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任务型阅读专项训练10篇孙三五1./happiness/17260.phpWhat is a lifestyle(生活方式) and how is that different from a life? A lifestyle is about brand names and buying identity. Lifestyle gives a false sense of acceptability that comes from others recognizing what youve bought into. If your car, clothes, and home are expensive, youre stylish. If you have the right kind of job or go to the right social gatherings, then you receive the superficial approval of others. This means that your self-esteem is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual.A life, on the other hand, is very different. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very simple and comes from being connected to what you know is important and being willing to put that first, not matter what others may think. When you create a life vs. a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from whats inside you, not what others think about you.Lifestyle is expensive monetarily(财政上) and personally, because it costs a great deal to keep up appearances and do what you think is socially acceptable. A Life is not expensive. Rather than draining personal or financial resources, a life produces energy. If we focus on what we wear, or what kind of car we drive, or where we live, then we are saying that how others see us is more important than what we think of ourselves. If we find out what our true beliefs and values are and choose to live by these, then the opinions of others dont drive our lives. This is not an issue of avoiding luxury for its own sake; its about liberating yourself from the mindless consumption（消费）. It is about making the choices that are in line with your values, instead of draining your bank account or energy for no heart-driven reason.How can you make the change? Understand the difference between a Life and a Lifestyle. Analyze your current lifestyle to see what it is costing you in money, time, stress, and energy to maintain it. Let go and make room for what is really important to you, what supports you and brings you joy. Remember that who you are comes from within, not what you own!Title: Life or Lifestyle?(1) of lifestyle and lifeLifestyle has the following features:1)Give a false sense of acceptability that comes from others who recognize what youve bought into.2)Be in (2) of your self-esteem 3)You are not (3) as an individual. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very (4) but important, and you (5) put that first whatever others may think. Difference between lifestyle and lifeLifestyle is expensive monetarily and personally, because it costs much to save (6) and do things socially acceptable. A Life is not expensive. A life produces energy and is about making the choices that (7) with your values.What we should do(8) the difference between a Life and a Lifestyle. Analyze your current lifestyle, let go of what costs you much and make room for things of (9) importance and meaningfulness.(10) in mind that who you are comes from within, not your possessions.Key: 1. Definition 2. charge 3. appreciated 4. simple 5. will 6. appearances 7. agree 8. Understand 9. real 10. Keep/Bear2./SpecialEnglish/2009/March/spec2345a0322.htmPaul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in nineteen fifteen. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red. As a young man, Red Adair dropped out of high school to help support his family. He worked as a laborer for several different companies. In nineteen thirty-eight, Adair got his first oil-related job with the Otis Pressure Control Company. During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team that removed and destroyed bombs. After the war, he returned to Houston and took a job in putting out fires in oil wells for fourteen years. But in nineteen fifty-nine, Adair started his own company. During his thirty-six years in business, Red Adair and his crews battled more than two thousand fires all over the world. Some were on land. Others were on ocean oil-drilling structures. Some fires were in burning oil wells. Others were in natural gas wells.Putting out oil well fires can be difficult, but Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells. They became known in the industry as Wild Well Control techniques. In addition to explosives, the techniques involved large amounts of water and dirt. Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish(熄灭) oil well fires. Needless to say, Red Adair was a leader in this specialized and extremely dangerous profession. Red Adair was known for not being afraid. He was also known for his sense of calm and safety. None of his workers were ever killed while putting out oil well or gas fires. He described his work this way: It scares you - all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everyones face, when you are finished and packing, it is the best smile in the world; and there is nobody hurt, and the well is under control.Red Adair had spent his seventy-sixth birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew. When asked when he might retire, he told reporters: Retire? I do not know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work, and he is productive out there and he feels good keep at it. Red Adair died in two thousand four. He was eighty-nine years old. At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes. Many Americans regard Red Adair as a hero. He lived his life on the edge of danger. He was known for his willingness to risk his own life to save others. Title: Red Adair and his dreamAdairs experience Young Adair(1) high school to support his family and got his first oil-related job. During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team After the war, he took a (2) in putting out fires in oil wells.