西南财经大学继续（网络）教育学院自考英语（二） 章节习题

西南财经大学继续（网络）教育学院自考

英语（二）章节习题

课程代码：00015

书名：英语（二）自学教程

作者：张敬源

出版社：外语教学与研究出版社

当前版次：2013年1月第1版

章节习题总数量：376题

Unit1ThePowerofLanguage

TextACriticalReading

TextBTheLanguageofConfidence

I.Vocabulary

Directions:Choosetherightanswerfromthefourchoicestocompletethefollowing

tensentences.

1.Theresearchprojecthasonlybeenunderwayfbrthreemonths,soit'stooearly

toitssuccess.

A.rate

B.evaluate

C.assess

D.estimate

2.ComparethisnewTVsettheoldone,andyouwillseewhichisbetter.

A.to

B.at

C.with

D.by

3.Hisactionisalwaysconsistenthiswords.

A.in

B.to

C.of

D.with

4.ShelearnedhowtomedicinalherbsfromatraditionalChinesedoctor.

A.identify

B.see

C.recognize

D.look

5.Hedoesn'thaveofthebasicrulesofgrammar.

A.master

B.mastery

C.mastered

D.mastering

ILBridgingtheGap

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsorphrases.Eachoneshouldbe

usedonlyonce,andtherearetwooptionsyoumaynotuse.

Powerfuldefineactioninternallybad

express

Importantshaperespondtotearsuseful

personal

Languageisoneofthethingsthatsetsusapartasbeing,oneofthethingsthat

essentially(1)usashumans.Whenlanguageisusedwellitcanelicitverydeep

feelinginothers,motivateothersto(2)anddefinethenatureofourrelationships.

Sometimesinpoetrythejuxtapositionoftwowordsoracertainphrasecanbring(3)

totheeyes,callupawholehostofimageryadmoveusdeeply.Wehaveseen

languagerecentlyusedinthepoliticsofpersuasion,usedfor(4)orill-dependingon

yourviewpointwhenweuselanguageto(5)ourtruefeelingstosomeoneitcanopen

anddeepentheconnectionbetweenus.Languageisavery(6)tool.Howweuse

languageshapesourworldboth(7)andexternally.Howyouuseself-talk—whatyou

saytoyourselfaboutyourselfandabouttheworlddirectly(8)yourexperienceofboth

yourselfandtheworld.Howyoudelivercommunicationshapesthewaytheworld(9)

you.Wecanuselanguagemoreeffectivelyinbothspheres;internalandexternaland

directlyinfluencethehealthandpowerofour(10)relationshipsandourbusiness

relationships.

III.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:ReadingthefollowingpassageandMakingjudgmentsforthestatements

intheend:chooseAfortruestatement;chooseBfbrfalsestatement;

chooseCfbrnotgiven.

Irishscientistsmonitoringdolphinslivinginariverestuaryinthesouthwestof

thecountrybelievetheymayhavedevelopedauniquedialecttocommunicatewith

eachother.

TheShannonDolphinandWildlifeFoundation(SDWF)hasbeenstudyinga

groupofupto120bottle-nosedolphinsintheriverShannonusingvocalizations(发

声)collectedonacomputerinacowshedneartheRiverShannon.

Aspartofaresearchproject,studentRonanHickeydigitizedandanalyzeda

totalof1,882whistlesfromtheIrishdolphinsandthosefromtheWelshdolphinsona

computeranseparatedthemintosixfundamentalwhistletypesand32different

categories.Ofthecategories,hefoundmostwereusedbybothsetsofdolphins-but

eightwereonlyheardfromtheIrishdolphins.

“wearebuildingupacatalogueofthedifferentwhistletypestheyusedand

tryingtoassociatethemwithbehaviorlikeforaging,resting,socializingandthe

communicationsofgroupswithcalves,nprojectleaderSimonBerrowsaid.

“Essentiallywearebuildingupwhatislikeadictionaryofwordstheyuseorsounds

theymake.”

Berrow,amarinebiologist,saidthedolphins'clicksareusedtofindtheirway

aroundandlocateprey.Thewhistlesarecommunications."Theydoawholerangeof

othersoundslikebarks,groansandakindofgunshot,“hesaid."Thegunshotisan

intensepulseofsound.Spermwhalesuseitstuntheirprey.”

“WhenIfirsthearditIwassurprisedasIthoughtspermwhalesweretheonly

specieswhousedit.Wecanspeculatethedolphinsareusingitforthesamereasonas

thespermwhales,“berrowsaid.

Referencesinlocallegendindicatetherehavebeendolphinsintheshannon

estuaryfbrgenerationsandtheymayevenhavebeenresidentthereasfarbackasthe

6thcentury.

TheyareregularlyseenbypassengersontheShannonferryandanestimated25,

000touristseveryyeartakespecialsightseeingtoursonlocalboatstovisitthem.

