英语阅读训练之励志篇.docx
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英语阅读训练之励志篇
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Tobeabletomotivateoneself,orself-motivate,occurswhenapersonhasthewillingnesstodosomethingandisinternally(内在地)motivatedtodoit.
Sometimesit’sverydifficulttogetourselvesmoving.Thenaturaltendencyistopostpone.Lifejustseemstogetintheway!
Thereisajobtogoto,groceriestodo,televisiontowatch—whoops!
Iguesswegetprettygoodatfindingexcusestoescapegettingstartedongoalslikeanexerciseroutineorreadinganewbook.Thefactisthatwearecreaturesofroutineandhabit.Sowhatcanwedotomotivateourselvestoaccomplishourgoals?
Herearesometipsonhowtogetmoving:
●Decidewhatyouwant.It’shardtomotivateanaimlessmind.Setagoalanddecidehowyouaregoingtogoaboutit.Thenbreakitdownintosmallersectionssoit’seasiertohandleandlessoverwhelming.(势不可挡)
●Keeptrackofyourprogress.Keepalogorjournalwhereyoucanmeasurehowmuchyouhaveaccomplished.Lookingatitcanalsomotivateyoutokeeppushingahead.
●Postmotivatingpicturesorsloganswithinyoursight.Itisalwaysinspiringtoseepicturesofpeoplewhohaveaccomplishedwhatyou’regoingfor.Itmakesitattainableandrealistic.Likewise,littlesloganslike“goforit”or“justdoit”cangiveyouthelittlesupportyouneed.
●Sometimesweforgetwhatwesetouttodoandalittlereminderisallweneedtoberevitalized(激活)andfocusontheendresult.Ifyouremindyourselftogoforthedesiredpromotion,itwillre-establishwhyyouaredoingwhatyou’redoing.
●Makeitahabit.Onceyouhaveaccomplishedyourobjective,e.g.becominganearlyriser,keepitupsothatit’ssecondnaturetoyouandyoudon’thavetothinkaboutitanymore.
64.Accordingtotheauthor,somepeoplefailtoachievetheirgoalsbecause________.
A.theydon’thaveenoughdesire
B.theirlifeisfilledwithroutinework
C.theybenefitfromtheforceofhabit
D.theynaturallyputoffformingnewhabits
65.Itcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentencethat________.
A.self-motivationneedsrepeatedself-remindingofone’sgoal
B.inmodernsocietypeopletendtobecomeforgetful
C.whenweforgetourgoal,ourlifebecomesmeaningless
D.wecanachieveourgoalonlybyfocusingontheendresult
66.Togetmovingonyourgoal,youcandothefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.keepadiarytoclearlyjudgeyourdistancetoyourgoal
B.makeself-improvementyoursecondnature
C.forgetyouraimandrevitalizeyourselfwithslogans
D.supportyourselfbyhanginginspiringpicturesinyourhouse
67.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.SetGoalsinYourLifeB.GetYourselfMotivated
C.GetintoGoodHabitsD.DoNotPostpone
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He’sanoldcobbler(修鞋匠)withashopintheMarais,ahistoricareainParis.WhenItookhimmyshoes,heatfirsttold
me:
"Ihaven’ttime.Take
themtotheotherfellowonthemainstreet;he’llfixthemforyourightaway."
ButI’dhadmyeyeonhisshopforalongtime.Justlookingathisbenchloadedwithtoolsandpiecesofleather.Iknewhewasaskilledcraftsman(手艺人)."No,"Ireplied."theotherfellowcan’tdoitwell."
"Theotherfellow"isoneofthoseshopkeeperswhofixshoesandmakekeys"while-U-wait"—withoutknowingmuchaboutmendingshoesormak
ingkeys.Theyworkcarelessly,andwhentheyhavefinishedsewingbackasandalstrap(鞋带)youmightaswelljustthrowawaythepair.
ThemansawIwould
n’tgivein,andhesmiled.Hewipedhishandsonhisblueapron(围裙),lookedatmyshoes,hadmewritemynameononeshoewithapieceofchalkandsaid."Comebackinaweek."
Iwasabouttoleavewhenhetookapairofsoftleatherbootsoffashelf.
"SeewhatIcando?
"hesaidwithpride."OnlythreeofusinPariscandothiskindofwork."
WhenIgotbackoutintothestreet.theworldseemedbrand-newtome. Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegend,thisoldcraftsmanwithhiswayofspeakingfamiliarly,hisverystrange,dustyfelthat,hisfunnyaccentfromwho-knows-whereand,abov
eall,hisprideinhiscraft.
Thesearetimeswhennothingisimportantbutthebottomline,whenyoucandothingsanyoldwayaslong asit"pays",when,inshort,peoplelookonworkasapathtoever-increasingconsumption(消费)ratherthanawaytorealize
theirownabilities.Insuchaperioditisararecomforttofindacobbl
erwhogetshisgreatestsatisfactionfromprideinajobwelldone.
(1)Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheoldcobbler?
A.He
wasequippedwiththebestrepairingtools.
B.HewastheonlycobblerintheMarais.
C.Hewasproudofhisskills.
D.HewasanativeParisian.