(3) years later, Adair started his own company. Adairs achievementsAdair and his crews battled more than two thousand fires all over the world. Adair developed new methods and special (4) to deal with oil well fires. Adair was a (5) in the dangerous profession (6) for Adairs successRed Adair was known for his (7) .(8) stop working as long as one is able to work.Judgment on AdairHe is a hero in peoples eyes because he is (9) to save others at the cost of his own (10) .Key: 1. quitted 2. job 3. Fourteen 4. equipment 5. leader 6. Reasons 7. bravery 8. Never / Dont 9. willing / ready 10. life3./2008/12/09/health/09brod.html?ref=healthWe live in a noisy world. Young and old alike are troubled by sounds over which we may have little or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie previews. We attend rock concerts, weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone.As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate(缓和的)background noise can interfere with how they learn language. In fact, children in classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores than those whose classes were on the quiet side.Noise-induced(噪音诱发的) hearing loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or from consistent exposure to moderate-level noise. Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street noise. An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels（分贝） 100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing damage begins.So, before buying noisemaking toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the item comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the noise-making function. Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Most iPods have a control that allows parents to set a maximum volume.Avoid taking children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back. The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums. Noise And Childrens HearingFact about noiseWe live in a world of noise which(1) people and is free of (2) .The (3) that noise causes We find it hard to hear others in a noisy (4) .Noisy toys and personal listening devices can permanently (5) childrens hearing.Two (6)_ of noise-induced hearing lossPeople are (7) to loud noise for short time or to moderate-level noise for long time. Advice for parentsThey should pay attention to how (8) the noisemaking toys are and the returning gifts.They shouldnt (9) their children to loud action movies. They should encourage their children to (10) in quiet activities.1. troubles 2. control 3. problems 4. environment 5. damage 6. ways/approaches 7. exposed 8. loud 9. take 10. participate4./index_advice_to_writers.htmA man may do quite as great a service to his country by writing a book as by winning a battle.The best work is done the way ants do things-by tiny, tireless and regular additions.The great art of telling a story depends just as much upon knowing what not to say, as upon knowing what to say; but the natural tendency of nearly all storytellers is to say more than necessary. Kipling is a great object lesson of the contrary virtue. He never says more than just enough to convey the idea desired never uses more adjectives than he help, and never uses a weak one.An emotion may be either expressed or suggested. If it is difficult to express, it is at least quite as difficult to suggest; but if you can suggest it, the suggestion is apt to be even more powerful than the expression, because it leaves much more to imagination. The writing life is lonely. Taking some of that loneliness out of it helps you to hang in there. Create a supportive environment that allows you to give it the kind of time it takes. Book clubs, workshops through bookstores, extended classes, graduate writing programs they may not teach you to write, but they can support you and give you time. Every artist should carry out the theory of selection. Remember that the principles of literary composition of the highest class must be exactly the same for Japan of for France or for England or for any other country. These principles are of two kinds, elimination(删减)and addition-in other words, a taking away or getting rid of the unnecessary, and the continual strengthening of the necessary. Besides this, composition means very little indeed.At last, remember that success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books dont sell a lot. But theyre both great. (1) on writingThe (2) of writingWriting a book is as great as winning a battle, which needs tiny, tireless and regular (3) .what the writer should keep in mindTo avoid the (4) of saying more than necessary, he should know as much what not to say s what to say.His emotion should be rich in (5) because it will leave more room for (6) .Create an environment that (7) him and gives him time to take some of the loneliness from writing. He should carry out the theory of (8) : taking away the unnecessary and (9) the necessary.conclusionBestseller lists cannot (10) success, because not all great books sell a lot. 1. Advice/Tips 2. significance/importance 3. additions 4. tendency 5. suggestions 6. imagination 7. supports 8. selection 9. strengthening 10. measure5.