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用心 爱心 专心1 英语冲刺复习英语冲刺复习 英语精练 英语精练 2424 A A A week ago I had the great pleasure of reading an e book When Money Talks Listen By Rich Ezzo It took only about an hour to read When I first received a copy I thought it was a Get Rich Quick type of publication Nothing is wrong with Get Rich Quick but my mind just doesn t chase after dreams of wealth I think that if God ever wants me to be rich he knows where to find my purse When I began reading When Money Talks Listen I was overjoyed to find that Rich Ezzo isn t money hungry either He too is hungry far more important than money Since I love this e book so much why wait a week to write the review Simple I wanted to see if the effect it had on me was a keeper After reading the last word of the e book I totally agreed with the subtitle which promised to forever change the way we thought about money I had so many thoughts running around my mind that I had to install 安装 a stoplight to stop some while others made their way into the picture then I yielded 让路 them as a few ones arrived in town I had a mental traffic jam which only goes to show how slow the traffic usually is It has been a week and the effect is the same I truly do look at money differently and have even done a few things differently this week This is an e book you ll want to read I promise I often recommend books to my daughter and this is one that I didn t just suggest I left it open at the bottom of the computer and told each one Read it you ll love it I would never point someone in a direction I wouldn t go myself I urge you to visit the author s website Myster Money and to download the e book You won t regret it 41 According to the passage a Get Rich Quick type of publication A is what the author really cares for B deals with how to make money C is also an e book written by Rich Ezzo D is more popular than e books 42 The author didn t write the review as soon as he finished reading the book because A he was too excited to write anything B he was not sure whether he did well C he had to wait for Rich Ezzo s permission 用心 爱心 专心2 D he wondered if the book would have long influence on him 43 By saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 the author probably A shows that the book brought him many new thoughts B shows how bad the traffic is in town C describes the difficulty in understanding the book D explains it s hard to change one s attitude to money 44 Which of the following is supported by the passage A The author had known Rich Ezzo before B The author hasn t dreamed of getting rich immediately C The author always prefers e books to paper books D The author likes Get Rich Quick type of publications B B Linda if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport you d win a gold medal Annabel my close friend stunned me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third grade class where I was substituting I should never have let him go to the boy s room without a pass It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor I m so stupid My friend burst out laughing and then made her Olympic comment After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right I did put myself down an awful lot Why just during the previous day I had called myself a slob for having some papers spread out on my desk ugly when I left the house without makeup and an idiot when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan In a more reflective tone Annabel said I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves How many did you have on your list I asked Fifteen she confessed But then the teacher said Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person My jaw dropped What did you do Nothing Nobody did We all just sat there until I said I could never say these things to anyone else And our teacher replied Well if you can t say them to anyone else then don t ever say them to yourself My friend had a point I would never insult a child of God and I m God s child too God today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children 用心 爱心 专心3 45 What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage A The writer is a good athlete B The writer scolds herself too much C She is encouraging the writer D A gold medal is not a big deal 46 What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and third paragraphs A She has low self esteem over some small things B She often makes serious mistakes in daily life C She is a third grade teacher D She cares too much about her appearance 47 We can infer that the underlined word slob might be A something untidy B someone dangerous C something dirty D someone lazy 48 What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage A She is ready to turn to God for help B She will be kind to all children C She won t insult herself as well as others D She is willing to be a child of God C C The rise of the so called boomerang generation is revealed in official figures showing that almost one in five graduates in their late 20s now live with their parents By contrast only one in eight university graduates had failed to fly the nest by the same age 20 years ago It also found that grown up sons are twice as likely as their sisters to still be living with their parents in their late 20s With nearly a quarter of men approaching 30 still living at home the findings are bound to lead to claims of a generation of mummy s boys Young professionals in their late 20s or early 30s have been nicknamed the boomerang generation because of the trend toward returning to the family home having initially left to study Recent research has suggested that young people in Britain are twice as likely to choose to live with their parents in their late 20s than their counterparts elsewhere in Europe Rising property prices mounting student debts and the effects of recession on the job market have forced a wave of young people to move back into the family home at an age when they would normally be moving out But commentators warned that the phenomenon may have more to do with young people facing dire prospects than simply a desire to save money While the proportion of those of university or college age moving out from the family home has continued to rise in the last 20 years among those in their mid and late 20s the trend has been reversed Overall 1 7 million people aged from 22 to 29 now share a roof with their parents including more than 760 000 in their late 20s In 1988 22 7 per cent of men aged 25 to 29 were 用心 爱心 专心4 still living with their parents but last year the proportion was 24 5 per cent 49 What is the main idea of the passage A The economic crisis has shown its effect on the young generation B More young professionals are returning home to live C British parents are suffering more loads from their grown up children D Britain is suffering more than any other country in Europe 50 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Male children seem to more independent than females B Eighty percent of university graduates were able to live independently two decades ago C The grown up children choose to live with their parents only to save money D More and more children are moving out at university age 51 What does the underlined word dire probably mean A promising B inconvenient C very bad D hopeful 52 The following factors may account for the phenomenon except A that living prices have risen a lot B that it s difficult to land a job C that education has already cost them a lot D that parents can help them more D D Violin prodigies 神童 I learned have come in distinct waves from distinct regions Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe I asked Isaac Stern one of the world s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon It is very clear he told me They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill treated in that part of the world They were not allowed into the professional fields but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage As a result every Jewish parent s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West Another element in the emergence of prodigies I found is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture 培育 talent Nowadays the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East In Japan a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours says Isaac Stern children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields including music When Western music came to Japan after World War II that music not only became part of their daily lives but it became a discipline as well The Koreans and Chinese as we know are just as highly motivated as the Japanese That s a good thing because even prodigies must work hard Next to hard work biological inheritance plays an important role in the making of a prodigy J S Bach for example was the top of several generations of musicians and 用心 爱心 专心5 four of his sons had significant careers in music 53 Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because A it would allow them access to a better life in the West B Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent C they wanted their children to enter into the professional field D it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country 54 Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that A are highly motivated in the education of music B treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development C encourage people to compete with each other D promise talented children high positions 55 Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage A a natural gift B extensive knowledge of music C very early training D a prejudice free society 56 Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage A Jewish Contribution to Music B Training of Musicians in the World C Music and SocietyD The Making of Music Prodigies E E I promised Michael I wouldn t mention this until the season was over Now l think it s time Early last season I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium After it ran I got a call from a marl in the western suburbs He said I read what you wrote about Jordan but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw Here it comes I thought It always does Write something nice about a person and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game and I brought up what the man had said Was the man right Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood Not two boys Jordan said But four And he named them He said four names And what did they talk about Everything Jordan said Anything I ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they re paying attention to their study If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching I make sure they get it It s just one more part of Michael Jordan s life one more thing t