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听力原文:Man: This is the most boring play I have ever seen. Who told us to come see it?
Woman: I really don't remember, but we don't have to stay to the end if you don't like it. We can leave if you really want to.
Man: All right. Let's leave now before I fall asleep and start snoring.
Woman: All right, all right, calm down, we'll go. Though I really think it's a shame to waste these seventy-five dollar tickets.
Man: What? You paid that much for us to see this play? Next time, why don't we just rent a movie for two-fifty and stay home. I'm sure I'll enjoy that a lot more.
Why are the speakers leaving?
A.They are bored.
B.The play is over.
C.They fell asleep.
D.They were told to leave.
听力原文:M: The taxi is waiting for us downstairs.hurry up.
W: Wait a moment.I'll take some food with us.I don't like the meal served on the train.
Q: What are the speakers most probably going to do?
(15)
A.Wait for a taxi.
B.Buy some food.
C.Take a train.
D.Book train tickets.
All of us eat everyday, but most of us don't understand nutrition (营养). We often make mistakes in talking about good diet.
For example, many people think that food, such as rice, bread and potatoes, will make one grow fat. In fact, those food are very good to one's health. They are good sources of many vitamins (维他命). And in comparison with steak and beef, they contain less amount of calories.
Some people don't like canned or frozen vegetables, because they think fresh vegetables cooked at home are always better. This is again wrong. In fact, whether the vegetables are good or not depends more on how they are prepared. Overcooking, for example, destroys many good qualities of vegetables. Vegetables cooked in too much water can lose a large amount of vitamins.
It is widely believed that extra vitamins provide more energy. But taking more than the body needs doesn't make it function better.
It is also wrong to say that vegetables grown in poor, worn-out soil are lower in vitamins than vegetables grown in rich soil. The vitamins in our foods are in the plants themselves. They don't come from the soil. However the minerals in a plant depend on the minerals in the soil.
In short, there are many false ideas about nutrition. We need to correct them.
This passage is mainly about ______.
A.nutrition
B.vitamins
C.vegetables
D.health
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Getting too little sleep is the commonest sleep trouble with most Americans who have sleep trouble.
B.At least twenty percent of Americans don' t have enough sleep every night.
C.Our brains will force us to sleep when we have piled up too large a sleep deficit
D.Seven or eight hours of sleep every night is enough for people of different ages.
Where is the speaker going?
A.Skiing
B.Boating
C.Camping
D.Fishing
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems. Along with the letters there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to" Dear Abby". The other is addressed as" Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for giving advice.
There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavalieve, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called DEAR ANGEL.
The passage shows us when Americans need advice they often get it from ______.
A.women
B.books
C.letters
D.strangers
听力原文:M: Ok, Amy. (21)Before we can find the right man for you, just tell us what kind of person you'd like to date. Don't be shy.
W: Well, OK. I've never done this before. I feel kind of silly, but here goes. (19)I guess I really like men who have a sense of humor. I love to laugh and be happy. That's the most important thing. But I don't like men who are really loud, I mean, I like men to laugh, but I don't want them to sound like donkeys.
M: OK, what else?
W: Oh, I like men who are intelligent and open-minded. Those two things go together, don't they? Good conversations are important. I love talking about books and movies and politics. I really hate men who think they're always right. You know? The stubborn ones who won't listen to new ideas. They always get into bad moods, if you don't agree with them. I don't like men who are moody.
M: Now, Amy, tell me about the perfect Saturday night date.
W: Hmm. Well, (20) he comes over to my place, and we cook dinner together. Then we put on some jazz, sit down to eat and talk about important things. Of course, he offers to help with the dishes. It really bothers me when a man won't help clean up.
M: Sounds romantic. OK. Last question. Is there anything you really don't like?
W: Well, sure. I really don't like men, or people, who don't respect other people.
(23)
A.Men who have a sense of humor.
B.Men who love to laugh loudly.
C.Men who like donkeys.
D.Men who feel donkeys are silly.
Most of us don't develop relationships to increase our life spans or to improve our minds and bodies. Such improvements are side effects. Instead, most people seek relationships with others to feel love, gain companionship, or simply to have fun. Mutual interests can be basis for new relationships. A good way to find new friends is to get busy doing the things you love to do. The way, you're likely to meet people who share a similar interest and a similar view of the world.
A good relationship helps you feel lovable and capable. It serves as a support system, allowing you to develop your full potential as a person. One of the most wonderful things you can do for friends is to help them develop their self-concept as they help you develop yours. Reinforcing (加强) people's positive perceptions of themselves frees them to discover their strengths and to wrestle with their shortcomings. What's even more remarkable is that such reinforcement also helps you feel better about yourself.