来源：北京周报（Beijing Review）vol.51. No.52 DEC.18,2008Day after day you are glued to your computer screen. You cannot get enough of online games, net shopping or cyber surfing. Your social life gets worse, and so does your health. Chances are that you are addicted to the Internet and you need counseling.On November 8, an Internet Addiction Disorder(IAD)diagnostic manual(诊断手册)was approved by a group of psychologists in China, who agreed that Internet addiction is a mental disease. According to a report on X, the manual for the first time gives a clear time standard for diagnosing IAD, saying that surfing the Internet for more than six hours a day, not for the purpose of studying or working, and having done so for less than three months, might be a symptom of IAD. Addiction symptoms varyBesides the long online time, some other symptoms would also help doctors diagnose IAD patients, such as having a strong desire for the Internet and feeling physical discomfort, becoming easily angry, being unable to concentrate on things or finding it difficult to sleep if unable to get online. Apart from these conditions, other symptoms are also listed in the manual. If a net surfer cannot get out of the virtual world of Web games, which has already affected his/her capability to study or work, or he/she feels little interest in doing anything but jumping online or is afraid to communicate with others, he/she is also considered to be an IAD sufferer.According to the World Health Organization, mental disease sufferers have two major characteristics: they bring suffering to both themselves and their families, and their abilities to be involved in social activities are affected.Mental illness stigma(污名)However, it has resulted in a backlash(反对) from the public, due to the fact that mental disease is a very sensitive term to Chinese.Many netizens dropped comments expressing their doubts about the manual, saying that they could not accept they might be suffering from mental illness just because they spent too much time on the Internet.Experts said there is a misunderstanding of the manual. Explaining that IAD sufferers are not “crazy people”, they call on society at large to change their understanding of mental disease. Mental disease covers a wide range of psychological or behavioral problems, such as depression.New solution to Internet AddictionInformation about IADProblem:Internet addiction makes your social life and (1) get worse.(2) for diagnosing IAD:Internet addiction is a (3) disease when you surf the Internet more than six hours a day for less than three months not to (4) or work. (5) addiction symptomsYou are:eager to surf the Internet, physically uncomfortable, easy to be angry, unable to concentrate or (6) to sleepunable to get out of the (7) world of Web games, not (8) in doing anything else or afraid to communicate with others Opinions on Mental illness Many netizens regard mental disease as a very (9) term.Expert think that right (10) of mental disease is necessary because it covers a wide range.(1) health (2) Standard (3)mental (4)study (5)Various (6)difficult (7)virtual (8)interested (9)sensitive (10)understanding6./Article/Psycology/Motivation/60321.html“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” - Leonardo da VinciIve worked in a few offices where the paperwork, endless meetings, and other bureaucracy (官僚作风)was ridiculous. Here are some ideas to get to the action and cut out the bureaucracy:1. Know what you want to get done. Often bureaucracy happens when people focus on processes and forget about what the end result should be. Where are you trying to go? Find the shortest way to get there, rather than making things complex. 2. Dont forget your priorities(重点). Keep in mind the important work your company or organization does. It almost certainly isnt paperwork or meetings (with a few exceptions, possibly). For many employees, the real work will be something else: writing articles, designing, making calls, etc. 3. Cut out processes. Are there steps and work that people have to do that can be eliminated(剔除) altogether? Keep an eye out for these processes and eliminate when possible. Every time someone is doing something routine, ask whether its really necessary. 4. Dont put off decisions. When a decision is required, try to make it quickly. Make sure you have all necessary info, know what standard youre using to make the decision, and then make the decision immediately. Have the information you need ready. If you dont have information, you cant make decisions properly. This is often the reason people put off decisions, but they dont always realize it.5. Look for action-oriented people. When hiring or selecting a team, look for people who get things done. Give them a trial and see if they tend to focus on actions and decision, or processes and paperwork. Action-oriented people will get things done more effectively.6. Reward action. Reward team members as well as yourself for action taken. Rewards could be as simple as praise or as big as a promotion or a bonus to the most action-oriented employees. These rewards tell your co