Most people want to be successful, but never stop to think what it will really take to get there in their chosen field. If it means going back to college for 2 years of night school, could you do it ? If it means reading a book a week for about 6 months in order to really master a new skill ? If you aren’t prepared to do any of those things because they are outside of your comfort zone, then you can forget being succesful. I guarantee you will never reach your goals in life, unless your goals are to be ordinary.
The biggest killer by far is the dreaded “ comfort zone ” where most people live in their entire life. And the funny thing is that people just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that people who have reached some success get tons of time to just relax, but only because they’ve earned it ! If you haven’t built a successful business, or in some way built a career that allow you so much freee time, then you are stuck in the grinding world of nine-to-five jobs everyone else. So how comfortable is that ?
So what can you do about it ? Well, find a way to make something happen in your life--- build a business around your favourite hobby, write a book and publish it, or take a course in stock trading and become an expert at that, working on making enough money to retire. If you don’t take massive action that puts your way of your comfort zone, you will never be successful at much of anything. I promise--- and I don’t make many promises !
Finding real happiness in life can be a mystery for many. That’s why I wrote The Road to Happiness for those who want real success and happiness in life, including spirituality and all the gifts life has to offer.
Don’t wander aimlessly through life. Get focused on your goals, start helping others in need, and live life to the fullest ! Life is too short to be anything but happy. Visit my website and find what you’ve been missing. Sign up for my newsletter and get seven free ebooks, too ! Read hundreds of articles while you’re there in the article section, which is updated daily.This text must be taken from __________.
| A．a radio program | B．a website |
| C．a newspaper | D．a TV program |
If you want to be successful in life, what should you do first ?
| A．We should think what it really takes to be successful in our chosen field. |
| B．We should focus our full attention on the work in our chosen field. |
| C．We should live out of the “ comfort zone ” all through our life. |
| D．We should work together with other people to reach our goals in time. |
According to this text, why do some people have so much free time to relax ?
| A．Because they have enough money to do so. |
| B．Because they don’t want to be successful. |
| C．Because they have already earned it through hard work. |
| D．Because they only work nine to five every day. |
The writer thinks it necessary for you to __________ if you want to be successful.
| A．do a lot of actual wotk | B．write a book and publish it |
| C．take a course in stock trading | D．make enough money to retire |
Sophia Richardson: Both my parents are really important to me. My parents are really more than friends. They’re the people I can open up and talk to. Ta
lking to them is like talking to one of my friends. They’ve been there for me and given me good advice on a lot
of my problems.
Stacey Avnes: My Jewish big sister is important to me. Her name is Lauren. We’ve been together for two years. My mom is a single mom and she is very busy. Lauren is someone who helps me deal with all this stuff because she’s someone I can talk to. She’s like a second mom to me and also a best friend. If I have any problem, I can call her and she’ll co
me and pick me up and we’ll go to a park and talk.
Jean Park: It’s my uncle who is important to me. When I’m with him, I’m grateful（感激的） for the small things—being alive and healthy; having a good family and friends. He’s also very grateful for the small things and gives back to his community（社区）.
Melaku Shierfaw: My father is important to me. He came here from a rich family in Africa. But when he came, he didn’t
take any money and started fresh. He showed that he could do everything by himself without the help of others and he’s successful. It shows me that I can do anything as long as I try.
Kalin Scott-Wright: My great grandmother is in charge of our whole family. She was born in 1920. I know she went through a lot in her life. She was a very strong woman and she raised my mom and took her in. She had a kind spirit and loved me and my brother. She’ll always be there for me although she’s not alive any longer.We can infer that Sophia .
| A．is always in trouble |
| B．has few friends |
| C．gets along well with her parents |
| D．depends too much on her parents |
What do we know about Stacey’s big sister?
| A．She is very lonely. |
| B．She is a single mother. |
| C．She is Stacey’s only friend. |
| D．She often helps Stacey. |
What does Jean’s uncle teach her?
| A．To be grateful for the small things in life. |
| B．To be ready to help her community. |
| C．To treat others like friends. |
| D．To have a good family. |
From his father, Melaku has learnt that .
| A．not everyone can be successful |
| B．money is not important in one’s life |
| C．one should never ask others for help |
| D．he can do anything as long as he tries |
OLYMPIA, March 24—Luo Xuejuan, a swimming gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, became the first Chinese person to relay the Olympic Flame in Greece on Monday, receiving the flame from the first Olympic torchbearer(火炬手), Greek Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Despite her previous experience as a torchbearer in the Beijing leg of the Athens 2004 torch relay, Luo felt honored and proud of being chosen as the first Chinese torchbearer, the Xihua News Agency reported Luo as saying in an interview.
She talked about the great responsibility that she felt, as she believed she was representing every Chinese athlete and even Chinese person by running her leg of the relay.
Regarding missing the torch lighting ceremony because she had to be in an assigned location to wait for the flame, Luo felt no regret. “Even though I couldn’t see it, I was able to feel the flame light and knew that it was happening at a place nearby,” she said.
