選編（十六）

Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”

The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”

Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.

Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.

1. A. sorry              B. successful           C. first         D. wonderful

2. A. dance              B. moment             C. show          D. party

3. A. voice              B. face                  C. dress          D. life

4. A. think of                  B. bring back           C. go back         D. come back

5. A. age                    B. friend               C. mother                D. teacher

6. A. musician                 B. pop star               C. lady                  D. girl

7. A. French            B. music                C. piano            D. dance

8. A. actress              B. student               C. singer         D. dancer

9. A. prepared           B. learning             C. driven         D. waiting

10. A. some              B. any                    C. no            D. enough

11. A. eight              B. eighteen              C. eighty         D. eighty-eight

12. A. lucky             B. sure                  C. afraid        D. fond

13. A. fill                     B. live                   C. lead          D. take

14. A. heard               B. knew                C. talked          D. thought

15. A. saw off           B. learned from       C. heard of      D. met with

16. A. love              B. feeling               C. music        D. touch

17. A. assistant         B. teacher               C. wife          D. student

18. A. him              B. engineering         C. herself       D. music

19. A. certainly          B. possibly              C. only          D. mainly

20. A. thought         B. hope                C. purpose      D. will

 

 He is ______ to come back tonight. Then we’ll have a small party.

A．most like

B．most likely

C．mostly like

D．very much like

 

Our thoughts, words, and actions often cause harm to others and to us． Without reconciliation

（和解）, we cannot deepen our understanding and only cause more suffering． "Beginning Anew" is

a（n）   36   of reconciliation． It involves three steps ---- sharing appreciation, expressing  37 , and expressing hurt and difficulties．

In the first step, we share appreciation． We acknowledge the  38  qualities of the other person． The second step -- expressing regret, is to   39      with the other person our regrets for the things we have done or said that might have caused him or her  40 ． This requires humility （謙遜）, and the   41  to let go of our own pride． In the third step, we    42  our own hurt with mindful and loving  43   without blaming or criticizing． We speak in such a way that the other person can listen and  44  our words． If we  45  the other person, his heart will  46  and he will not be able to hear us． We ask the other person to help us to understand  47  he has spoken and acted as he has , causing us so much pain． Perhaps, later, he can share his feelings  48  we can understand him more deeply． If a strong  49   arises in us while we are expressing our suffering,  we should simply  50  and come back to our breathing until the emotion becomes   51 ． The other person can  52  us by following his breathing until we are ready to continue． We can enjoy practicing "Beginning Anew" with our partner, our family, or our friends  53 ． By doing this, we will    54   misunderstandings from accumulating． Rather, we will take care of them as they arise,   55  we take care of our children．

                                                                               

1.A． method            B． practice       C． example          D． experience

2.A． concern           B． belief         C． regret           D． sympathy

3.A． positive          B． poor            C． confident       D． selfish

4.A． chat              B． compare         C． debate          D． share

5.A． pain              B． anxiety          C． confusion       D． loss

6.A． willingness       B． kindness         C． happiness      D． weakness

7.A． charge            B． argue           C． express         D． combine

8.A． speech            B． letter      C． story  D． question

9.A． choose            B． accept           C, spread                        D． change

10.A． trust            B． praise           C． envy            D． blame

11.A． open             B． close            C． beat          D． melt

12.A． when             B． how             C． what            D． why

13.A． so that          B． even though      C． as though       D． in case

14.A． emotion          B． responsibility   C． value          D． interest

15.A． continue         B． stop            C． leave          D． repeat

16.A． quieter          B． warmer          C． deeper  D． stronger

17.A． forget           B． support          C． hate           D． remember

18.A． quickly          B． carefully        C． regularly      D． willingly

19.A． prevent          B． protect          C． separate                     D． forbid

20.A． for         B． so  C． like                D． if

 

 

The term “multitasking” originally referred to a computer's ability to carry out several tasks at one time. For many people, multitasking has become a way of life and even a key to success. In fact, some excellent mental aerobic exercises (大腦訓(xùn)練) involve engaging the brain in two or more challenging activities at a time. Although checking e-mail while talking on a phone and reading the newspaper may be second nature for some people, many times multitasking can make us less productive, rather than more. And studies show that too much multitasking can lead to increased stress, anxiety and memory loss.

In order to multitask, the brain uses an area known as the prefrontal cortex (前額葉腦皮層). Brain scans of volunteers performing multiple tasks together show that as they shift from task to task, this front part of the brain actually takes a moment of rest between tasks. You may have experienced a prefrontal cortex “moment of rest” yourself if you've ever dialed (撥電話) a phone number and suddenly forgotten who you called when the line is answered. What probably occurred is that between the dialing and the answering, your mind shifted to another thought or task, and then took that “moment” to come back. Research has also shown that for many volunteers, job efficiency (效率) declines while multitasking, as compared to when they perform only one task at a time.

Multitasking is easiest when at least one of the tasks is habitual, or requires little thought. Most people don' t find it difficult to eat and read the newspaper at the same time. However, when two or more attention-requiring tasks are attempted at one time, people sometimes make mistakes.

We often don't remember things as well when we're trying to manage several details at the same time. Without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. That is one of the main reasons we forget people's names—even sometimes right after they have introduced themselves. Multitasking can also affect our relationships. If someone checks their e-mail while on the phone with a friend, they may come off as absent-minded or disinterested. It can also cause that person to miss or overlook key information being passed on to them.

1. Why are some mental aerobic exercises designed to engage people in multitasking?

A. To make them more productive.                 

B. To reduce their stress and anxiety.

C. To develop their communication Skills.         

D. To help them perform daily tasks more easily.

2. According to Paragraph 2, why may a person suddenly forget who he has called?

A. He may have his prefrontal cortex temporarily damaged.    

B. He is probably interrupted by another task.

C. He is probably not very familiar with the person he has called.    

D. He may need a rest between dialing and speaking.

3. People tend to make mistakes when       .

A. they perform several challenging tasks at a time 

B. new messages are processed one after another    

C. their relationships with others are affected       

D. the tasks require little thought

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Multitasking has become a way of life.

B. Multitasking often leads to efficiency decline.

C. Multitasking exercises need to be improved.

D. Multitasking enables people to remember things better.[來源:Z#xx#k.Com]

 

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”

1. The military camp was built in the village to _______.

A. stop the soldiers going to towns

B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

2.Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.

A. he was kind to them

B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do

D. they were the best of all

3. The young officer was worried because _______.

A. a traffic accident had happened to the nine soldiers

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. he didn’t think the nine soldiers would come back

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

4.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.

A. something was wrong with their buses

B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back

D. they all had drunk much in the town

5. Which answer do you think right?

A. I’ll believe only the last soldier.

B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. I’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.

D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.