阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-10各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项。
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Love is blind”? If so, you are already 1 with a type of mistake in our attempts to understand others: halo effects. This type of mistake 2 to the fact that once we form an overall impression of somebody, it could have strong effects on our 3 of his personality. 4 , halo effects are both common and powerful. For example, most organizations contain one or more “superstars”--- people who have earned the reputation for being unusually 5 and capable. Once they have gained such a “halo”, everything they do receives good 6 . Ideas that would be regarded as just so-so if suggested by someone else are seen as 7 when proposed by these persons. And actions that might be considered risky if taken by others are seen as brave when carried out by these “chosen” men and women.
As you can see, halo effects carry high costs. They may lead some persons to have an 8 high opinion of their own worth, while making things 9 for others who are equally deserving. Further, by giving too much influence to persons who are not ready to receive it, and by preventing hidden talent from being 10 , they can harm organizations as well as individuals. Clearly, then, it is important to recognize the existence and impact of halo effects; only then can their harmful effects be avoided.
A．familiar B．wrong C．connected D．bored
A．adds B．extends C．keeps D．refers
A．choices B．memories C．judgments D．requirements
A．Unfortunately B．Probably C．Hopefully D．Generally
A．amusing B．conscious C．fashionable D．talented
A．comment B．reply C．effect D．opportunity
A．average B．excellent C．funny D．similar
A．unexpectedly B．understandably C．unreasonably D．unsuccessfully
A．difficult B．disorderly C．valuable D．significant
A．harmed B．discovered C．wasted D．protected
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest in Britain. It is over thirty kilometers and in some places nearly 300 meters deep . It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was made the lake.
Holiday makers began to use the road, and this was when the began. Someone said that he had seen a monster（怪兽）in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had a long and a small head. Then someone else said he had seen . Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a . It like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was not too . The newspapers printed the picture and it the Loch Ness monster, or "Nessie".
Then the argument began. people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was there.
In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real to see and photograph the monster to find there was one! Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was no hard evidence.
Later underwater television cameras were used, but found any real proof（证据）. However, they find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof.
In 1975, however, some American scientists a search group. They used an underwater camera. It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown creature. Its body was about four meters long had a very ugly head on the end of a four -meter neck. Many people then began to believe in the monster. But even today we can't be certain.
A．river B．ocean C．sea D．lake
A．wide B．tall C．long D．high
A．in B．over C．around D．above
A．accidents B．meetings C．sayings D．stories
A．eye B．ear C．nose D．neck
A．it B．one C．some D．all
A．photo B．map C．gun D．chance
A．sounded B．looked C．feel D．would
A．clean B．clear C．taken D．shown
A．called B．believed C．thought D．regarded
A．Some B．More C．All D．No
A．nothing B．anything C．monsters D．everything
A．effort B．thing C．interest D．trip
A．so B．but C．as D．if
A．even B．still C．also D．yet
A．someone B．no one C．anyone D．we
A．did B．really C．were D．actually
A．room B．house C．home D．ground
A．found B．formed C．invited D．get
A．but B．or C．and D．however
When most of my friends were quarreling with their fathers, I was looking to mine for guidance. He knows about me than anyone else. He for work so he’s gone a lot. Most people assume we have a relationship because he’s not at home very often. But we get along well under this situation we talk every night by phone, and he makes his support known when he can’t be present. One night my world just collapsed, and was my dad who was able to pick up the pieces.
My first true love called from a party and my heart. He offered little explanation and this made the more difficult to accept. In that quick phone call I lost my boyfriend and best friend, a I had enjoyed for the past year and a half. I was sure I was the most miserable fifteen-year-old girl in the world—lost and . It felt like everyone else’s life could just continue on in its normal way, but mine couldn’t.
I was forced to deal with my regular on Monday morning, as Mom went to work, Dad flew out business and I went to school. Dad wouldn’t return until Friday. I wasn’t sure I was going to face everyone and their at school. I was right：the questions and the whispers started around the second period.
I returned home from school feeling defeated. All I wanted to do was crawling into bed and wallowing (在……里挣扎) in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n) . He was halfway across the country and still my dad was able to show he .
I made it through that week because of him. Each card seemed to say just what I needed to hear. I was instructed to open the last after the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he sagely (贤明地) reminded me to .“The world isn’t so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.”Each card was , Love, Dad.
A．much B．less C．little D．more
A．travels B．goes C．rides D．looks
A．close B．good C．distant D．great
A．because B．if C．only D．unless
A．it B．there C．that D．he
A．destroyed B．broke C．hurt D．harmed
A．condition B．environment C．situation D．state
A．confidence B．comfort C．happiness D．pity
A．distant B．missed C．dead D．lonely
A．issue B．matter C．business D．routine
A．in B．at C．on D．for
A．what B．how C．where D．when
A．gossip B．word C．eyes D．chat
A．partly B．really C．truly D．completely
A．got B．discovered C．observed D．watched
A．message B．order C．instruction D．note
A．cared B．pitied C．loved D．concerned
A．envelope B．card C．box D．letter
A．shout B．cry C．laugh D．smile
A．read B．signed C．attached D．written
Last year I bought lunch for a man who had put his pennies together for a cup of tea. He me by telling me a little about his life — how he had lost the battle with drink but how his in himself has turned his life around. Now, when most men of his age will be their retirement (退休), he spent his time papers to shops and strangers in the street.
