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D.Goodbudget(free;
JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'
sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.
JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin1967;
aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin1967.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.
Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.
ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.
Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.
4.WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.
A.wasverypopularwithchildren
B.gotinspiredbyoneofherteachers
C.beganhercareerofwritingnovels
D.knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?
A.Madeafortune.B.Madeapromise.
C.Gotideas.D.Obtainedhelp.
6.WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?
A.SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.
B.Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.
C.Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.
D.Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.
7.WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?
A.Positiveandbrave.B.Popularandreliable.
C.Seriousandhonest.D.Talentedandcreative.
Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.
Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:
asstart-upfatigue(疲惫)andperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayit,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:
alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.
Yearsago,Iwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.Applyingmyownrule,Ideterminedtowritetheminalphabetical(按字母顺序),neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughidea.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.
Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Thoughwillingtogetstarted,wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthat,howeverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.
WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica(《大英百科全书》),Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.Nothinglikethishadeverbeendonebefore,anddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutions,butnoneofthemworked.Myfatiguebecamealmostunbearable.
Oneday,mentallyexhausted,Iwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolved.Itriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitself,notwithme.Then,Isatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.
Anhourlater,Iwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinmind.Intheweeksthatfollowed,thesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovidedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbefore,Ifeltnofatigue.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.
Humanbeings,Ibelieve,musttrytosucceed.Success,then,meansneverfeelingtired.
8.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto________.
A.delaytasksB.workhard
C.seekhelpD.acceptfailure
9.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?
A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.
C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.
10.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?
A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.
C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,theunconsciousmindmayhelpus________.
A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleep
C.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution
Thesunwasslippingdownthroughthetreesanditwastimetogohome.Timewasrunningout.Hismotherwouldlookathimandshewouldknow.Shealwaysknew.Ahottearrandownhischeek.Shetrustedhim.Thiswasthefirstyearshehadlefthimaloneforthreehoursbetweenschoolandthetimeshegothomefromwork.Shehadtoworktobuyhisclothesandtopayfortheirfoodandforaplacetolive.Herememberedthenicewayshesaid,“Youarealittlemannow,Joy.”Itmadehimsadwhenhismother’swordscamebacktohim.Shetrustedhim.
Rememberingthis,hefeltasifsomeonehadstuckasharpstickintohisside.Hertrustinhimwasallhecouldthinkaboutnow.Itdroveeverythingelsefromhismind.“Shetrustedme.”Hekeptsayingtohimself.“Shetrustedme.”Thiswasmostimportant.Nexttothis,thepipeanditsmagicpowermeantnothing.
Joylookedatthelongshadowscomingtowardhim.Henowknewwhathehadtodo.Andhewasinahurrytogetitdone.Whenhetookthepipe,heleftthestorewithslowunsuresteps.Nowhisfeetwerequick,decisive,takinghimstraightbacktothestorelikeanarrow.Hewasoutofbreathwhenhereachedthestore.
Mr.Dowwasjustinsidethedoor.Thebigmansmiled.Joywishedhehadnot.Somehow,abadfriendlysmilemadeitmoredifficultforJoytodowhathewantedtodo.Joywaslostforamoment.Hisfeetfeltheavy.Suddenly,blindly,heheldoutthepipe.Hisvoicestruggledtocomeoutfromdeepinsideofthepainfulchest.
“Mr.Dow,”hesaidatlast,“Ididn’tmeantotakeit.”
“Thanks,Joy.”Mr.Dowsaidashegentlytookthepipefromtheboy’shand.“Howaboutstayingaroundandhelpingmecloseuptheshop?
”
JoyfeltMr.Dow,sbighandonhisshoulder.AndJoyfelthisshouldershadbecomealittlebroaderandstronger.
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