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A
Isatwithmyfriendinawell-knowncoffeeshopinaneighboringtownofVenice.Asweenjoyedourcoffee,amancalledthewaiterandplacedhisorder,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneonthewall.”Wegotinterestedandobservedthathewasservedwithonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.Assoonasheleft,thewaiterattachedapieceofpapertothewallsaying“ACupofCoffee.”Similaroccasionstookplacetwicewhilewewerethere.Itseemedthatthisgesturewasquitenormalatthisplace.However,itwassomethinguniqueandconfusingforus.
Afterafewdays,whenweagainenjoyedcoffeethere,amanentered.Thewaythismanwasdresseddidnotmatchthestandardortheatmosphereofthiscoffeeshop.Povertywasevidentfromhislooks.Asheseatedhimself,helookedatthewallandsaid,“Onecupofcoffeefromthewall.”Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanwithrespectanddignity.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Wewereamazedtowatchallthiswhenthewaitertookoffapieceofpaperfromthewallandthrewitinthedustbin.
Nowitwasnosurpriseforus;
thematterwasveryclear.Thegreatrespectfortheneedyshownbypeopleinthistownmovedustotears.
Coffeeisnotanecessity.However,thepointisthatwhenwetakepleasureinanyblessing,maybewealsoneedtothinkaboutthosepeoplewhoalsoappreciatethatspecificblessingbutcannotafford.
Notethewaiter,whogetsthecommunicationgoingbetweentheaffordingandtheneedywithasmileonhisface.Thinkaboutthemaninneed:
heentersthecoffeeshopwithouthavingtolowerhisself-dignity;
hehasafreecupofcoffeewithoutaskingorknowingaboutwhohasgiventhiscupofcoffeetohim;
heonlylookedatthewall,placedanorderforhimself,enjoyedhiscoffeeandleft.Besides,weneedtoremembertheroleplayedbythewallthatreflectsthegenerosityandcareofpeopleinthistown.
1.Whatmadetheauthorinterestedaswellasconfused?
A.Thewaiter’smakingnormalgestures.
B.Customers’buyingcoffeefortheneedy.
C.Thewaiter’sattachingcoffeeordersonthewall.
D.Customers’payingforcoffeeandhavingitputonthewall.
2.Theauthorthoughtthemaninneedwas______.
A.obviouslypoorB.notproperlydressed
C.notrighttoleavewithoutpayingD.strangetoordercoffeefromthewall
3.Intheauthor’sopinion,coffeeis_____.
A.necessaryinourlifeB.ablessingsomecan’tafford
C.respectshownfortheneedyD.ablessingeveryoneshouldhave
4.Thepassageismainlyconcernedabout______.
A.learningfromthewaiterB.buyingcoffeeforothers
C.caringmoreaboutthepeopleinneedD.analyzingthecharactersinthecoffeeshop
B
MostteenagersinBritainreceivepocketmoneyfromtheirparents.AreportbytheBankofScotlandinterviewedover1,000youngpeopleinBritainandfoundthat77%getpocketmoney.Differentfamiliesgivedifferentamountsofpocketmoney.Theaverageforeight-to-fifteen-year-oldsintheUKisabout£6aweek.ChildreninScotlandreceiveslightlymorethanthenationalaverageandLondonersgetthemost.Teenagers,logically,getmoremoneythanyoungerchildren.Somefifteen-to-nineteen-year-oldsreceivemorethan£100amonth.Thereportfoundthatmanychildrensaveatleastaquarteroftheirweeklypocketmoneyandthatmoreboysthangirlssavetheirmoney.Lotsofyoungpeoplehavetodohouseworktogettheirpocketmoney.Theyhelpathomewithjobslikecleaningandcooking.
Apart-timejobisachoiceforteenagerswhodon’thavepocketmoneyorwhowanttoearnextramoney.About15%ofteenagershaveajob.Popularpart-timejobsforteenagersincludedeliveringnewspapers,shopwork,andworkinginarestaurantorcafé
.Therearestrictgovernmentlawsaboutworkinghours.Onlychildrenover13canwork(therearesomeexceptions,forexample,foractors.)Onaschooldaytheycanworkamaximumof2hoursadaybutnotduringschoolhours.Atweekendsandduringschoolholidaystheycanworklongerhours.Thenationalminimumwageforpeopleaged16-17is£3.57perhour.18-year-oldsmustearnaminimumof£4.83.Thereisn’tanationalminimumwagedforpeopleunder16.
InBritainsomechildrenandteenagershaveabankaccount.Thereisnolegalagelimitatwhichyoucanopenabankaccountbutabankmanagercandecidewhethertoallowachildoryoungpersontoopenanaccount.Parentscanputpocketmoneydirectlyintotheirchild’sbankaccountandthenchildrencanuseittopayforthingswithoutcarryingmoney.
Savingorspendingpocketmoney,workingpart-timeanddealingwithbanksareallpartsoftheprocessofbecomingafinanciallyindependentadultandhavingtoearnandlookafteryourownmoney.
5.ThepocketmoneyforachildinScotlandperweekmaybe_____.
