A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 1 in work and life. Offering his 2 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 3 with a large pot of coffee and a 4 of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful — telling them to 5 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “If you have 6 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 7 , leaving behind the plain and 8 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 9 of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup 10 adds no quality to the coffee. 11 it is just more expensive and in some cases 12 hides what we drink.”
“ 13 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 14 you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began 15 each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this: 16 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 17 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 18 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 19 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups 20 you… enjoy the coffee instead.”
A．stress B．dream C．sorrow D．truth
A．friends B．customers C．fellows D．guests
A．carried B．returned C．arrived D．reached
A．kind B．variety C．sort D．number
A．devote B．expose C．help D．addicted
A．searched B．witnessed C．noticed D．discovered
A．taken up B．brought in C．sold out D．cut down
A．expensive B．cheap C．beautiful D．usual
A．point B．answer C．source D．result
A．by itself B．on its own C．for itself D．itself
A．At no time B．At times C．In no case D．In most cases
A．ever B．even C．never D．hardly
A．What B．That C．Which D．Whether
A．but B．so C．and D．for
A．suspecting B．liking C．envying D．eyeing
A．Love B．Life C．Future D．Failure
A．They B．We C．You D．What
A．quantity B．style C．quality D．standard
A．have B．hesitate C．forget D．fail
A．control B．drive C．puzzle D．amaze
In my whole childhood I focused on training to play professional soccer. Through the mid 90’s I 36 through Olympic training and on June 13,1997 I was 37 with a minor league team, when a 16-year-old boy ran a stop sign(闯红灯).That night 38 my life. I was on my motorcycle and got 39 by a car, partly disabling me six months. I lost most of my memory, 40 coma (昏迷)symptom and had to learn to 41 all over. During the coming 24 months of physical treatment I changed my 42 of life.
I began making 43 as if each day was my last day 44. Before the 45 , I was studying at a university. I was taught that the 46 of life was to study career skills and pursue financial 47. After returning from near death I went 48 searching. I traveled through the native reservation of the northern USA and witnessed the most extreme 49. I slowly realized there was so much more to 50 than just doing things for myself. I started listening to the people I met and 51 to help them any way possible.
Everywhere I stayed I met 52 people telling me stories about 53 the earth and making better use of nature’s energy. In 2005 my father quickly died from cancer and I 54 the desire to do much of anything for myself. I started looking for well-off people to aid those 55. I’ve ac
cumulated a list of people nearing life threatening situations or those trying to make a major effect on the world and now I try to help them full time.
A．advanced B．fought C．looked D．won
A．playing B．working C．competing D．coming
A．corrected B．influenced C．destroyed D．changed
A．run B．hit C．knocked D．stuck
A．spread B．caught C．showed D．suffered
A．walk B．talk C．eat D．drive
A．duty B．view C．course D．dream
A．decisions B．discoveries C．promises D．studies
A．possible B．available C．present D．alive
A．event B．experience C．difficulty D．disaster
A．reality B．value C．purpose D．content
A．balance B．situation C．stability D．expense
B．spirit C．heart D．soul
A．poverty B．anxiety C．anger D．simplicity
A．nature B．society C．life D．happiness
A．refused B．volunteered C．tended D．learned
A．wonderful B．famous C．wealthy D．cautious
A．developing B．exploring C．respecting D．understanding
A．realized B．controlled C．gained D．lost
A．in despair B．in need C．in touch D．in season
I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
36 was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 37 in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 38 him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 39 throw one in.
That 40 me of that night, 41 he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 42 nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 43 easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a good one. It was just a 44 old piece that somebody 45. Still it was something he wanted, probably 46 there was some difficulty in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 47 him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded 48 two or three people were trying to tear the house 49 . We came downstairs and turned on the 50 light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 51somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 52 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 53 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 54, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 55 of his skill.
Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n) 50 to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several 51 can arise.
﹡ A 52in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information.
﹡ 53 overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually 54 because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed 55 . A major problem caused by information overload is 56 . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.
﹡Selective use of the information will occur. 57 , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position.
﹡Mental fatigue occurs, which 58 slower work or poor quality work.
﹡ 59 fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.
The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is 60 selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to 61 subsequent information or forget earlier information.
A common 62 about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and 63 , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions.
We might say, then every decision 64 from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.
