1、 Influence People ( 1936) by Dale CarnegieThis is the book that launched the self-help type. Carnegie says financial success is 15% professional knowledge and 85% the ability to express ideas, assume leadership, and motivate people. The book is full of practical advice on how to influence people by
2、making them like you.The Millionaire Next Door (1996) by Thomas Stanley & Wlliam DankoThe authors of this book spent years interviewing American millionaires to figure out the secrets of their success. And they discovered that a majority of millionaires dont live luxury lifestyles. Theyre rich becau
3、se they live below their means and reinvest what they earn.Who Moved My Cheese? (1998)-by Spencer Johnson An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational business fable. The text describes change in ones work and life, and four typi
4、cal reactions to those changes by two mice and two “little people”,during their hunt for cheese.1. What is the key to achieving success in 59 Seconds?A. To employ science. B. To follow examples.C. To picture procedures. D. To visualize the goal.2. What is Dale Carnegies book mainly about?A. How to m
5、aster occupational knowledge. B. How to apply practical techniques.C. How to gain strong management. D. How to become popular persons.3. Which book can help you adapt to change in your life?A. 59 Seconds B. Who Moved My Cheese?C. The Millionaire Next Door D. How to Win Friends& Influence People【答案】1
6、. C 2. D 3. B【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四本有助于变得更成功的自助书籍。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据59 Seconds ( 2009) by Richard Wiseman部分中Studies show that you need to visualize the steps required to achieve the goal.可知研究表明,你需要设想实现目标所需的步骤。由此可知,要想在59秒内取得成功,关键是要把步骤想象出来。故选C。【2题详解】根据How to Win Friends& Influence People ( 1936) by Dale Carne
7、gie部分中The book is full of practical advice on how to influence people by making them like you.可知这本书里有很多实用的建议,教你如何通过让别人喜欢你来影响别人。由此可知,Dale Carnegie的书主要讲了如何成为受欢迎的人。故选D。【3题详解】根据最后一段中Who Moved My Cheese?s work and life, and four typical reactions to those changes by two mice and two “little people”,durin
8、g their hunt for cheese.可知1998年9月8日出版的谁动了我的奶酪?处理工作和生活变化的神奇方法是一个励志的商业寓言。文章描述了工作和生活的变化,以及两只老鼠和两个“小人物”在寻找奶酪的过程中对这些变化的四种典型反应。由此可知,谁动了我的奶酪?这本书可以帮助你适应生活中的变化。故选B。BWhen Millet was a boy he worked on his needy fathers farm. At the rest hour in the fields the other workers would all take naps, but young Mille
9、t would spend time drawing. Finally, the village where he lived gave him a little money to Paris to study art.When Millet reached Paris, he had a tough time. Fortunately, when he was almost starving, someone bought one of his peasant paintings, which enabled his family to leave for Barbizon.Millets
10、pictures of peasants at work were painted in a unique way. The painter would go out on the farms and watch them carefullydigging, hoeing, spreading manure, sawing wood, or sowing grain. Then he would come home and paint what he had seen. So astonishingly accurate was his memory that he could paint a
11、t home without models and get all the movements of his figures right. When he did need a figure to go by, he would ask his wife to pose for him.One of his noted artworks is called “The Sower”, which shows a man seeding. He reaches into his bag for seed and then swings backward to scatter the seed, a
12、nd with each swing of his hand the sower strides forward. In Millets picture the sower has been working hard, but his swinging step and arm still move smoothly, like a machine. Only the mans head reveals his great tiredness.Another masterpiece is called “The Gleaners”. A gleaner is someone picking u
13、p the leftover in the field after the wheat harvest. When farmers near Barbizon are extremely badly-off, even the little the gleaners can find is a help. You can see from Millets picture what back-breaking work gleaning must be.4. What do we know about Millet?A. His wife supported him to be a painte
14、r. B. He was keen on painting as a kid.C. He spent his whole life in Barbizon. D. He was brought up in Paris.5. How did he paint the laboring farmers?A. Asking models for help. B. Imagining figures in the field.C. Remembering what he had observed. D. Recalling the days on his fathers farm.6. What do
15、 Millets works convey?A. The farmers hardships. B. The scene of farming.C. His love for the village. D. His anxiety about the farmers.7. What painting style of Millet can be inferred from the text?A. Impressionistic. B. Abstract.C. Romantic. D. Realistic.【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D文章介绍了Millet从小就喜欢画画,他的画
