Dream for BetterWe all have plans and dreams for a better, more ___1___ life. Yet only a small percentage of people actually achieve their ___2___ .A good question is: why?Recently, I was working with a young man who was ___3___ get on his feet. He had wr

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Dream for Better We all have plans and dreams for a better, more ___1___ life. Yet only a small percentage of people actually achieve their ___2___ .A good question is: why? Recently, I was working with a young man who was ___3___ get on his feet. He had written out his goals, and he had powerful reasons why he wanted to achieve these goals. But after weeks of trying, he was still not much further along. So we took some time to try to understand what was holding him ___4___ .As we examined his average day, it became apparent to me that he was much too ___5__ .He was spending lots of time doing lots of different things. I ___6___ that most of what he was doing was not very important in the greater scheme of things. We did some exercises to ___7___ which activities were important, which ones were urgent and which ones was filling (or killing) time. As it turned out, most of the things he was doing throughout the day were filling time. He wasn't comfortable ___8___ he was very busy, so he created things that needed to be done. He was always working on something—yet at the end of the day, he had rarely accomplished any tasks to move him closer to the life he wanted. This behavior is fairly easy for an outside observer to spot but extremely difficult to self-diagnose. The ___9___ is to slow down and get comfortable with being still, with contemplating what we really want and whether our actions are suitable for our goals. Many of our activities are avoidance activities: we do things to fill up the time and thus avoid having to do more difficult tasks. It wasn't easy, but once the young man finally accepted that he needed to do less overall but more of the important things, his life took a dramatic ___10___ for the better. ___6___内的正确选项为（）

A、identify
B、solution
C、fulfilling
D、busy
E、back
F、unless
G、prevent
H、turn
I、dreams
J、believe
K、suspected
L、struggling

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Before， I thought that a man who was wise and good would become rich， but now I know this is not always true． I learned it from my teacher． He is both wise and good， but he is not rich at all． He may become rich if he gives up(放弃) teaching and goes into business． But he likes his job and thinks it，s wonderful to help young people． He stays at school from morning till night and works very hard． He always smiles at us when we go to ask him for help． He is kinder to us than any other teacher in our school． I think it must be easier to learn history or math than to learn how to become a man like him． He scolds(责备 ) us when we do something wrong，but it makes us try to do better．We all wish to study with him as long as possible． But that may be impossible． Some of us may become doctors， some become businessmen， some be- come engineers， some become writers， but we all want one thing very much． It is that we all want to be teachers in the future．

( )21． The writer thinks his teacher is_________．

A． wise and good

B． wise and rich

C． good and rich

正确答案：A
21-A[解析】由第三句可知他的老师聪明并且很好，但是不富裕，故本题选A。

第2题：

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We've got it all wrong, says Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecoms tycoon and world's second-richest man: we should be working only three days a week. Attending a business conference inParaguay, Mr. Slim said it was time for a"radical overhaul" of people's working lives. Instead of being able to retire at 50 or 60, he says, we should work until we are older--but take more time off as we do so.
"People are going to have to work for more years, until they are 70 or 75, and just work three days a week--perhaps 11 hours a day," he told the conference, according to Paraguay.com newsagency. "With three work days a week, we would have more time to relax for quality of life. Havingfour days(off) would be very important to generate new entertainment activities and other ways ofbeing occupied." The 74-year-old self-made magnate believes that such a move would generate a healthier and more productive labour force, while tackling financial challenges linked to longevity.He is putting his money where his mouth is. In his Tehnex fixed-line phone company in Mexico,where workers on a collective labour contract who joined the company in their late teens areeligible to retire before they are 50, he has instituted a voluntary scheme allowing such workers tokeep working, on full pay, but they only need to work four days a week.
Mr. Slim stunned the Mexican business world this month with plans to break up his Am6ricaM6vil empire, selling about a fifth of its assets, in order to avoid regulatory sanctions. Hiscompanies dominate 80 per cent of the fixed-line and 70 per cent of the mobile markets inMexico--above a new 50 per cent threshold. The magnate is a keen strategist and philanthropist,who has often said what he likes to do best is to think. He has cultivated interests outside thecorporate world: his passion for Rodin sculpture and art collecting is evident in the Soumaya museum in Mexico City dedicated to his late wife.
Another of his deep-held beliefs is that education should be rethought. He told the conference in Paraguay that it should "not be boring, but should be fun" and should teach people "not to memorize but to reason; not to domesticate but to train". He also called for more vocationaltraining.
Mr. Slim, who is at the age of 74 already, meanwhile, appears to have no plans to retire.
"Look at who he respects: the (Mexican) banker Manuel Espinosa Yglesias was something of amentor, and he was still working in his late 80s," said Andrew Paxman, a British historian who iswriting a book about Mr. Slim.

