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Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalled"

behaviortherapy（疗法）"

tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.

1.Accordingtothepsychologists,acompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsof

money.

A）andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuys

B）inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlife

C）justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneed

D）entirelywithanirrationaleagerness

2.Accordingtothewriter,compulsivebargainhuntersareinconstantsearchofthelowest

possibleprices.

A）becausetheywanttosavemoneytohelptheirbudgets

B）becausetheycanopenlyboastoftheirtriumphoverothersingettingthingsforless

C）andwillnothavemoneyproblemsiftheycankeeptotheirbudgets

D）buttheyseldomadmittheyfeelsatisfiediftheycangetthingsforlessthanothers

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A）Allpeoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasonthattheyneedtobuythings.

B）Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofmoneytoincreasesales.

C）Businesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyofcompulsivebuyingbetterthanscientists

do.

D）compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney.

4.Thearticleismainlyabout.

A）thepsychologyofmoney-spendinghabits

B）thepurchasinghabitsofcompulsivespenders

C）aspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting

D）theuseofthepsychologyofspendinghabitsinbusiness

5.Fromthepassagewemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsivespendersorcompulsivebargainhunters.

A）arereallyunreasonable

B）needspecialtreatment

C）arereallybeyondremedies

D）cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney

Passage4

In1838thepolicaleconomistMalthouspredictedthatintimemankindwouldfacestarvation,havingoutgrowntheavailablefoodsupplies.Today,acenturyandahalflater,therearestillexpertswhoforecastthesameglobaldisaster—unlessurgentmeasuresaretakentopreventit.

Bytheendofthepresentcenturytheremaywellbeoverfivethousandmillionpeoplelivingonthisglobe,anincreaseofoverfiftypercentoftoday'

5figure.Inordertokeeppacewiththisincreaseinmankindthefarmersoftheworldwouldhavetostepuptheirproductionoffoodbyatleasttwopercenteveryyear.Sucharateofincreasehasneverbeenmaintainedinanycountrybyconventionalmethodsofagriculture,despitemodernmechanizationandthewidespreaduseoffertilizer.Therearenolargeworthwhilereservesofpotentialfarmlandremaining,andgoodfertilelandiscontinuallybeingdivertedtoindustrialuse.Moreover,erosionofthesoiltakesaconstanttoll.

Intensiveresearch,carriedoutovermanyyearsinallmannersofclimaticconditions,hasproducedarevolutionarymethodofgrowingcropswithoutusinganysoilatall.Hydroponics,asthistechniqueiscalled,maywellbetheanswertoallourfoodworries.Alreadyithasaccomplishedwondersinproducinghugecrops.Hydroponicswasonceacomplicatiedandexpensivebusiness;

nowitiswelloutoftheexperimentalstage.Labourcostsarefarlowerthanwhenmethodsofagricultureareemployed.Infact,itisacompletelyautomaticsystem.Thereisnohardmanualwork,nodiggingorploughing,andnoweedingtospeakof.Yieldscanbefarhigherthantheyareinsoil.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsupthewholepassage'

?

A）Malthus'

predictionhasbeenprovedtobecorrectbymodernexperts.

B）Hydroponicsmaybetheanswertotheworldfoodshortageinthefuture.

C）Hydroponicsisanewdevelopmentinagriculture.

D）Conventionalmethodsofagricultureshouldbeimprovedsoastostepupfoodproductionbytwopercenteveryyear.

2.Thephrase"

havingoutgrowntheavailablefoodsupplies"

inthefirstparagraphimpliesthat.

A）theavailablefoodsupplieswillbeenoughtofeedworldpopulation

B）theearthistooexhaustedtosupportitsincreasingpopulation

C）worldpopulationwillgrowataratefasterthanfoodproduction

D）foodsupplieswillbetoomuchavailableforwouldpopulation.

3Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainreasonwhyanincreaseintheproductionoffoodisnotbeachieved？

A）Conventionalmethodsofagriculturearestillprevailingallovertheworld.

B）Modernmechanizationandtheuseoffertilizersarenotwellpopularizedintheworld.

C）Therearenotenoughpotentialfarmalandreservesleft.

D）Landisbeinglostthrougherosionandindustrialization.

4.Whichofthefollwoingstatementsisnottrueofhydroponics?

A）Hydroponicsisconsideredarevolutionarymethodofagriculture.

B）Hydroponicsisstilltoocomplicatedandexpensiveforpracticaluse.

C）Hydroponicshadcreatedwondersinagriculture.

D）Hydroponicshadalreadybeenemployedinfoodproduction.

5.Judgingfromthepassage,themostimportantadvantageofhydroponicsshouldbe

________.

A）higheryieldB）lowerlabourcosts

C）moreautomationD）lesshardmanualwork

Passage6

Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo-especiallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomecrosshisdeskeveryday.“It’samazinghowmanycandidateseliminatethemselves,”hesays.

“Ré

sumé

s（简历）arrivewithstains.Somecandidatesdon'

tbothertospellthecompany'

snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,Ieliminatethecandidate,"

Crossleyconcludes."

Iftheycannottakecareofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?

"

Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?

Absolutely.Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthecostofsomethinglargertheyworktoward."

Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees,"

saysCharlesGarfield,associateprofessorattheUniversityofCalifomia,SanFrancisco,wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe'

reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon'

t,weshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelse."

GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA."

TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetime,"

saysGarfield."

Butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactcoordinatesofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary."

Knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertake.

Toooftenwebelievewhataccountsforothers'

successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak（机遇）.Butrarelyissuccesssomysterious.Againandagain,weseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwell,largerewardsfollow.

1.Accordingtothepassage,somejobapplicantswererejected.

A）becauseoftheircarelessnessasshownintheirfailuretopresentacleancopyofaresume

B）becauseoftheirinadequateeducationasshownintheirpoorspellinginwritingaresume

C）becausetheyfailedtogiveadetaileddescriptionoftheirbackgroundintheirapplications

D）becausetheyeliminatedtheirnamesfromtheapplicantslistthemselves

2.Theword“perfectionists”（Line1,para.3）referstothosewho________.

A）demandotherstogeteverythingabsolutelyright

B）knowhowtoadjusttheirgoalsaccordingtothecircumstances

C）paytoomuchattentiontodetailsonlytolosetheirmajorobjectives

D）arecapableofachievingperfectresultsinwhatevertheydo

3.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'

sadvicetothereader?

A）Althoughtoomuchattentiontodetailsmaybecostly,theyshouldnotbeoverlooked.

B）Don'

tforgetdetailswhendrawingpictures.

C）Beawareoftheimportanceofataskbeforeundertakingit.

D）Carelessapplicantsarenottobetrusted.

4.TheexampleoftheApolloIImoonlaunchisgiventoillustratethat______.

A）minormistakescanbeignoredinachievingmajorobjectives

B）failureisthemotherofsuccess

C）adjustmentsarethekeytothesuccessfulcompletionofanywork

D）keepingone'

sgoalinmindhelpsindecidingwhichdetailscanbeoverlooked

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A）Don'

tBeaPerfectionist

B）Impor