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JohnAdams（1735-1826）

TheMassachusetts-born,Harvard-educatedAdamsbeganhiscareerasalawyer.ThenhebecameacriticofGreatBritain’sauthorityinAmericaandwasaleaderoftheAmericanRevolutionlater.From1789to1797,AdamswasAmerica’sfirstvicepresident.HewaselectedinthePresidentialelectionof1796andservedasinglefour-yeartermasthesecondU.S.presidentfrom1797to1801.

AndrewJackson（1767-1845）

Borninpoverty,AndrewJacksonhadbecomeawealthyTennesseelawyerandrisingyoungpoliticianby1812,whenwarbrokeoutbetweentheUnitedStatesandBritain.HisleadershipinthatconflictearnedJacksonnationalfameasamilitaryhero,andhewouldbecomeAmerica’smostinfluentialpoliticalfigureduringthe1820sand1830s.AndrewJacksonbecamethenation’sseventhpresident（1829-1837）.

JohnQuincyAdams（1767—1848）

JohnQuincyAdamsbeganhiscareerastheU.S.ministertotheNetherlandsin1794.Afterthat,theyoungerAdamsrejoineddiplomaticserviceunderPresidentJamesMadison.AssecretaryofstateunderJamesMonroe,Adamsplayedakeyroleindeterminingthepresident’sforeignpolicy.Hewentontowinthepresidencyinanelectionin1824,andservedonlyoneterm.

AbrahamLincoln（1809—1865）

AbrahamLincolnwasthe16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1861untilhisshockingdeathin1865.HewasborninacottageandgrewupontheAmericanfrontier,educatedhimselfbyreadingborrowedbooks,andworkedsplittingfencerailsandclerkinginageneralstore,andthenasacountrylawyer,longbeforehebecamepresident.

21.WheredidJohnAdamsfinishhisuniversityeducation?

A.Harvard.B.Oxford.

C.CambridgeUniversity.D.UniversityofStAndrews.

22.WhatmadeAndrewJacksonamilitaryhero?

A.Hisleadershipinthewar.B.Hiswealthfromhisfamily.

C.Hisgoodcareer.D.Hispoorfinancialconditions.

23.Whocouldaffectthepresident’sforeignpolicy?

A.JohnAdams.B.JohnQuincyAdams.

C.AndrewJackson.D.AbrahamLincoln.

24.Whatdothepersonsmentionedinthetexthaveincommon?

A.Theyarehighlyeducated.B.Theyarelawyers.

C.Theyarepoliticians.D.Theyarepeace-lovers.

B

DearMr.Jones,

Iexpectyoumaybeslightlysurprisedtoreceivealetterfromsomeonelivingasnearasyournext-doorneighbor;

butIhavetoraiseasubjectthatitwillbeeasierformetodiscussinwriting.

YoumayhavenoticedthatIhavealineofappletreesrunningalongsidethefencethatseparatesourtwogardens.Youmayalsohavetakenpleasureinthefrequentsightofyourtwochildrensittingonyourlawndirectlybythefence.Andyoumayalsohavenoticedthatmyappletrees,sotospeak,bendoverthefenceandseemtolookdownatyourchildrenwithinterest.

Itisonlynaturalthatyourchildrenshouldsometimesseemtoreturnthatinterest.Anditisnotonlynatural,but,Iacknowledge,quitelegal,forthemoccasionallytoshowthatinterestbypickingalltheapplesthathangoveronyoursideofthefence.

Buttobeplainwithyou,Mr.Jones,Iamtiredofseeingyourchildren,dayafterday,tearthebranchesoffthesideofeveryoneofmyappletrees,andleavemytreeslookingasthoughabattlehadbeenfoughtononesideofthem.Iam,ifanything,evenmoretiredofwakingupthesefineautumnmornings,tofindeventheapplesonmysideofthefencemuchlessinnumber.Iknowthisistheworkofyourchildren,sincelastnightIwaswokenatmidnightbythenoisetheyweremakingclimbingoneofmytrees,and（astheymayhavetoldyou）chasedthemhome.

WhileIamonthesubject,Iamatleastgratefultoyouforkeepingyourbonfiresonthefarsideofyourgardenthisyear.LastyearneitherInoryourchildrenhadanyapples,becausethesmokefromyourbonfiredestroyedalltheflowersbeforetheappleshadtimetoform.Ihopethatnextyear—forthefirsttimesinceIcametothisvillage—Ishallhavemyapples,andyourchildrenwillhavetheirsandthatthesightofthelineofappletreeswillbeapridetousboth.

Otherwise,Ishallnotexpressmydispleasuresimplyinwritingtoyou,butshallhavetoreferthemattertothosecapableoftakingstrongeraction.

Yourssincerely,

J.Smith.

25.Whatdoesthewritermainlycomplainaboutinhisletter?

A.Mr.Jones'

childrenbendingoverthefence.

B.Mr.Jones'

childrenclimbingtheappletrees.

C.Mr.Jones'

childrentearingoffthebranchesofthetrees.

D.Mr.Jones'

childrenpickingtoomanyofhisapples.

26.HowisMr.Joneslikelytofeelafterreadingtheletter？

A.ashamedB.gratefulC.contentedD.frightened

27.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

childrenmustberatherill-mannered.

