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A
HowcoolcanlibrariesbeinaneraofiPodsandKindles?
Morethanyouthink.Onlyifyouknowwheretogo.
CentralLibrary:
Seattle,Washington,UnitedStates
TheCentralLibraryinSeattleismodernandfashionableandhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.ItwasdesignedbyDutcharchitectRemKoolhaasandAmericandesignerJoshuaRamus.Toursbeganin2006,twoyearsafteritsopening.Thelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitions,booksigningsandotherevents,whilevisitorscanstopbytheChocolatecartforacoffeeandscanthroughthegiftshopanytime.
TrinityCollegeLibrary:
Dublin,Ireland
TheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinisinIreland,foundedattheendofthe16thcenturybyQueenElizabethI.Itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld,alsoknownastheLongRoom,whichcontainsmorethan200,000ofthelibrary'
soldestbooks.TheLongRoomhousesoneoftheoldestharps(竖琴)inIreland.Datingtothe15thcentury,theoldharpisthemodelforthesymbolforeland.
GeiselLibrary,UniversityofCalifornia:
SanDiego,UnitedStates
Atfirstglance,itlookslikeaspaceship.ArchitectWilliamPereira,whohelpeddesignactualspacelaunchfacilitiesatCapeCanaveralinHouston,Texas,designedthelibraryin1970.Ithasbeenfeaturedinsci-fifilms,shortstoriesandnovels.Thelibraryhosts“DinnerintheLibrary,”whichinvitesreadersforcocktails,andalsospecialspeechesfromdistinguishedauthors.
TUDelftLibrary:
TheNetherlands
ThelibraryattheDelftUniversityofTechnologywasconstructedin1997andhasmorethan862,000books,16,000magazinesubscriptionsanditsownmuseum.Thebuildingitselfexistsbeneaththeground,soyoucan'
treallyseetheactualLibrary.Whatmakesitinterestingistheroof,whichisagrassyhill.Theroofcovers5,500squaremeters.Andithasbecomeoneofthemoststrikingandgreeneststructuresinthearea.
1.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?
A.CentralLibraryB.TrinityCollegeLibrary
C.GeiselLibraryD.TUDelftLibrary
2.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____.
A.aspaceshipdesignerfoundedthelibrary
B.ithasaroofofgrassyhill
C.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthere
D.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld
3.InCentralLibrary,youcan_____.
A.drinkcocktailsB.buysouvenirs
C.createpaintingsD.bookevents
B
Thecrackedstepfouryearsagowasthestartofit.Thatday,Iawoketired—thechildrenweretinyandneedingsomuch—andIhadagoldenafternoonofrestahead,mymothersteppingintoallowmetocatchuponmysleep.Idroppedthemoffanddrovehome—thesunshiningandmybedsignaling.AsIwasabouttoenterthehouse,Icaughtsightofadeepcrackbeneathmyfeet.
Withoutthinking,Iturnedaround,walkedbacktothecaranddrovetoaDIYstore.Fourhourslater,Ihadallthetools,mixedmyowncement,filledinthecrackandrepairedthefoundation.Perfect.AsIstooduptotakeaphotoofmyhandiwork,IrealizedthatIwastrembling.I’dforgottenmyshotatanicelongnap,andmychildrenwerealreadyontheirwayhome.Thatsleep...thatpromisetoselfwasbroken,becauseIhadfocused,instead,onthecrackinthestep.
Suddenly,everythingstartedtohurt.Myhead,mythroat,myback.Icouldn’tstopshaking.Whatearnedthenisthatwhenwebreakthepromiseswemaketoourbodiestheywillnotbesilenced.Thisiswhenweoverworkandoverthinktothepointofbreakingdown.Ironically(讽刺地),formanyofus,itisonlywhenwehavenochoice—whenwefallill—thatwelearntolisten.Forme,whenthatcrackendedinahospitalstaywhichsentmetobedfortwounmovingweekswhenmybodyworkedtocleartwodifferentinfections,thelessoniseverpresent.Ididittomyself—awholetwistedspinonDIY.
SadlyittookanothertworidiculousDIYprojectstofinallygetthrough.Thecrackswillneverbefullyfilled.Focus,then,onyourowninnercore,thefeedingoflight,fireandstrength.
4.Whatmadetheauthorsosleepyinthefirstplace?
A.Takingcareofthekids.B.Askinghermotherforhelp.
C.Drivingtohermother’shouseD.DealingwithDIYprojects.
5.Howdidtheauthorfeelassoonasshefinishedherrepairwork?
A.RegretfulB.UpsetC.ProudD.Thankful
6.WhatcanbeimpliedfromParagraph3?
A.Ourhealthisignoreddeliberately.
B.Ourbodywillrespondtowhatwedo.
C.Theauthortookhermother’sadvice.
D.TheauthorwasinfectedbeforetheDIY.
7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Todescribeanunfortunateevent.
B.ToshowthedangerofDIY.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofsleep.
D.Toencouragefocusingononeself.
