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Perfectionists believe that not only is perfection achievable, but that it should be achieved whenever possible. They always try to make their work better, and often get pleasure from investing time and effort in their projects. They enjoy paying attention to detail and are often hard to please. After all, perfectionists almost always have nearly­impossible standards for themselves, much higher than what outside parties would generally hope for.
Most perfectionists are also highly­organized. They've perfected their work process along with everything else in their life. They have processes and patterns for handling almost anything that comes their way, from email to new projects and clients to bookkeeping. It can definitely add up to a more effective workday with less wasted time and effort.
Perfectionists can be thought of as overbearing(霸道的) by those who don't share their attitude. It can also be upsetting to clients who aren't interested in “perfect” and simply want their project done yesterday. When you strive for perfection, everything takes just a bit longer to get right. Even if you have a more efficient design and development process than many other designers, it is likely that you spend more time on each step than a lot of others do.
While most people who call themselves “perfectionists” do so in a light­hearted or positive manner, there are those out there to whom perfection becomes an obsession(痴迷). They consider anything less than perfect completely unacceptable. This can lead to obsessive behavior and can have damaging effects on their overall quality of life. Just feeling good about a job done to the best of your ability is entirely normal for a perfectionists and isn't something to worry about. But it becomes particularly dangerous when perfectionists feel they are never quite able to attain perfection, and so drive themselves crazy trying to always reach this unattainable goal.
These perfectionists often place their entire self­worth on their accomplishments and ability to reach perfection, and since they're never able to reach it, it creates a very negative self­image and low self­esteem or depression. The good news is that there are trained psychologists who can help those who are nervously obsessed with perfection to overcome their obsession.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfectionists?

A.They enjoy investing time and efforts.
B.They are not easy to satisfy.
C.They have special ways of handling emails.
D.They set high requirements for others.

Clients who are not satisfied with perfectionists think they need ________.

A.better co­workers B.bigger achievements
C.higher efficiency D.less organization skills

To perfectionists, their obsession with perfection is an act of ________.

A.showing psychological sickness
B.realizing their own value
C.wasting time and energy
D.improving their self­image

Which of the following will the author probably agree?

A.It's very normal to always do one's best in life.
B.Perfectionists should seek help as soon as possible.
C.Perfectionists should not be too proud of themselves.
D.People should not pursue perfection too much.
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Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murders of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, as the losers disagreed with the final decisions. They believed that one of their goals should have been allowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said: “This isn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension(停赛) of the team for at least three years.
The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable(有争议的) end to their contest. The game had ended in disorder. It was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the US had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury (评审委员会) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game. The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).
According to the author, recent Olympic Games have ____.

A.created goodwill between the nations
B.hardly showed any international friendship
C.caused only false national pride
D.led to more and more misunderstanding and hatred

What did the manager mean by saying, “...Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?

A.There should be no more hockey matches organized by the Federation.
B.His team would no longer take part in international games.
C.Hockey and the Federation are ruined by the unfair decisions.
D.The Federation should be ended.

The basketball example implied that .

A.too much patriotism was displayed in the incident
B.the announcement to make the match last longer was wrong
C.the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision
D.The American team was right in receiving the silver medals

Which statement best summarizes this passage?

A.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.
B.Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.
C.Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.
D.Athletes should compete as individuals.

College libraries are designed primarily for research and study. To explain its use, let us choose a research topic and follow the step-by-step procedure of looking up the material for the paper.
Suppose your assignment is to write a paper on a novel called The Sun Also Rises by American writer Hemingway.The first step is to go to the main catalog.Many small drawers on the large wooden cabinets are lined up in alphabetical(字母的) order.Each of the drawers contains hundreds of alphabetical ordered cards.These cards are printed references to all material available in the library.Title cards are cataloged by the first word of the book title, leaving out the articles like “a”, “an” and “the”.And then you get the cards for the books you need.On the upper left corner of each card is the call number.This is the numerical code that shows where the book is located in the library.The library has open and closed stacks.If your book is on the open stacks, you can go to the open-stack room, and according to the call number find it out by yourself.There are only about 30,000 books on open stacks, while most of the 800,000 books in our library are kept in closed stacks, which are accessible only to teachers and graduate students.
For undergraduates like you, borrowing books from the closed stacks have to be done with the help of our librarian.In that case, you must fill out a call slip(纸条) for the book, showing the call number, author and title.You can get call slips on tables near the catalog cabinets.You show your call slip together with your library card to a librarian at the information desk.He or she will help you find the book out in the closed stacks.
What is the main purpose of this text?