A.£4B.£6C.£8D.£10
6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Moregirlsthanboyssavepocketmoney.
B.Childrenunder13arenotallowedtowork.
C.MostBritishteenagershaveapart-timejob.
D.A16-year-oldcanwork6hoursonSaturdays.
7.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.
A.FinanceandIndependenceB.EyesonYourPocketMoney
C.TheImportanceofPart-timeJobs.D.BritishTeenagersandTheirPocketMoney
C
Inreflectingontheeventsofmylifethathaveimpactedme,IreturnedtothenightofAugust1,2006.IfoundmyselfinahallinNewYorkCitysittingbymymother,notatalltired,althoughwehadflownthedaybefore,anddrivenfivehourstothecityfor“AnEveningwithHarry,CarrieandGarp,”acharityeventwithreadingsbythreeauthors.Theexcitementrushingthroughmekeptmeawakeandthinking;
Iwasstandingandapplaudingawomanasshepreparedtoread.
TheHarryPotterserieswasmygatewaytomyacademicadolescence.Iwassofascinatedbythemagicworldthatmymotherbegantakingmetoacademicconferencesfocusedonthebooks.Since2005,IhaveattendedpresentationsabouttheLatinoriginoftermsandspells,theancienttales,andtheideaofmagic.Thesebooksopenedmyeyestothewholeworld,andtoknowledgeitself.Theykeptmybrainworkingoverthesummers.Moreimportantly,theyhelpedmeadopttheideasusefulinschoolandbeyond,thatthereisalwaysanotherwaytodosomething,ortounderstandanissue.Withuncertaintyanddoubtcomecreativeideasandnewwaystolookatproblemsthatmayresultinnew,different,fasterandeasiersolutions.Andallthiscamefromalittle“magic”fromabookthatmanypeopleseeasaseriesforchildren.
IalsoattendedlecturesaboutMs.Rowling’sabilitytobeautifullywritethestory,witheverysmalldetailconnectedtosomethingelse,forexample,detailsinbooksbyJonathanSwifttoChaucertoDickensandAustin.Ilearnedthatlikeallgreatbooks,Rowling’sstoriesencouragedaconnectionacrossmind,body,andsoul.Althoughtheserieshasbeencriticizedbythosewhobelieveitencouragesbadbehaviorinchildren,Iwasabletoheardiscussionsbythosewhoclaimedthatthesebooksteachwonderfulmessagesifonegetsitsdeepermeaning.Itismygeneration’ssharedtext;
allcollegefreshmenarefamiliarwiththestories,andthatgivesusasetofcommonbeliefsandideasthathelpusstarttolearnnewthings.
8.WhatdidtheauthordoonthenightofAugust1,2006?
A.Heflewforacharityevent.B.Hedrovetiredlybackhome.
C.Helistenedtoreadingsbysomeauthors.D.Heenjoyedtheexcitementofdriving.
9.TheHarryPotterbooksledtheauthorto____.
A.gettingjobsinsummersB.studyingharderinschool
C.writingbooksforchildrenD.viewingthingsinnewways
10.Fromthelectures,theauthorknewmoreabout____.
A.storywritingskillsB.Rowling’slifestories
C.criticismagainstbooksD.greatauthorsinhistory
11.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Shedecidestowritesimilarstories.B.Sheintendstogotomajorinwriting.
C.Shedoesn’thaveherfamily’ssupport.D.Shemaycontinuetoreadmagicstories.
D
DuringthesepastfewdaysIhavebeenreflectingalotoneverythingthathappenedthispastyearandthinkingofwhatIcandodifferentlysothatthecomingyearwillbemuchbetter!
HereIwanttosharesometipssoyoucanalsodoyourresolutionandyoucanachievethemall!
·
Berealistic:
Youshouldalwaystrytoreachfortheskieswithyourgoals,butthingslike“Iwanttowinthelottery(彩票)”or“Iwanttolose80poundsin1month”arethingsyoushouldn’thaveonyourlistbecausetheywillonlybecomefrustrations.
Bedetailed:
It’saloteasiertoaccomplishmorespecificplansthangeneralones.Insteadofwriting“Iwanttoloseweight,”putthingslike“IwillstartmyYesYouCan!
DietPlanthefirstMondayoftheyear”or“Iwillstartamovementroutine3timesaweekfor35minutes.”Whenweputdownconcreteactivities,wecommitourselvestothemanditbecomesalothardertocomeupwithexcuses.
Thinkofalternatives:
Atthebeginningofthispastyear,youputthatyouweregoingtostartgoingtothegymasoneofyourannualplans.Duringthewholeyearyouintendedtotakeactionbutyoualwayssaidthatyoucouldn’tbecauseyoucamehomesotiredfromwork.Ifthisisoneofyourplansforthisyear,youshouldwritedownhowyou’regoingtoachieveit.Forexample,“Iwillstartgoingtothegyminthemornings,beforework.”Thatwayyoupreventwhatstoppedyoufromachievingyourgoallastyear.
FocusongoalswhichdependonYOU:
ItisveryimportantthatallofyourplansareforY