C
Iusedtothinkthewholepurposeoflifewaspursuinghappiness.Everyonesaidthepathtohappinesswassuccess,soIsearchedforthatidealjob,thatperfectboyfriend,andthatbeautifulapartment.Butinsteadofeverfeelingfulfilled,Ifeltanxiousandlost.Eventually.Idecidedtogotograduateschoolforpositivepsychologytolearnwhattrulymakespeoplehappy.
Andwhat'
sthedifferencebetweenbeinghappyandhavingmeaninginlife?
Manypsychologistsdescribehappinessasastateofcomfortandease,feelinggoodinthemoment.Meaning,though,isdeeper.ThefamouspsychologistMartinSeligmansaysmeaningcomesfrombelongingtoandservingsomethingbeyondyourselfandfromdevelopingthebestwithinyou.Ourcultureisobsessedwithhappiness,butIcametoseethatseekingmeaningisthemorefulfillingpath.
Therearefourpillarsofameaningfullife.
Thefirstpillarisbelonging.Belongingcomesfrombeinginrelationshipswhereyou'
revaluedforwhoyouareandwhereyouvalueothersaswell.Formanypeople,belongingisthemostessentialsourceofmeaning.
Forothers,thekeytomeaningisthesecondpillar:
purpose.Findingyourpurposeisnotthesamethingasfindingthatjobthatmakesyouhappy.Adoctortoldmeherpurposeishealingsickpeople.Manyparentstellme,“Mypurposeisraisingmychildren.”Thekeytopurposeisusingyourstrengthstoserveothers.Withoutsomethingworthwhiletodo,peopleflounder,thuslosingtheaimoflife.
Thethirdpillarofmeaningisalsoaboutsteppingbeyondyourself,butinacompletelydifferentway:
transcendence(超然).Transcendentexperiencescanchangeyou.Transcendentstatesarethoseraremomentswhenyou'
reliftedabovethehustleandbustleofdailylife,yoursenseofselffadesaway,andyoufeelconnectedtoahigherreality.Forme,I’mawriter,andithappensthroughwriting.SometimesIgetsointhezonethatIloseallsenseoftimeandplace.
Thefourthpillarisstorytelling,thestoryyoutellyourselfaboutyourself.Creatinganarrativefromtheeventsofyourlifebringsclarity.Ithelpsyouunderstandhowyoubecameyou.Butwedon’talwaysrealizethatwe'
retheauthorsofourstoriesandcanchangethewaywe’retellingthem.Yourlifeisn'
tjustalistofevents.Youcanedit,interpretandretellyourstory,evenasyou'
reconstrainedbythefacts.
That’sthepowerofmeaning.Happinesscomesandgoes.Butwhenlifeisreallygoodandwhenthingsarereallybad,havingmeaninggivesyousomethingtoholdonto.
8.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.
Lifemightbefulfilledbylandingidealjobs.
B.
Lifedilemmaischallengingforustogetoutof.
C.
Meaningishighlyvaluedinourculture.
D.
Happinessiswhatmostpeopletrytoachieve.
9.Whichwordistheclosesttotheunderlinedword?
A.ConfusedB.DistractedC.DisappointedD.Saddened
10.Whichpillarcandescribeanartistobsessedwithherworkdespiterepeatedfailures?
A.BelongingB.PurposeC.TranscendenceD.Storytelling
11.Thepassageaimstotellusthat
_______________.
A.meaningissuperiortohappiness
meaningisthewaytosuccess
chasingmeaningcanmakepeoplehappy
meaninghasdeeperpsychologicalsignificance
D
Itoftenhappensthatanumberofapplicantswithalmostidenticalqualificationsandexperienceallapplyforthesameposition.Intheireducationalbackground,specialskillsandworkexperience,thereislittle,ifanything,tochoosebetweenhalfadozencandidates.Howthendoestheemployermakeachoice?
Usuallyonthebasisofaninterview.
Therearemanyargumentsabouttheinterviewasaselectionprocedure.Oneargumentisthatitgivesrisetoawhollysubjectivedecision.Asoftenasnot,employersdonotchoosethebestcandidate,buttheonewhomakesagoodfirstimpressiononthem.Someemployers,ofcourse,replytothisargumentbysayingthattheyhavebecomesoexperiencedininterviewingstaffthattheyareabletomakeasoundassessmentofeachcandidate’slikelyperformance.Unfortunately,bothfortheemployersandapplicants,therearemanypeopleofgreatabilitywhosimplydonotinterviewwell.Therearealso,ofcourse,peoplewhointerviewextremelywell,butarelaterfoundtobeveryunsatisfactoryemployees.
Thoseinfavouroftheinterviewinsistthatthewell-structuredprocedureisvalidinassessingacandidate’sability,anessentialguaranteeforthefuturejob.Theyalsoarguethatanemployerisconcernednotonlywithacandidate’sability,butwiththesuitabilityofhisorherpersonalityfortheparticularworksituation.Manyemployers,forexample,willoverlookoccasionalinefficiencies