A.To present readers a brief introduction to a college library.
B.To guide readers how to find books needed in a college library.
C.To tell readers how to fill out a call slip in a college library.
D.To show readers where to find books in a college library.

What letter you should look for on the title card for the book The Old Man and the Sea by the Hemingway?

A.The letter “t”. B.The letter “h”. C.The letter “o”. D.The letter “s”.

How are books arranged and shelved in the library?

A.By call numbers. B.By call slips of authors’ names.
C.In alphabetical order. D.By the first word of book title.

Suppose you are an undergraduate and you want to borrow a book from the closed stacks, which is the correct order to do it?
a. go to the main catalog b. show your call slip and library card
c. find out the call number d. fill out a call slip
e. get the cards for the books

A.a-b-e-d-c B.b-a-c-d-e C.a-e-c-d-b D.b-c-a-e-d

Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.
The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.
The famous man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divide the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”
After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.
The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .

A.he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one
B.his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother
C.elder brother should of course have the bigger one
D.he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer

We can conclude from the passage that .

A.it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work
B.it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough
C.it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves
D.it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple

The writer tells the story by .

A.organizing it in the order of time
B.making a comparison between two men
C.providing some scientific information
D.describing it in the order of space

It is implied in the passage that .

A.we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot
B.in order to get what we want, we should play hard
C.giving children apples will lead them to become criminals
D.a mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing

Animal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms.
Octopuses(章鱼)
The octopus mother lays(下蛋) about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched(孵化).
Crocodiles (鳄鱼)
A crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort(努力) into raising her babies.
She starts by building a nest(巢)which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch, the young crocs call out to their mother, who digs them out and helps them hatch. She then carries them in her mouth down to the water, where she will guard them for several more weeks or months until thy learn to hunt on their own.
Bats(蝠)
Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth. Catching the youngsters before it can fall to the ground below, she puts it in a pouch (育儿袋) .Bat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days. As the little bats get bigger and heavier, moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return to feed them. It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own.
Koalas(考拉)
The animal mom gives birth after pregnancy(怀孕期)of only 35 days. The hairless baby climbs into its mother’s pouch and lives there for another five months. When the little koala is between five and eight months old, it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. Once it is too big to return to the pouch, it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 moths old.
Whichanimalmomsdiewhentheirbabiesareborn?

A.Octopuses B.Crocodiles C.Bats D.Koalas

Acrocodilemotherusuallycarriesherbabytothewater__________

A.inhermouth B.onherback C.inherpouch D.byhertail

Abatmom__________.

A.givesbirthbylyinginthenest
B.givesbirthbyhanginginacave
C.leavesitsbabiesinthepouchformonths
D.letsitsbabiesliveontheirown(独自) aftermonths

Howlongdoesayoungkoalausuallystay in its mother’s pouchat least?

A.35days B.5months C.8months D.12months

Nails in the Fence篱笆上的钉子
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper(脾气). His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer(用锤子锤) a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day he had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control (控制)his anger, the number of nails hammered daily graduallydwindled down. He discovered itwas easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that now pull out(拔出) one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said," You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say thing in anger, they have a scar(伤疤) just like these holes. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say 'I am sorry ', the wound is still there. A verbal(言语上的) wound is as bad as physical one."
The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked at his father and said “ I hope you can forgive(原谅) me ,father, for the holes I put in you.”
“of course I can,” said the father.
When the boy lost his temper, he must _________ as his father told him.

A.break some plates and glasses
B.pull out one nail of the back of the fence
C.hammer a nail into the back of the fence
D.tell his anger to others.

The father let his son to hammer the nails into the back of the fence and draw out in order to _____________.

A.punish him for his losing his temper
B.reward him for his controlling his temper
C.educate him in this way
D.tell him how to control his temper

The underlined(划线) expression dwindled down means ____________.

A.become gradually smaller
B.become gradually larger
C.get more and more happy
D.get more and more sad

When the boy finally told his father that all the nails were gone, his father______.

A.took him to the fence and look at the holes
B.asked him to pull out one nail of the back of the fence
C.asked him to focus his time on study
D.told him to have a rest

When you say something with anger, they will leave a scar just as you put a nail in and then draw it out. It means ______________.

A.you shouldn’t put a nail in the fence
B.if you put a nail into the fence, you shouldn’t draw it out
C.it will leave a scar when you draw a nail out
D.you will hurt somebody when you lose your temper.

From this article, we can learn that _______________.

A.when we hurt somebody, only a sorry is enough
B.when we lose temper to someone, we should say sorry to him in time
C.the way we educate our children is of no importance
D.we should try our best not to hurt others in our daily life once done, it is hard to make up for (弥补).

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