Which of the following is not the advantage of working three days a week in Mr. Slim's opinion?
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A．The move can generate a healthier labour force.
B．The labour will be more productive.
C．People will remain happy if so.
D．It will tackle financial challenges linked to longevity.

答案：C

解析：

根据题‘f中的“the advantage ofworking three days a week”可定位至第二段中“The 74-year—old self-made nmgnate believes that such a move would generate a healthier and more productive labour force， while tackling finaneial challenges linked to hmgevity．”，A、B、D均包含在该句中，C项文章并未提及．故选择C。

第3题：

189. What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more—and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own. [共5题]

(1) Future man is likely to be different from us ________.

(A) in quite a few ways (B) in almost every way

(2) The reason for believing that future man will be different is that man ________.

(A) began to change five hundred years ago

(B) never stops changing

(D) has recently begun to change

(3) People’s heads will eventually grow larger. This is because their brains ________.

(A) will grow faster than at present

(B) will need more room than at present

(D) will be in constant use

(4) Future man will probably ________.

(A) have bigger eyes (B) get weaker eyes

(5) Future man’s hair will ________.

(A) grow darker (B) stop growing completely

正确答案：A B D C B

第4题：

Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with, I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday. This still puzzles me. I am mystified by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people or at least more Western Europeans do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning.
I have never understood this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life, if only because there is far less of it, but to me it is important. As if there were at least two extra continents added to the world, and lightning excursions running to them at any moment between midnight and breakfast. Then again, the dream life, though queer and confusing and unsatisfactory in many respects, has its own advantages. The dead are there, smiling and talking. The part is there, sometimes all broken and confused but occasionally as fresh as a daisy. And perhaps, as Mr. Dunne tells us, the future is there too, winking at us. This dream life is often overshadowed by huge mysterious anxieties, with luggage that cannot be packed and trains that refuse to be caught; and both persons and scenes there are not as dependable and solid as they are in waking life, so that Brown and Smith merge into one person while Robinson splits into two, and there are thick woods outside the bathroom door and the dining room is somehow part of a theater balcony; and there are moments of loneliness or terror in the dream world that are worse than anything we have known under the sun. Yet this other life has its interests, its happiness, its satisfactions, and at certain rare intervals, a serene glow or a sudden joy, like glimpses of another form of existence altogether, that we cannot match with open eyes. Silly or wise, terrible or excellent, it is a further helping of experience, a bonus after dark, another slice of life cut differently, for which, it seems to me, we are never sufficiently grateful. Only a dream! Why only? It was there and you had it.
"If there were dreams to sell," Beddoes inquires, "What would you pay?" I cannot say off hand, but certainly the price would be rather more than I could afford.
when the author was young, he thought that ____________.

A.by dreaming people could live a better life indeed
B.he was puzzled by the mysterious quality of dreams
C.it was astonishing that adults loved holidays so much
D.it was a pity that adults could not enjoy dreams

答案：D

解析：

推断题。由第一段中的“As a child I could never under stand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday．"可知，在孩提时代，作者不理解为什么成人谈起梦时能如此平静，但一说到度假，却夸夸其谈。联系上一句，作者认为做梦时能凭借着某种神奇的魔力，漫游进入另一个世界。由此可推断，他觉得成人不会享受梦很可惜，故选D。

第5题：

A．Carlos Slim Calls for a Three-day Working Week
B．People Favour a Three-day Working Week
C．Working Three Days a Week Is with Advantages
D．Working Three Days a Week Will Be Implemented

答案：A

解析：

本文主要讲述了墨西哥电信业大亨、全球第二大富豪卡洛斯·斯利姆(Carlos Slim)提倡一周只工作三天，接着阐述了这样工作的好处，以及他自己所做的努力。A项意为“卡洛斯·斯利姆提倡一周工作三天”，能够完整概括本文的主旨大意。B、C项太片面，D项文中未提到。