(2)Theunderlinedpart"Hewassomethingoutofanancientlegend"(Paragraph7)impliesthat_______.
A.nowadaysyou
canhardlyfindanyonelikehim
B.itwasdifficulttocommunicatewiththisman
C.themanwasv
erystrange
D.themanwastooold
(3)Accordingtotheauthor,manypeopleworkjustto_______.
A.realizetheirabilities B.gainhappiness C. makemoney D.gainrespect
(4)Thisstorywantstotellusthat_______.
A.craftsmenmakealotofmoney
B.whateveryoudo,doitwell
C.craftsmenneedself-respect
D.peoplearebornequal
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ItwasacoldnightinDecember.Twobeggarsweresittingonabusystreetcornerinthedowntownsectionofthecity.Thecoldwindmadethemhuddle(挤)togetherforheatandcomfort.Theywatchedhelplesslyasscoresofpeoplewalkedby,someignoringthemonpurposeandotherstoocaughtupintheirowncarestoevennoticetheirexistence.Everysooften,akind-heartedwomanorasmallchildwoulddropafewcoinsinthehatswhichlayinfrontofthemontheicysidewalk.Somepeople,feelingparticularlygenerous,wouldevenpulloutabillortwofromtheirwalletsanddropthemintothebeggars’hatsandthencontinuedtheirwalking.
Todaywasnotabaddayforbegging.Themenwereabletocollectenoughforagoodmealatthecoffeeshopdownthestreetandafewcandlestolightuptheirshelterinthealley(胡同)behindthetrainstation.Asthecrowdbegantodiedown,theystartedtopackuptheirbundlesandheadfortheireveningshelter.
Justastheyweregettingreadytoleavethestreetcorner,theynoticedamanwalkingtowardthem.Hewasobviouslyawealthyman-theycouldtellthatfromthefinelytailoredbusinesssuithewaswearingandthegoldwatchchainadorned(装饰)hisleftpocket.
Thefirstbeggarlookedatthesecondandwhisperedwithexcitement,“He’scomingourway!
Thetwotriednottolookdirectlyatthemanashesteppedclosertothem,buttheycouldn’thelpstaringathimashereachedintohispocketandtooksomethingout.
“Thunk”wastheonlysoundtheyheardaswhatlookedlikeapieceofhardcandy,wrappedcarefullyintissuepaperhiteachoftheirwaitinghats.Therichmanturnedandcontinuedonhisway,notmakingabackwardglance.
“Howinsulting!
”saidthefirstbeggar,assoonastherichmanwasoutofsight.“Hecouldhaveeasilyleftusafewcoinsorasparebill,butheplayedajokeonuswithapieceofrockcandy.”
Helookedatthewrappedofferingwithdisgust.“Whodoeshethinkweare-children?
There’snowaywecaneveneatthis-wehavenoteeth.”
Thebeggarpickeduptheobjectwiththeverytipsofhisfingersandthrewitintothegutter(排水沟).Hewatchedasitfloatedafewyardsinthestreamofmuddywateranddisappearedintothegutterattheendofthestreet.Then,hegathereduphisthingsandwalkedaway.
Thesecondbeggarlookeddownatthemorselinhishat,thenathisdepartingfriend.Hisfirstthoughtwastotossthedonationinthetrashcanunderthestreetlight.Buthissecondthoughtmadehimchangehismind.
“Ihaven’thadanythinglikethisforages,”hethought.“Ican’tchewit,butIcansuckonitforawhile,andthesweetjuicewillstayinmymouthforalongtime.Howniceofthatmantooffermesomethingsosweet!
”
Heopenedthepapereagerly,thenpausedashishandstouchedtheinside.“MaybeIshouldsaveitforanothertime,”hethought.“Itwon’tspoil,andIcouldeatitlaterwhenI’mreallyhungry.”
Thebeggarpausedforamoment,thenhesaidaloud,“Hewantedmetohaveitanyway.Imightaswellenjoyitnow.”
Withthat,heunfoldedthepaper,buttohissurprise,therewasnohardrockcandyinside.Instead,intohisfingersfellashinywhitepearlworththousandsofdollars.
55.Thefirstparagraphservesasa(n)______.
A.explanation B.introduction C.background D.comment
56.Thetwobeggarsstartedtoleavethestreetcornerwhen____.
A.darknessfell B.fewpeoplepassedby
C.theyfelttoocold D.thewindbegantoblowhard.
57.Thetwobeggarsthoughtthemanwasrichfrom_____.
A.hisappearance B.hiswayofwalking
C.thejewelleryhewore D.theshinyshoes
58.Whatdidthefirstbeggarthinkoftherichman?
A.Helookeddownuponthepoor. B.Hewasverykindandwarm-hearted
C.Hetreatedthemaschildren D.Hewastoomean.
59.Theunderlinedwords“themorselinhishat”probablyreferto______.
A.thedonationfromtherichman
B.thecoinsthesecondbeggarcollected
C.therockcandytherichmangavethesecondbeggar
D.thefoodthesecondbeggarleftover
60.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Everydoghasitsday.
B.Patienceisthebestremedyforeverytrouble.
C.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.
D.Hethatcanhavepatiencecanhavewhathewill.
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