Yesterday Julie and I were back in the same coffee shop. Julie my shoulder and saw the same man, sitting there with a cup of tea. He dressed coldly despite (尽管) the fact that the outside temperature was very .
We were having our dinner , then I got up and walked over. Knowing he would not me, I sat down beside him and asked, “How’s your work going?”
He didn’t remember me, but my had told him who I was.
He said, “Wonderfully.”
“And how about you?”
He replied, “That doesn’t .”
“Well, it does,” I dared to suggest. “You need to be to keep on doing the good work.”
“Like today,” I said, “it’s cold out there. And it takes a lot of to keep going on a day like this. My wife and I just had some soup and it was delicious. Let me get you some you can try it.”
He shook his head, but I him. A moment later, I took a hot bowl of soup and some bread in front of him.
“Enjoy them!” I said and walked back to my before he had a chance to .
Julie and I our drinks and got our stuff together. As we walked past his table, I patted (拍) the man’s shoulder and said, “Just know you are .”
A．Invited B．encouraged C．awarded D．rewarded
A．Belief B．dream C．spirit D．interest
A．Facing B．enjoying C．refusing D．expecting
A．going over B．going through C．handing in D．handing out
A．looked at B．looked for C．looked over D．looked down
A．only B．even C．mostly D．exactly
A．hot B．low C．warm D．cool
A．Quickly B．happily C．proudly D．carelessly
A．Concern B．understand C．support D．remember
A．Boring B．meaningless C．Kindness D．instruction
A．Introduction B．argument C．question D．intention
A．Matter B．work C．cover D．stop
A．quiet B．Confident C．different D．well
A．Experience B．imagination C．energy D．knowledge
A．so B．if C．unless D．but
A．Accepted B．ignored C．doubted D．recognized
A．House B．table C．office D．shop
A．call B．report C．notice D．reply
A．Began B．tasted C．finished D．ordered
A．Loved B．checked C．chosen D．Watched
Parents today are wealthier than their parents and they want their children to have more than what they had. Yet parents often to give their children what they had when they were young.
For example, today’s generations of children mostly have their own private with a television, their own cell phone, their own computer, and finally when they are enough they will even have their own cars. all of these things, children do not these gifts as much as previous generations did. , children are often __ _ just spoiled(被宠坏的) , and all these things give them enjoyment when they really need some to their own development. Finally, children these short-term activities in order to fight against their boredom, and as a result of this, kids shorter periods of attention with little .
The obvious question that you may be asking is probably that: patience is a virtue, then why don’t parents it?
In today’s society, it is far easier to make children lose concentration than to teach personal development and that’s a common problem. For example, it is much easier for parents to buy a new toy or turn on the television for their children than to their curiosity (好奇)in a natural way. This strong to know the world will lead them through self-learning, by which they would slowly value the of hard work and patience.
Basically, the easiest method for parents to teach patience to their children is not by them things, but by giving their children an opportunity to learn what they are interested in. Thus, parents can teach their children the same lessons that they have painfully learned too. The point is, realize what they lack and take action immediately.
A．neglect (忽略) B．refuse C．promise D．hesitate
A．teachers B．doctors C．houses D．bedrooms
A．clever B．old C．rich D．good
A．As a result of B．For the purpose of C．Instead of D．Regardless of
A．prepare B．understand C．value D．accept
A．Besides B．Otherwise C．Somehow D．Therefore
A．less than B．more than C．not more than D．no more than
A．positive B．little C．natural D．immediate
A．attention B．help C．attitude D．contribution
A．provide B．organize C．watch D．require
A．need B．develop C．draw D．improve
A．time B．patience C．effort D．hope
A．As B．Unless C．Since D．Though
A．learn B．research C．teach D．have
A．directions B．experiences C．courses D．skills
A．satisfy B．show C．study D．follow
A．position B．point C．order D．desire
A．cost B．rewards C．relations D．differences
A．passing B．reading C．buying D．making
A．interesting B．hard C．special D．strange
My friend had mentioned that her father had a lot of children’s toys that he was looking to give away. She knew I had a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would it if I could get some nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn’t otherwise have been able to .
When I met her father, he began to explain that he was once too and that he would hate to things that could be very . At first, he thought of taking everything to the Salvation Army but then he to see if anyone he knew could use them first.
When he was me around, I saw a bed, a slide(滑板), a kitchen set and many other things that made me surprised. As my eyes were wide and beginning to tear up a bit, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I was him by getting rid of them.
As I was looking around, I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty because he told me to. Every time I tried to him for giving my daughter all these things, he would thank me right back and was grateful that these toys would be put to good use.
So, sometimes when we are helped by others, the others that helped us are helped as a side-effect. In the of charity, it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal, I know we could have lived without a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter enjoys all these nice things!
A．wear B．repair C．appreciate D．check
A．believe B．afford C．see D．spare
A．handsome B．young C．poor D．healthy
A．throw away B．hand out C．add up D．pick out
A．suitable B．expensive C．useful D．dangerous
A．continued B．forgot C．had D．decided
A．driving B．showing C．turning D．sending
A．helping B．saving C．troubling D．guiding
A．praise B．move C．call D．thank
A．wonderful B．cheap C．strange D．foreign
A．habit B．end C．eyes D．corners
A．sadly B．hardly C．secretly D．really