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As my final year of high school comes to a close, and my college career approaches, my mother is becoming more and more aggressive in her desires for me to succeed. I keep having nightmares of failing or not becoming the success they thought I would be. It is so hard to overcome this fear. I know what it takes. I have to trust my judgment and let go of the demands of my parents. I will live my dreams and become the success that I want to be. 36. The author’s parents probably . A. expected too much of him B. treated him better than his siblings C. didn’t love him at all D. cared only about his studies 37. The author finally decided . A. to run away from home B. to follow his own dreams C. not to be devoted completely to his studies D. not to go to college 38. The purpose of the author is to tell us that . A. parents usually love their children deeply B. children should shoulder their parents’ unrealized wishes C. children should learn to be independent D. too much pressure from parents can harm their children B The 1960 Presidential Debates between Vice President Nixon and Kennedy were the first nationally televised debates in presidential (总统的) campaign history. 70 million voters were given the opportunity to not only hear the candidates, but to visually (在视觉上地) compare them. Surprisingly, there’s a big difference between the TV-viewers and the radio-listeners. While radio-listeners clearly thought that Nixon had won the first debate, TV-viewers were attracted by Kennedy’s smile and charm. Now let’s think about some other situations: what if a baseball manager knew the opposing team’s signals and were able to prognosticate their game plan? Likewise, as a professional salesman, you would be wise to monitor your potential customers’ body language and adjust your work from time to time. In 1872, Charles Darwin published the book The Expressions in Man and Animals and began the modern study of nonverbal (非语言的) communication. In fact, it is a mixture of movement, posture and tone of voice. Top salesmen and the most successful managers recognize the importance of nonverbal communication. They understand that one of the easiest and most effective ways to make good sales is to be aware of their potential customers’ “buy signals.” Matching and mirroring your potential customers’ body language gestures is a way of telling others that you like them and agree with them. The psychological principle behind matching and mirroring is that people want to do business with salesmen who are similar to them. 39. We can learn from the passage that _____. A. a salesman should not use too much body language B. Presidential Debates first started in America in 1960 C. baseball managers often know the opposing team’s signals D. Darwin was the first modern scientist researching on body language 40. The example of 1960 Presidential Debates is used to show _____. A. the debates were always fierce B. the debates always attracted large quantities of people C. the voters paid more attention to the candidate’s debating skills D. the voters’ opinions are affected by the candidate’s nonverbal communication 41. Charles Darwin wrote the book The Expressions in Man and Animals to _____. A. report his research on body language B. conclude men can learn a lot from animals C. teach people how to communicate with animals D. show the big difference between men and animals 42. The underlined word “prognosticate” in Paragraph 3 means “_____”. A. copy B. carry out C. change in time D. tell in advance C When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut. I had posters from the space program on my wall and I could recite the articles about astronauts. I remembered coming home after school the day Space Shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986 and sitting on the chair watching the video over and over and just crying my eyes out. I wanted to be an astronaut too badly and I even went to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. I wore my flight suit to school the first day back. Most people thought I was a fool, but I didn’t care. I was going to be an astronaut and I was proud of it. Recently, someone asked me why I wanted to be an astronaut. Ironically, considering what I do for a living, I’d never actually thought about it. I wanted to just see the world from a perspective (视角) most people don’t, then go home and share all the amazing stories with others so they could see what I saw. As the words came out of my mouth, I caught myself. And that’s when I realized it. I never went to space, but I am an astronaut. I am living my childhood dream. For years, I did as I was told, following a path others said I should follow. All those years, I wasn’t living my childhood dream, but I was just making a living. It wasn’t until I lost my passion that I was forced to try something new. It was then that I discovered the concept of why. What I do now is different from floating in space, but why I do it is exactly the same. This explains the reason I love getting out of bed every morning. I feel I was an astronaut. Think about what you dreamed of being when you were 10 years old. Then ask yourself why you wanted to be that? Then the question is—are you living your childhood dream now? I strongly suggest being what you wanted to be when you were 10. It’s a lot better than growing up. 43. From the first paragraph we can learn that the writer was ______ about being an astronaut. A. worriedB. puzzled C. crazyD. sad 44. Why did the writer want to be an astronaut? A. Because it is a means of making a living. B. Because he wanted to see the world in a new way. C. Because he wanted to gain respect from others. D. Because he enjoyed floating in space. 45. It can be inferred from the underlined sentences in Paragraph 4 that the writer was once ______. A. dependent B. determined C. creative D. positive 46. What would be the best title for the passage? A. My dreamy childhood B. An unforgettable experience in space C. A story about an astronaut D. Follow your childhood dream D A 13-year-old American became the youngest climber to climb Mount Everest on Saturday. Jordan Romero’s journey was recorded on his blog, writing his team’s climbing up Everest, which is 8,847 meters above sea level. “Their dreams have now come true,” a state-ment on Jordan’s blog said. “Everyone sounded unbelievably happy.” Before Saturday, the youngest climber to climb Everest was 16-year-old Temba Tsheri of Nepal. “I know you would like to hear from the boy himself, but he has no food for days and he is having a wolf in his stomach,” a member of Jordan’s climbing team said in a message posted Saturday on his blog. “You’re not going to believe the story when you see it and read about it.” (责任编辑：admin) |