16、作主要描绘了农民劳动时的场景。他通过记住他所观察到的来描绘劳动的农民,且Millet的作品传达了农民的艰辛。文章最后介绍了他的两幅作品。【4题详解】根据第一段中When Millet was a boy he worked on his needy fathers farm.At the rest hour in the fields the other workers would all take naps, but young Millet would spend time drawing.可知,当小米还是个孩子的时候,他在他父亲的农场工作。在田间休息的时候,其他的工人都会打盹,但小Mil
17、let会花时间画画。由此可知,Millet从小就喜欢画画。【5题详解】根据第三段中The painter would go out on the farms and watch them carefullydigging, hoeing, spreading manure, sawing wood, or sowing grain. Then he would come home and paint what he had seen.可知画家会到农场去,看他们仔细地挖土、锄地、撒肥料、锯木头或播种。然后他回到家,把他所看到的画出来。由此可知,他通过记住他所观察到的来描绘劳动的农民。【6题详解】
18、推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中In Millets head reveals his great tiredness.可知在Millet的画中,播种者一直在努力工作,但他摆动的步伐和手臂仍然流畅地移动,像一台机器。只有这个男人的头部显露出他极度的疲惫。以及最后一段中You can see from Millets picture what back-breaking work gleaning must be.可知从Millet的画中可以看出,拾穗是一项多么累人的工作。由此可推知,Millet的作品传达了农民的艰辛。故选A。【7题详解】根据文章第三段中Millet通过观察劳动的农民来进行作画,以
19、及最后两段描述Millet作品中农民耕作时现实的形象,由此可推知,Millet的绘画风格是现实主义的。CThe London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), scheduled to open in 2021 with a target of admitting 100 students, will abandon traditional academic subjects and offer a three year bachelor of arts and sciences degree designed to deal with real-world is
20、sues. The curriculum is built around interdisciplinary problemsknife crime, childhood obesity, plastic pollution, among othersas well as quantitative and qualitative research skills. Employers like the Met Police and Virgin will provide project ideas and offer five -week work experience for students
21、.“Were going to try and create a really transformational educational experience where all the people in the institution are waking up every morning and saying, How can we take these brilliant young people and give them an amazing learning experience?” says Ed Fidoe, a co-founder of the LIS. The idea
22、 is similar to a U.S. liberal arts (通识教育) degree but also more specifically focused on multiple subjects economics, psychology, sociology, statistic, etc. to solve complex problems like childhood obesity. In other words, the problem, not the subject, sits at the center of the curriculum. The skills
23、students develop, the founders hope, will more closely come into agreement with what an Al-infused, automated world demands: collaboration(协作) between people and machines, critical thinking, speaking and writing skill, and data management, to name just a few things.The challenges of building a new u
24、niversity from scratch are daunting(令人生畏的): students have to sign up for, and pay for, something untested; all the teachers will have to teach in a totally new and different way; and theres a risk that an interdisciplinary curriculum will be interesting but thin. Fidoe says its a tall order. “Are an
25、y 17-year-olds going to be crazy enough to come to something that doesnt exist yet against something thats been around for 150 years?” he says.In the U.K, students apply through an admissions service center, and exam results are more important than anything else. On the contrary, at the LIS, student
26、s will instead apply directly during a pre-determined “selection day” where everyone is invited to participate. This day will include a face-to-face interview so that the college can better understand a students background, motivations, and passions.8. What is the aim of the LIS?A. To provide more a
27、nd more project ideas for students.B. To take a real-world approach to higher education.C. To help employers to develop the students skills.D To conduct qualitative and quantitative research.9. Whats special about the curriculum the LIS sets up?A. It is subject-centered. B. It is based on AI technol
28、ogy.C. It centers around social concerns. D. It covers every aspect of society.10. What does the sentence “its a tall order” underlined in Para.3 mean?A. Its interesting to teach in a new approach.B. Its bound to put the curriculum in order.C. Its exciting to take on new challenges.D. Its hard to bu
29、ild the new university.11. What can we learn about the LIS from the last paragraph?A. It pays more attention to exam results.B. It focuses more on the face-to-face interview.C. It emphasizes students personal experiences and qualities .D. It stresses the importance of is pre-determined “selection day”.【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要
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