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Gtrainingcourses,aneducationprogramthatbeganonhisfirstdayandcontinuesthroughoutanemployee’soccupation.Thetraininghas,Travissays,changedhislife.G&
Ghastaughthimhowtolive,howtofocus,howtogettoworkontime,andhowtomasterhisemotions.Mostimportantly,ittaughthimwillpower.
Atthecenterofthateducationisanextremefocusonanall-importanthabit:
willpower.Dozensofcasesshowthatwillpoweristhesinglemostimportanthabitforaperson’ssuccess.
Andthebestwaytostrengthenwillpoweristomakeitintoahabit.“Sometimesitlookslikepeoplewithgreatself-controlaren’tworkinghard—butthat’sbecausethey’vemadeitautomatic,”AngelaDuckworth,oneoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaid.“Theirwillpoweroccurswithoutthemhavingtothinkaboutit.”
Thecompanyspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingprogramsofstudytotrainemployeesonself-control.Managerswroteworkbooksthatserveasguidestohowtomakewillpowerahabitinworkers’lives.Thosecoursesare,inpart,whyG&
Ghasgrownfromasleepycompanyintoalargeonewithmorethanseventeenthousandstoresandprofitsofmorethan$10billionayear.
1.WeloamfromParagraph2thatemployeesinG&
Gmust________.
A.attendeducationprograms
B.learntogivelectures
C.designaworkinguniform
D.developacommonhobby
2.Willpowerwillbecomeahabitwhenemployeescan________.
A.focusontheprofits
B.controltheirfeelingwell
C.protectthemselveswell
D.benefitfromthejob
3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.G&
Ghasgrownintoalargecompany.
B.G&
Gwillspendhalfitsprofitstrainingemployees.
C.G&
Gmaybecomemoresuccessfulinthefuture.
D.G&
Ghastoproducemoreworkbooksformanagers.
B
ForgetCyclists,PedestriansareRealDanger
Wearehavingadebateaboutthistopic.Herearesomelettersfromourreaders.
■Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerously.Manydriversaredisrespectfulofcyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.
Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedtothemobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Theymayevendothesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere.Therestofushavetoevade（避让）themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.
Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe,atleastforthemoment,inworldsoftheirownthatare,tothem,muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers.
——MichaelHoran
■IlovetheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclists（Viewpoints,May29）.Iamafraidtheyseemtothinktheyowntheroads.
IwaswalkingacrossAltrinchamRoadonemorningwhenacyclistwentroundmeandonbeingaskedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.
Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused.
Thepolicedonothing.Whatalaughtheyare!
Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets,fluorescent（发荧光的）jacketsandlightsatnightandinthemorningtheyshouldpaysomesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem.
——CarolHarvey
■Cyclistsjumponandoffpavements（whicharemeantforpedestrians）,rideatspeedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtrafficlightswhentheyareonred.
Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepavementwhentherewasacyclelanerightnexttohim.
Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynotcyclists?
It’sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured,sowhentheydohitapedestrianoravehicle,orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetracedandtheremightbeanopportunitytoclaim.
—JML
WritetoViewpointsofthenewspaper.
4.MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat________.
A.driversshouldbepolitetocyclists
B.roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoided
C.somepedestriansareathreattoroadsafety
D.walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsoneseyes
5.CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould________.
A.beprovidedwithenoughroads
B.bemadetopaylesstaxforcycling
C.beaskedtorideontheirownlanes
D.befinedforlaughingatpolicemen
6.WhatisacomplaintofJML?
A.Veryfewdriversareinsured.
B.Cyclistsridefastonpavements.
C.Pedestriansgothroughredtrafficlights.
D.Horseridersdisrespectotherroadusers.
7.Theunderlinedword“they”inthethirdletterrefersto________.
A.accidentsB.vehicles
C.pedestriansD.cyclists
C
London’snewestskyscraper（摩天大楼）iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.
TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire（尖顶）.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:
theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts（桅杆）oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.
TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,buteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffices.
Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn’twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration,onlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.
Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.
TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.
8.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof________.
A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsheightD.itsshape
9.WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto________.
A.changeLondon’sskylineB.inheritLondon’stradition
C.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors
10.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard________.
A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeople
C.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners
11.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheShard:
CheersandClapsB.TheShard:
WorkofaGreatArchitect
C.TheShard:
AChangefortheBetter?
D.TheShard:
NewSymbolofLondon?
D
ElNino,aSpanishtermfor“theChristchild”,wasnamedbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwotosevenyears,reducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNinoseeswarmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowbackeastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimestheotherwayround.
Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbad,arefeltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNino,onbalance,thantheylose.AstudyfoundthatastrongNinoin1997-98helpedAmerican’seconomygrowby15billion,partlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvests:
farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextrarain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalincomesinrichcountriesisgreaterthanthefallinpoorones.
ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.Amulti-yeardrought（干旱）insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNinomayrelievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters
ThemostrecentpowerfulNino,in1997-98,killedaround21,000peopleandcauseddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobe.ButsuchNinoscomewithmonthsofwarning,andsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthatgovernmentscanprepare.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstitute（ODI）,however,just12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodecadeshasgoneonreducingrisksinadvance,ratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwardsThisisdespiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesatleasttwoonreconstruction.
Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure（基础设施）canreducethespreadofdisease.Bettersewers（下水道）makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisfollowedbyanoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach
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