第6题：

A small boy was walking (51) a street in London． His name was Tom．It was a cold winter day in 1900．(52) he could not have breakfast or lunch． He didn't have any money． His father died(死了)when he was very young． His mother was often ill，so she couldn’t (53) Tom and his brother，Mike． Both of them had to work to help their mother． He was small but his dream(梦想)was very (54) ． His wish was to be a famous actor． He worked very hard to sing and dance (55 ) ．

One day，a man came to him and asked，" (56) in my film?""Certainly，"he answered．

And he did his (57)in it． Many people said，"We have never seen such an (58)． film．"Thirty years (59 ) ，this boy was among (60) famous people in the world． He made many interesting films，and lots of people admired him．

( )51．

A．along

B．for

C．with

D．to

正确答案：A
51．A【解斩】walk along a street“沿着街走”。

第7题：

请阅读短文，完成此题。
We've got it all wrong, says Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecoms tycoon and world's second-richest man: we should be working only three days a week. Attending a business conference inParaguay, Mr. Slim said it was time for a"radical overhaul" of people's working lives. Instead of being able to retire at 50 or 60, he says, we should work until we are older--but take more time off as we do so.
"People are going to have to work for more years, until they are 70 or 75, and just work three days a week--perhaps 11 hours a day," he told the conference, according to Paraguay.com newsagency. "With three work days a week, we would have more time to relax for quality of life. Havingfour days(off) would be very important to generate new entertainment activities and other ways ofbeing occupied." The 74-year-old self-made magnate believes that such a move would generate a healthier and more productive labour force, while tackling financial challenges linked to longevity.He is putting his money where his mouth is. In his Tehnex fixed-line phone company in Mexico,where workers on a collective labour contract who joined the company in their late teens areeligible to retire before they are 50, he has instituted a voluntary scheme allowing such workers tokeep working, on full pay, but they only need to work four days a week.
Mr. Slim stunned the Mexican business world this month with plans to break up his Am6ricaM6vil empire, selling about a fifth of its assets, in order to avoid regulatory sanctions. Hiscompanies dominate 80 per cent of the fixed-line and 70 per cent of the mobile markets inMexico--above a new 50 per cent threshold. The magnate is a keen strategist and philanthropist,who has often said what he likes to do best is to think. He has cultivated interests outside thecorporate world: his passion for Rodin sculpture and art collecting is evident in the Soumaya museum in Mexico City dedicated to his late wife.
Another of his deep-held beliefs is that education should be rethought. He told the conference in Paraguay that it should "not be boring, but should be fun" and should teach people "not to memorize but to reason; not to domesticate but to train". He also called for more vocationaltraining.
Mr. Slim, who is at the age of 74 already, meanwhile, appears to have no plans to retire.
"Look at who he respects: the (Mexican) banker Manuel Espinosa Yglesias was something of amentor, and he was still working in his late 80s," said Andrew Paxman, a British historian who iswriting a book about Mr. Slim.

Which is not the reason of having four days off a week being very important according to Mr. Slim?
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A．People will have more time to relax and achieve quality of life.
B．People can generate new entertainment activities in the spare time.
C．People will have time to think about other ways of being occupied.
D．People will be happy and more willing to go to work.

答案：D

解析：

根据题干中的“having four days off a week”和“very important”可定位至第二段末句…With three work days a week．we would have more time to relax；for quality of life．Having four days(off)would be very imp(nlant to generate Dew entertainment activities and other ways of being occupied．”’由此可知，一周休息四天有利于提高生活质量，有利于创造新的娱乐活动以及消磨时间的新方法。A、B、C三项均符合文意，故选择D。

第8题：

"Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs." What does the sentence mean? ()

A、It is better to accept something small than to reject it and hope to get more later on.

B、If too many people try to do the same thing at the same time, there will be chaos.

C、Anyone who claims more than he has already got is very likely to get nothing at all in the future.

D、There must be something better after every piece of unpleasantness.

