtothecontestrules,____________.

A.poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mail

B.allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontest

C.thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimited

D.theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,2014

C

Thirteencanbeachallengingage.NotonlydidIhavetoadapttomychangingbody,Ialsohadtodealwithmyparents’bitterdivorce,anewfamilyandtheupsettingmovefrommycountryhometoacrowdedtown.

Whenwemoved,mybelovedcompanion,asmallbrownponyhadtobesold.Iwasheartbrokenandterriblylonely.Icouldn’teatorsleepandcriedallthetime.Finally,realizinghowmuchImissedmypony,myfatherboughtmeanotherhorse,Cowboy.

Cowboywaswithoutdoubttheugliesthorseintheworld.ButIdidn’tcare.Ilovedhimbeyondallreasons.

Ijoinedaridingclub.WhenCowboyandIenteredtheeventswherethehorsewasjudgedbyappearance,wewerequickly”shownthegate”.IknewnothingcouldturnCowboyintoabeauty.Myonlychancetocompetewouldbeinthetimedspeedevents.Ichosethejumpingrace.

ForthewholenextmonthwepracticedrunningandjumpingforhoursinthehotsunandthenIwouldwalkCowboyhome,totallyexhausted.

Allofourhardworkdidn’tmakemefeelconfidentbythetimetheshowcame.OnegirlnamedBeckyrodeabigbrownhorseintheraceevents.Shealwayswontheblueribbons.IsatatthegateandsweatedalloutwhileIwatchedBeckyandherhorsechargethroughthecourtandfinishinfirstplace.

Myturnfinallycame.Atthesignal,wedashedtowardthefirstfence,jumpedoveritwithouttroubleandracedontothenextone.Cowboythenflewoverthesecond,thirdandfourthfenceslikeabirdandIturnedhimtowardthefinishline.

Nocheersfilledtheair.Theendofourrunwasmetwithsurprisedsilence.CowboyandIhadbeatenBeckyandherfancyhorsebytwoseconds.

Igainedmuchmorethanablueribbonthatday.Atthirteen,Irealizedthatnomatterwhattheodds,I’dalwayscomeoutawinnerifIwantedsomethingbadlyenoughtoworkforit.Icanbetheownerofmyfate.

29.WhydidtheauthorlikeCowboysomuchinspiteofitsugliness?

A.Becauseshelovedhorsesmorethananythingelse.

B.BecauseCowboywasastrongandsmartyounghorse.

C.BecauseCowboyhadalotincommonwithherpony.

D.Becauseshewassadandlonelyandneededacompanion.

30.Theaudiencefellintosilenceattheendoftherunprobablybecause_________.

A.theydidn’texpectCowboywouldwintheevent

B.theywereunhappythatBeckywasbeatenintheevent

C.theydidn’tlikecowboy,foritwastoougly

D.theyneversawahorserunningasfastasCowboy

31.Afterthecompetition,theauthorcametorealizethat_______.

A.sheoughttogatherthecouragetosolvealltheproblems

B.itwastimetoforgetherponyandtreatCowboybetter

C.sheneededtoworkhardertowinmoreblueribbons

D.shecouldbethegodofherownfateifshetriedhardenough

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythat_________.

A.alloftheirhardtrainingwastotallyinvain

B.ablueribbonmustbethesecondhighestprize

C.Cowboylostintheeventofbeingjudgedbyappearance

D.bothBeckyandtheauthorwoninthejumpingevent

D

ManythousandsofChinesearestudyingatschoolsintheUnitedStates.AndwriterLielLeibovitzsaysthestudentsarefollowinganexamplethatbeganintheeighteenseventies.

Mr.LeibovitzandwriterMatthewMillerjoinedforcestotellthestoryofthestudentsintheirbook,“FortunateSons.”ThebooksaysChinasentonehundredtwentyboysfrom1872to1875toAmericatolearnaboutdevelopmentsthatcouldhelpmodernizetheircountry.

Mr.LeibovitzgottheideaforthebookabouttheboysafewyearsagowhenhewastravelingwithhiswifeinChina.

Mr.LeibovitzlearnedthatQinggovernmentsentawholedelegation（代表团）ofboystolearnthewaysoftheWest.ThegoalwasforthemtoreturntoChinaandhelptheircountry.

ThebooksaystheboysreceivedtheirAmericantraininginMassachusetts,NewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut.Itmusthavebeenaverygoodeducation.Mr.LeibovitzsaysthefirstprimeministeroftheChineseRepubliccompletedthisprogram.Andsodidthefirstengineertobuildalarge-scalerailroadwithoutforeignhelp.ThesamewastrueofthefathersofChineseeduc