A．ability B．tendency C．quality D．strength
A．advantages B．agreements C．decisions D．problems
A．delay B．possibility C．solution D．settlement
A．Labor B．Knowledge C．Information D．Intelligence
A．eliminates B．declines C．qualifies D．promotes
A．relatively B．objectively C．appropriately D．personally
A．forgetfulness B．inconvenience C．uselessness D．disability
A．After all B．In addition C．In short D．That is to say
A．suffers from B．deals with C．results in D．applies to
A．Beauty B．Memory C．Sight D．Decision
A．accidentally B．consciously C．occasionally D．independently
A．ignore B．select C．store D．process
A．interest B．sense C．conclusion D．misunderstanding
A．draw a conclusion B．made a choice C．put it aside D．try it out
A．prevents B．decides C．infers D．follows
On my birthday this year, I decided to do something very different. I had been 36 so much and I wanted to reach out to bring happiness to someone else. So, that 37 , I bought some flowers and went to a hospital. I had no 38 who I was going to present the flowers to, but I would find someone who needed 39 .
I asked the nurses in the hospital, who thought it 40 that I didn’t have anyone in particular to see. 41 , they gave me the room number of a(n) 42 lady, who needed some comfort.
I entered the room with the flowers. The elderly woman looked up, staring at me 43 . She was greatly moved when I told her about my 44in being there. She was an amputee(被截肢者) and she explained to me that she was very worried 45 they were going to fit her with prosthetic leg(假肢). She knew that as she was getting used to the “ 46 ”leg, she would be in 47 .
Later, in the following two hours, we 48 a lot and both felt very happy. I 49 until it was dark. I will always remember how 50 she was the moment she received the flowers from me—a 51 . She called me her angel and said she had no more 52 .
I 53 that story with my neighbor and she 54 that she was going to do the same thing on her birthday. And I hope that she will 55 others to be kind and do the same thing. You never know you might be considered someone’s angel one day.
A．shown B．told C．given D．bought
A．dusk B．afternoon C．hour D．night
A．belief B．sense C．message D．idea
A．paying attention to B．cheering up C．looking after D．looking down upon
A．strange B．lucky C．difficult D．true
A．Instead B．Still C．Besides D．Therefore
A．young B．old C．happy D．strong
A．angrily B．suddenly C．quickly D．confusedly
A．purpose B．experience C．failure D．trouble
A．unless B．but C．because D．until
A．thin B．long C．short D．new
A．surprise B．pain C．need D．sight
A．talked B．asked C．imagined D．smiled
A．left B．stood C．stayed D．rested
A．painful B．shy C．embarrassed D．moved
A．stranger B．friend C．relative D．doctor
A．fun B．interest C．fear D．challenge
A．repeated B．shared C．said D．told
A．agreed B．forgot C．joked D．promised
A．force B．warm C．allow D．encourage
One winter during college in New York, I took an 8 am history class to fulfill a requirement. It was 36 to get up for that class, but every morning I would 37 the cold winds and went to the lecture.
The professor for the class would step 38 into the room. He was terribly nervous about the class and always fixed his eyes on his book, never 39 us.
I felt that I needed to do something to 40 the boredom, so I tried to find something in his lecture to ask him, 41 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. The first time 42 I raised my hand, he was surprised but was obviously 43 to have a question to answer. I continued to do this every day. The professor seemed to become a bit more 44 and some other students even joined in. In fact, his answers were always 45. In this way, I learned quite a lot and realized the professor was indeed a/an 46 in his field.
On the last day of class we 47 our books and headed out. The professor stepped directly in front of me, with obvious 48, putting out his hand. He said, “49 you for making my class so interesting,” shaking my hand and smiling. I was so 50. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 51 the time in his lesson. I had no idea that my 52 had any effect on him or the others at all.
That 53 has stayed with me for 30 years. I don’t 54 the fact I learned in his class, but I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the 55 of acts of kindness, indeed or not.
A．impossible B．rough C．natural D．tough
A．slow B．brave C．lower D．warm
A．shyly B．eagerly C．proudly D．hurriedly
A．looking down at B．looking up at C．looking up to D．looking down upon
A．ignore B．delay C．stop D．understand
A．forcing B．allowing C．advising D．persuading
A．when B．in which C．* D．that
A．impatient B．sorry C．shocked D．pleased
A．relaxed B．annoyed C．tired D．determined
A．boring B．interesting C．puzzling D．worrying
A．permanent B．temporary C．expert D．fool
A．read B．copied C．ordered D．gathered
A．pity B．effort C．humor D．guilt
A．Thank B．Forgive C．Blame D．Praise
A．honest B．nervous C．surprised D．disappointed
A．save B．spend C．spare D．pass
A．stories B．questions C．appearance D．care
A．moment B．opinion C．suggestion D．wish
A．like B．know C．recall D．believe
A．concept B．reward C．price D．power