By quoting the popular saying, the author wants to tell us that ______.
A.people don't need friends very much nowadays
B.friends are no longer of great help
C.people today need friends more than ever before
D.friends help people have a long life
听力原文:M: OK, Amy. Just tell us what kind of person you like to date. Don't be shy!
W: Well, OK. I've never done this before. I feel kind of silly, but here goes. I guess I really like men who are funny. I love to laugh and be happy. That's the most important thing. But I don't like men who are really loud. I mean, I like men to laugh, but I don't want them to sound like donkeys!
M: OK. What else?
W: Oh. I like men who are intelligent and open-minded. Those two things go together, don't they? Good conversations are important. I love talking about books and movies and politics. I really hate men who think they're always right, You know? The stubborn ones who won't listen to new ideas. They always get into had moods if you don't agree with them. I don't like men who are moody.
M: Now, Amy, tell me about the perfect Saturday night date.
W: Hmm. Well, he comes over to my place, and we cook dinner together. Then we put on some jazz music and sit down and eat and talk about important things. Of course, he offers to help with the dishes. It really bugs me when a man won't help clean up.
M: Sounds romantic. And how about the perfect Saturday afternoon date?
W: I guess maybe a couple of games of tennis, or... I like to golf. Maybe a game of golf.
M: So you like sports?
W: I like playing, but I don't like to spend all day watching sports on TV. It's a waste of time.
M: OK. Last question; Is there anything you really don't like?
W: Well, sure. I really don't like men, or people, who don't respect other people.
Amy likes men who ______.
A.are sensitive
B.are funny
C.have a good job
D.like to dance
How to Remember: Some Basic Principles
How do you communicate something you've forgotten? You can't! Now's the time to fit memory into the communication picture. Don't be content with a 10 percent level of remembering. Tap into the following three basic laws and triple that figure. After all, improved memory means improved communication. THE PREREQUISITES
Most of us, psychologists say, don't use more than 10 percent of our native ability to remember. That's comparable to running a car on one or two cylinders and just poking along.
Why don't we use more of our inherent memory power? There are several answers. First, because we haven't been trained to. Nowhere in our schooling were we taught how to use our powers of memory. And second, because we often just don't care. And that leads me to the three things that I feel are essential to a more powerful memory.
First, you must have a burning desire to improve your memory. You must care about it. Most people struggle along with poor memories, enduring endless frustrations and embarrassments in their daily lives, because they just don't want to be bothered remembering the constant barrage of names, numbers, facts, and information. What you have to do is remind yourself of the many benefits of a good memory: the increased confidence I promised you, the popularity and the peace of mind. Aren't those three alone enough to stir a desire in you to improve?
The second prerequisite is the ability to concentrate. You will be effective in remembering to the degree that you are enough to concentrate. A short period of intense concentration will often enable you to accomplish more than years of dreaming.
The third prerequisite was revealed to me by former Postmaster-General James Farley of New York City. Mr. Farley was cited by associates for having the most remarkable memory in this century. I asked him his secret.
"There's no real secret," he said. "You simply must love people. If you do, you won't have any trouble remembering their names, and a lot more about them than that."
And that's the third essential: You must care about people. It wasn't long after I talked to Mr. Farley that I came across an interesting line from Alexander Pope. "How vast a memory has love," he wrote. Certainly a deeper interest in people, and in your work as well, should make your desire to remember and your concentration much easier.
THE BASIC LAWS
Visualize. Now you're ready to learn the basic techniques for developing your memory. The first essential is to visualize. Picture what you want to remember. Since 85 percent of all you learn and remember in life reaches you through your eyes, it is absolutely vital that you visualize the things you want to recall later. To do that, you must above all become aware. And awareness involves becoming both a keen observer and an active listener. You have to see clearly and hear accurately in order to picture vividly what you want to remember. Too many people go through life only partly awake, only partly aware. They don't forget names; they never hear them clearly in the first place. That art of retention is the art of attention.
Become curious, observant, and sensitive to everything around you. See the roof detail on that old building. Notice the difference between the tree greens of April and of August. Hear the difference between the sirens of an ambulance, a fire track, a police car. Sharpen your senses of sight and hearing -- they're the most important. Together, those two senses account for 95 percent of our memory power. Two ancient sayings highlight the importance of visualizing. "One time seeing is worth a thousand times hearing." And "A picture is worth ten thousand words."
Repeat. If school didn't bother to teach us formal memory work, it did teach us the need for repeating. We were taugh
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