B.Mr.Jonesmustbeterriblystrictwithhischildrenaswellaswithneighbours.

C.Mr.Smithislikelytohavecometothistownfornomorethantwoyears.

D.ThewriterconsiderswritingaletterisabetterwaytotalkaboutthematterwithMr.Jones.

28.Whatisthetoneofthewriterattheendoftheletter?

A.Humorous.B.Sympathetic.C.Aggressive.D.Determined.

C

Doyouhaveabusinessbrain?

Areyoualwayslookingforthenextbigidea?

Maybe,likeme,youmightfeelsettingupanewcompanyissomethingyoumightdowhenyou’reolder,whenyouhavemoreexperience.Butthat’snotalwaysthecase.

Whilesomeofusmayfeelyoungadulthoodisatimeofuncertainlyfindingourplaceintheworld,sleepinglateandpartyinghard,othersarealreadyonapathtogreatbusinesssuccess.TakethefounderofMicrosoft,BillGates,whostartedhiscompanyasayounguniversitystudentatHarvardintheUS.Therearemanyotherexamplesofyoungentrepreneurs（企业家）whohavebecomehugelysuccessful,provingthatthere’snominimumagetobecomingtopdog.

Buttobethenextbusinessexecutiverequireseffort.Youneedtoacquireakeenmindandgoodbusinessintelligenceandaboveall,youneedenthusiasm.Startinganewbusinesscomeswithanelementofriskbutifyouareabletospotthenextbigidea,it’sprobablyworthgivingitatry.JessicaRoseownsajewelrymakingbusinessandadmitsthat“whenIfirststartedIhadnobusinesstrainingbutwhenIwokeuponeday,IthoughtI’dreallylovetobeajewelrydesigner.”Shewentontobeasuccessfulyoungentrepreneur.

Beingyoungandinbusinessdoeshaveitsdrawbacks;

youmayworryyouhavenothingtobringtothetableandthatthepeoplewhoworkforyoutendtobeolderandwiser.That’swhatyoungBritishentrepreneurSulemanSacraniefound.Hestartedhisthirdbusinesswhilestudyingchemistryatuniversity.Hesays“nowI’vegottwoadditionaldirectorswhohavegreyhair”butwhentheyfirststartedhesayshecouldtelltheywerethinkinginthebackoftheirheads,“I’vegotakidsittinginfrontofme.”

Youmaythinksettingupanewstart-upiseasiersaidthandone.Aswellasideas,youneedfinancialbackingandexpertguidance.Butifyou’restudyinghardatuniversityanddon’thavethedesiretogointobusinessandmakeyourfortune,keeponstudying–aneducationispriceless!

29.Attheverybeginning,what’stheauthor’sattitudetothenecessityofbeingagedandexperiencedinsettingupanewcompany?

A.Supportive.B.Negative.C.Impersonal.D.Critical.

30.TheauthortakesJessicaRoseforexampleinordertoshowthat__________.

A.doingbusinessneedsgreateffort

B.enthusiasmismoreimportantthanakeenmind

C.businesstrainingisnotnecessary

D.itiseasytosetupanewbusiness

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Olderdirectorsshouldn’tbeemployedifyouareyoung.

B.Ageplaysanimportantroleinsettingupnewbusiness.

C.Ifyoudon’tintendtosetupbusiness,justfocusonyourstudy.

D.Educationismorevaluablethansettingupabusiness.

D

Anxietyhasnowsurpasseddepressionasthemostcommonmentalhealthdiseaseamongcollegestudents,thoughdepression,too,isontherise.Morethanhalfofstudentsvisitingcampusclinicsciteanxietyasahealthconcern,accordingtoarecentstudyofmorethan100,000studentsnationwidebytheCenterforCollegiateMentalHealthatPennState.

Thecausesrangewidely,expertssay,frommountingacademicpressureatearlieragestooverprotectiveparentstoengagementwithsocialmedia.Anxietyhasalwaysplayedaroleinthedevelopmentofastudent’slife,butnowmorestudentsexperienceanxietysoacutethattheyareseekingprofessionalhelp.

Anxietyhasbecomecharacteristicofthecurrentgenerationofcollegestudents,saidDanJones,thedirectorofCounselingandPsychologicalServicesatAppalachianStateUniversityinBoone,N.C.Becauseofincreasinglypressuresduringhighschool,heandotherexpertssay,studentsarriveatcollegepreloadedwithstress.Accustomedtoextremeparentaloversight,manyseemunabletogovernthemselves.Andwithparentssoaccessible,studentshavehadlessincentivetodeveloplifeskills.“Theycan’ttoleratediscomfortorhavingtostruggle,”DrJonessaid.

Moreoften,anxietyismildandtemporary,theindicationofastudentunderthecontrolofanormaldevelopmentalissue-learningtimemanagement,forexample,orhowtohandlerejectionfromasorority（女生联谊会）.Mildanxietyisoftentreatablewithearly,modestinterventions.Buttocareforrisingnumbersofseverelytroubledstudents,manycounselingcentershavemovedtotriageprotocols（分诊措施）.Thatmeansthatstudentswithlessurgentneedsmaywaitseveralweeksforfirstappointments.

32.Whatresultsinanxietymentionedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Overprotectionfromparentsandteach