Luo expressed her belief that even if people couldn’t communicate with words, the Olympic Flame enables the transmission of the Olympic spirit and brings smiles wherever it might go. In Luo’s mind, the Olympic spirit represents purity, competition, friendship, enthusiasm, peace and harmony.Why didn’t Luo see the torch lighting ceremony?
| A. She was late for the ceremony. |
| B. She was not allowed to go there. |
| C. She waited for the flame as the next torchbearer. |
| D. The ceremony took place at a place far away. |
Choose the best explanation for the underlined word “leg” in Paragraph Three.
| A. One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body. |
| B. The part of a pair of trousers. |
| C. One of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table. |
| D. One part of a journey or race. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A. Luo Xuejuan was the first Olympic torchbearer in Greece. |
| B. Luo had never been selected as a torchbearer before. |
| C. Luo believed that the Olympic flame helped communication among people. |
| D. Luo felt regretful because she missed the torch lighting ceremony. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A. Luo Xuejuan: A Swimming Gold Medalist. |
| B. The Torch Lighting Ceremony |
| C. The Torch Relay Had Begun |
| D. Luo Xuejuan: the First Chinese Torchbearer of Athens Torch Relay |
This passage is most likely to be seen in a .
| A. novel |
B. newspaper |
C. magazine |
D. textbook |
In many parts of the world，cars play an important role in daily life and many societies would not exist without them. So the idea that in 20 years’ time, no one will own cars may be hard to believe. But this is the prediction made by a team of transport researchers who are taken seriously, not only by government but also by car manufacturers.
The Human Science and Advanced Technology Institute at Loughboroug
h in the UK is part of an international research program. The team there believes that by 2020 all cars will be computerized, which will mean much saving，no accidents and better use of roads. The super-intelligent car of the 21st century will drive itself, and it will not be owned by one individual. Instead, we will have a choice of cars and change them as frequently as we change our clothing.
According to Dr. David Davis，who leads the research team, these predictions are based on the rising cost of the car culture, which had blocked up our cities, polluted our air, and caused more deaths than both world wars put together.
Davis says cars will be fitted with some intelligent devices to regulate the distance between one car and another. The car will automatically speed up, or slow down, to match the speed of the car in front. Computers are much safer drivers than people, so cars in a road train will be able to drive much closer together than cars driven by people. By 2010, Dr. David Davis believes, car technology will give motorists a clear view of the road, whatever the weather conditions, by projecting an image of the road ahead on to the car’s windscreen. And by 2020, cars will travel in convoy linked to each other electronically. Cars will be connected by an electronic tow bar to the car in front to form “road-trains”. “The front vehicle in such a train burns the normal amount.” says Davis. “But all the others in the train would bum about ten percent 0f the normal amount, and so produce about ten percent of the pollution.” We know from the passage that governments and car manufacturers .
| A. do not believe the prediction that no one will own cars by 2020 |
| B. are devoted to the technological revolution in car industry |
| C. consider the predictions seriously |
| D. have put the super-intelligent car into mass production |
Which of the following will be the characteristic of the cars of 2020?
| A. The car will speed up out of control． |
| B. We will own as many cars as we want． |
| C. All cars will be driven by computers． |
| D. Cars will produce more pollution than present ones． |
The leader of the research team believes that the present car culture will change because .
| A. cars play a very important role in daily life |
| B. many societies would stop functioning without cars |
| C. cars should not be owned by one individual |
| D. it causes many deaths to human society |
The expression closest in meaning to the phrase “in convoy” in the last paragraph is .
| A. in line B. sidelong |
| C. side by side D. shoulder to shoulder |
What will happen if cars are joined to each other electronically in 2020？
| A. Motorists will get a clear view of the road． |
| B. The weather condition will not have effect on motorists． |
| C. There will be less pollution caused by car． |
| D. All trains will burn less fuel than present． |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and s
isters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for ad
vice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, pare
nts often try to choose their children's friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children fr
om meeting their good friends. The question of "choice" is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don't like?Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do.
| A. friends B. teachers |
| C. brothers and sisters D. classmates |
When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to .
| A. go to their friends B. talk with their parents |
| C. have a discussion with their family D. talk with their friends on the phone |
Which of the following is different in meaning from the sentence "Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends."?
| A. Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friends. |
| B. Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. |
C. Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends . |
| D. Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends. |
The passage suggests (暗示) that _______.
| A. Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully |
| B. Perhaps some children's friends are chosen by their parents. |
| C. Children won't let their parents choose friends for them. |
| D. Parents often try to choose their children's friends for them. |
Which of the following do you think is right according to the passage?
| A. Parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
| B. In all families, children can choose everything they like. |
C. Parents should try their best to understand their children bett er. |
| D. Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. |
Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural(跨文化的)experiences. Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete. But three characteristics stand out in their reports: patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness (意识, 认识)of being unclear.
Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will. Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not.
A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person. The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to.
The awareness of being unclear is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of
humor. Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers. That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation. Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on. “It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here.”The passage mainly tells us .
| A. that it’s not easy to travel abroad |
| B. that humor is very important in communication |
| C. of some characteristics in dealing with foreigners |
| D. of three main ways useful for communicating with foreigners |
According to the passage, what characteristic should be most focused on?
| A. Patience. |
B. The awareness of being unclear. |
| C. The sense of humor. |
D. Understanding each other. |
“The awareness of being unclear” refers to .
| A. knowing the meaning of an exact situation |
| B. not stating clearly what happens |
| C. realizing the possible misunderstanding in a situation |
| D. being aware of the unclear situation |
According to the writer, the Chinese students are .
| A. a hard-working student |
B. recently back from the moon |
| C. interested in the study of moon |
D. not used to the culture in America |
Which of the following can best sum up the passage?
| A. A. It is necessary to learn the language before you go to the country. |
| B. Americans are used to the culture of other countries. |
| C. One needs many characteristics to live in a foreign country. |
| D. To live in a foreign land one should get fully prepared. |