参考答案：C

第9题：

请阅读短文，完成此题。
We've got it all wrong, says Carlos Slim, the Mexican telecoms tycoon and world's second-richest man: we should be working only three days a week. Attending a business conference inParaguay, Mr. Slim said it was time for a"radical overhaul" of people's working lives. Instead of being able to retire at 50 or 60, he says, we should work until we are older--but take more time off as we do so.
"People are going to have to work for more years, until they are 70 or 75, and just work three days a week--perhaps 11 hours a day," he told the conference, according to Paraguay.com newsagency. "With three work days a week, we would have more time to relax for quality of life. Havingfour days(off) would be very important to generate new entertainment activities and other ways ofbeing occupied." The 74-year-old self-made magnate believes that such a move would generate a healthier and more productive labour force, while tackling financial challenges linked to longevity.He is putting his money where his mouth is. In his Tehnex fixed-line phone company in Mexico,where workers on a collective labour contract who joined the company in their late teens areeligible to retire before they are 50, he has instituted a voluntary scheme allowing such workers tokeep working, on full pay, but they only need to work four days a week.
Mr. Slim stunned the Mexican business world this month with plans to break up his Am6ricaM6vil empire, selling about a fifth of its assets, in order to avoid regulatory sanctions. Hiscompanies dominate 80 per cent of the fixed-line and 70 per cent of the mobile markets inMexico--above a new 50 per cent threshold. The magnate is a keen strategist and philanthropist,who has often said what he likes to do best is to think. He has cultivated interests outside thecorporate world: his passion for Rodin sculpture and art collecting is evident in the Soumaya museum in Mexico City dedicated to his late wife.
Another of his deep-held beliefs is that education should be rethought. He told the conference in Paraguay that it should "not be boring, but should be fun" and should teach people "not to memorize but to reason; not to domesticate but to train". He also called for more vocationaltraining.
Mr. Slim, who is at the age of 74 already, meanwhile, appears to have no plans to retire.
"Look at who he respects: the (Mexican) banker Manuel Espinosa Yglesias was something of amentor, and he was still working in his late 80s," said Andrew Paxman, a British historian who iswriting a book about Mr. Slim.

These are the identities of Mr. Slim except
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A．he is a magnate
B．he is a diplomatist
C．he is a strategist
D．he is a philanthropist

答案：B

解析：

关于斯利姆先生的身份，文章第二段明确提到“The 74-year-oht self-made magnate”(这位白手起家的74岁富豪)，故A项符合他的身份，再根据“The magnate is a keen strategist and philanthropist”可知，斯利姆先生是一位决策家和慈善家，则C、D项符合．而B项“他是一位外交家”，文章并未提到，故不符合他的身份。

第10题：

Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with, I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday. This still puzzles me. I am mystified by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people or at least more Western Europeans do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning.
I have never understood this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life, if only because there is far less of it, but to me it is important. As if there were at least two extra continents added to the world, and lightning excursions running to them at any moment between midnight and breakfast. Then again, the dream life, though queer and confusing and unsatisfactory in many respects, has its own advantages. The dead are there, smiling and talking. The part is there, sometimes all broken and confused but occasionally as fresh as a daisy. And perhaps, as Mr. Dunne tells us, the future is there too, winking at us. This dream life is often overshadowed by huge mysterious anxieties, with luggage that cannot be packed and trains that refuse to be caught; and both persons and scenes there are not as dependable and solid as they are in waking life, so that Brown and Smith merge into one person while Robinson splits into two, and there are thick woods outside the bathroom door and the dining room is somehow part of a theater balcony; and there are moments of loneliness or terror in the dream world that are worse than anything we have known under the sun. Yet this other life has its interests, its happiness, its satisfactions, and at certain rare intervals, a serene glow or a sudden joy, like glimpses of another form of existence altogether, that we cannot match with open eyes. Silly or wise, terrible or excellent, it is a further helping of experience, a bonus after dark, another slice of life cut differently, for which, it seems to me, we are never sufficiently grateful. Only a dream! Why only? It was there and you had it.
"If there were dreams to sell," Beddoes inquires, "What would you pay?" I cannot say off hand, but certainly the price would be rather more than I could afford.
What can be inferred from the author′ s answer to Beddoes’ question?

A.Dreams may be manufactured and sold in the near future.
B.The price of a dream is ridiculously higher than expected.
C.People are silly if they set a high value on dreams.
D.The value of dreams is greater than we’ve imagined.

答案：D

解析：

推断题。最后一段的第一句引出了Bed does的提问，接着是作者关于梦的价值的回答“the price would be rather more than I could afford”。由此可见，作者认为梦的价值超出了自己的支付能力，即梦具有很高的价值，故选D。

Dream for Better We all have plans and dreams for a better, more _1_ life. Yet only a small percentage of people actually achieve their _2_ .A good question is: why? Recently, I was working with a young man who was _3_ get on his feet. He ha

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