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Unit1
ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Clickonthebestchoice.(20points)
PassageOne
Imadeapledgetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorbuts.
TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsbeingthoughtfuloftheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,"Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove."Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.
Anditdid.RightfromthemomentIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaid,"Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou."
"Oh,Tom,younoticed,"shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.
Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,butthenIthought,"Evelyn'sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme."Wewalkedalongthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.
Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector,avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappy,that'showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpledgetokeeponrememberingtochoosetolove.
Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.
"What'sthematter?
"Iaskedher.
"Tom,"shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress."DoyouknowsomethingIdon't?
"
"Whatdoyoumean?
"
"Well...thatcheckupIhadseveralweeksago...ourdoctor...didhetellyousomethingaboutme?
Tom,you'vebeensogoodtome...amIdying?
"
Ittookamomentforitalltosinkin.ThenIburstoutlaughing.
"No,honey,"Isaid,wrappingherinmyarms."You'renotdying;I'mjuststartingtolive."
21.Inthefirstparagraph,"noifs,andsorbuts"probablymeans"________."
A.unintentionally
B.inevitably
C.impressively
D.unconditionally
正确答案:
D
22.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage______.
A.withhisfamily
B.withEvelynonly
C.alone
D.withhischildrenonly
正确答案:
A
23.Duringthetwoweeksonthebeach,Tomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause_________.
A.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothes
B.hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirm
C.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusband
D.shewasseriouslyill
正确答案:
C
24.Theauthorsays,"Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment."(inPara.7)Whatwasthethingthatwentwrong?
A.Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.
B.Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.
C.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellher.
D.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.
正确答案:
D
25.Bysaying"I'mjuststartingtolive,"(underlinedpartinPara.13)Tommeansthat________.
A.heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflife
B.heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusband
C.helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochange
D.heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore
正确答案:
B
PassageTwo
Humanneedsseemendless.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat;whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatscomeintoview.
Humanneedscanbedividedintoseverallevels.Whenonelevelofneedsissatisfied,anotherlevelappears.
Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethisneedissatisfied,asecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarII,theseneedshadbeensatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.
By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:
the"life-enriching"level.Whilethefirstthreelevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfactionthatisfeed,safetyandtransportation,thisfourthlevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievementandhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandserviceswhichcouldberegardedasluxurious.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.
Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofneedsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?
Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safetyandleisuretofullyenjoythegoodthingsandservicesonthefirstfourlevels.
26.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen__________.
A.hehassavedupenoughmoney
B.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter
C.hehassatisfiedhishunger
D.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses
正确答案:
C
27.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans__________.
A.hadbeenveryrich
B.hadlivedinpoverty
C.hadhadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels
D.hadn’townedautomobiles
正确答案:
D
28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"physicalsatisfaction"?
A.Asuccessfulcareer.
B.Acomfortablehome.
C.Agoodmeal.
D.Afamilycar.
正确答案:
A
29.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?
A.Themoregoodsthebetter.
B.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.
C.Themorefoodthebetter.
D.Themoreearningsthebetter.
正确答案:
B
30.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel__________.
A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel
B.maybesatisfiedthroughcommunityaction
C.canbethemostsatisfyinglevel
D.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions
正确答案:
B
Unit2
ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Therearetwopassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices.Clickonthebestchoice.(20points)
PassageOne
Doyoueverlookaroundyourlifeandthink,"Thisisn'tthelifeIwanted.HowdidIgethere?
ThisisnotwhatIenvisioned!
"
Well,youcertainlyaren'taloneinthatthought.Infact,myclientssooftensharethisthoughtwithmethatIhavegivenititsownname.Icallthis"BeingCaughtintheExpectationGap."The"expectationgap"isthegapbetweenlivingthelifeyouthinkyouarecreatingandlivingthelifeyouareactuallycreating.Dissatisfaction,frustrationanddisillusionmentareexperiencedmostprevalentlywhenyouexpectonethingtohappenandsomethingelseentirelyshowsup.
Thetruthisthatyouarealwayscreating.Youarethesolecreatorandattractorofallexperiencesinyourlife.Now,don'tgetmewrong.Idon'tbelieveyoufallintothe"expectationgap"whenyouarecreatingusingallyourtoolsandresources.Quitethecontrary.Youfallintothe"expectationgap"whenyouareonlyawareofwhatyourconsciousmindisdesiringandyouareignoringtheother88%ofyourmind—yoursubconsciousmind,wherealltheotheramazingpartsofyoulivewithamultitudeofdesires.
Everyperson,youincluded,hasmultiplepartsthatmakeupthewholeofwhoyouare.Thesepartsofyouliveinyoursubconsciousmind.Theyarethevariousaspectsofyourpersonalitythatmakeyoutherichandcomplexhumanbeingthatyouare.Eachpartofyouhasoneprimaryfunction—anintentionasitwere—somethingitwishestoprovideyouorensureforyou.Andeveryintention,atitscore,isalwaysgoodandchosenwithyourbestinterestatheart.Now,thewaythesevariouspartsensuretheirintentionsarebeingmetisthroughtheuseofbehaviors.Thebehaviorsthatyoudisplayareactuallydrivenbythesevariouspartsofyouhappilyfulfillingtheirintentionsforyou.
Simplybecomingawareofthewholeyouanduncoveringthoseconflictingintentionswillhaveahugeimpactonthemanifestationofyourdesires.Whenyouhaveacleanslatetocreatefrom,thetoolsforcreatingcomemucheasierandprovideamazingsuccess.Iencourageyoutobeginthejourney.Therewardsarenothingshortoflivingyourdreamlife!
21.Whatdoes"ExpectationGap"referto?
A.Agapbetweenpeople'sdesireandtheirexpectations.
B.Agapbetweenpeople'sconsciousmindandtheirunconsciousmind.
C.Agapbetweenpeople'sdreamlifeandtheirreallife.
D.Agapbetweenpeople'sconflictingintentions.
正确答案:
C
22.Whyarepeoplecaughtinexpectationgap?
A.Peoplearenotawareoftheirconsciousminds.
B.Peoplearemainlyawareoftheirunconsciousminds.
C.Peopleareonlyawareoftheirconsciousminds.
D.Peopleareonlyawareoftheirowndesires.
正确答案:
C
23.Whatmethodcanbeadoptedinordertomeetyourintentions?
A.Beingmoreawareofthewholeyou.
B.Beingmoreawareofyoursubconsciousmind.
C.Choosingyourdesiresaccordingtoyourowninterests.
D.Takingactionstorealizeyourintentions.
正确答案:
D
24.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ExpectationGap—BetweenConsciousnessandSubconsciousness
B.MeanstoRealizeYourDreamLife
C.TheUseof
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