I.Thedifferenceineatinghabitsbetweenthebottle-nosedolphinsandthesperm

whalesinterestedtheSDWFscientists.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

2.RonanHickeyanalyzedalmost2,000differentdialectsofthebottle-nosedolphins.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

3.Ofthe32categories,eightwereproducedonlybytheIrishdolphins.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

4.Whistlescouldalsobeusedtocommunicatebetweenadultdolphinsandbaby

dolphins

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

5.AccordingtoSimonBerrowtheyarebuildingupadictionaryofwordsdolphins

useorsoundstheymake.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

6.Whistlesaretheonlysounddolphinscanmake.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

7.Spermwhalescanproducestrongerultrasonicwavestokilltheirpreythan

dolphins.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

8.Spermwhalesweretheonlyspeciesthatcanusepulsesoundtostuntheirprey..

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

9.Asearlyasthe6thcenturyIrishfishermenstartedraisingdolphinsintheShannon

estuary.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

1().Irishdolphinsattracttouristsandover25,000peoplecometoseethemeveryyear.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

IV.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:Readingthefollowingpassageandmakingyourchoicefromthefour

optionsforeachquestion.

MovieMusic

Accustomedthoughwearetospeakingofthefilmsmadebefore1927as“silent”,

thefilmhasneverbeen,inthefullsenseoftheword,silent.Fromtheverybeginning,

musicwasregardedasanindispensableaccompaniment;whentheLumierefilms

wereshowntthefirstpublicfilmexhibitionintheUnitedStatesinFebruary1896,

theywereaccompaniedbypianoimprovisationsonpopulartunes.Atfirst,themusic

playedborenospecialrelationshiptothefilms;anaccompanimentofanykindwas

sufficient.Withinaveryshorttime,however,theincongruityofplayinglivelymusic

toasolemnfilmbecameapparent,andfilmpianistsbegantotakesomecarein

matchingtheirpiecestothemoodofthefilm.

Asmovietheatersgrewinnumberandimportance,aviolinist,andperhapsa

cellist,wouldbeaddedtothepianistincertaincases,andinthelargermovietheaters

smallorchestraswereformed.Foranumberofyearstheselectionofmusicforeach

filmprogramrestedentirelyinthehandsoftheconductororleaderoftheorchestra,

andveryoftentheprincipalqualificationforholdingsuchapositionwasnotskillor

tastesomuchastheownershipofalargepersonallibraryofmusicalpieces.Sincethe

conductorseldomsawthefilmsuntilthenightbeforetheyweretobeshown(if

indeed,theconductorwasluckyenoughtoseethemthen),themusicalarrangement

wasnormallyimprovisedinthegreatesthurry.

lbhelpmeetthisdifficulty,filmdistributingcompaniesstartedthepracticeof

publishingsuggestionsformusicalaccompaniments.In1909,forexample,theEdison

Companybeganissuingwiththeirfilmssuchindicationsofmoodas“pleasant"，“sad”,

“lively".Thesuggestionsbecamemoreexplicit,andsoemergedthemusicalcuesheet

containingindicationsofmood,thetitlesofsuitablepiecesofmusic,andprecise

directionstoshowwhereonepieceledintothenext.

Certainfilmshadmusicespeciallycomposedforthem.Themostfamousof

theseearlyspecialscoreswasthatcomposedandarrangedforD.W.Griffith'sfilm

BirthofNation,whichwasreleasedin1915.

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutthemajorityoffilmsmadeafter

1927?

A.theyweretruly“silent”.

B.theywereaccompaniedbysymphonicorchestras.

C.theyincorporatedthesoundoftheactors'voices.

D.theycorrespondedtospecificmusicalcompositions.

2.Whodidthemostinthedevelopmentofmoviemusic?

A.conductors

B.pianists

C.D.W.Griffith

D.Filmcompanies

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.therewerenomoviemusiccomposersattheverybeginning

B.theEdisonCompanyhaditsownorchestras

C.moviemusicisakindofmusicwithahistoryofonehundredyears

D.conductorspaidmuchattentiontothemoodofafilm

4.Theunderlinedword“incongruity“inParagraph1mostprobablymeans

A.beingdifferent

B.beinginharmonious

C.beingdull

D.beingunwise

5.inthewriter'sopinion,

A.theskillatplayingmusicismoreimportantthanthetasteIthemoodofa

film

B.thetasteinthemoodofafilmshouldbebasicallyimportant

C.apianistismoreimportantthanaviolinistwhenaccompanying

D.aconductorismoreimportantthanapianistwhenaccompanying

V.Translation:

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrases

inthebrackets.

1.urbanplannersinpracticehaveto(考虑到不同社会群体的利

益).(take…intoaccount)

2.(把近期工作与先前的工作相比较)andyouwillseehowmuchyou

haveimproved.(compare...with...)

ReferenceAnswerofUnit1

I.VocabularyandStructure:

Directions:Choosetherightanswerfromthefourchoicestocompletethefollowing

tensentences.

l.B2.C3.D4.A5.B

II.BridgingtheGap

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsorphrases.Eachoneshouldbe

usedonlyonce,andtherearetwooptionsyoumaynotuse.

1.defines2.Action3.Tears4.Good

5.Express

6.powerful7.Internally8.Shapes9.Respondsto

10.personal

III.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:ReadingthefollowingpassageandMakingjudgmentsforthestatements

intheend:chooseAfortruestatement;chooseBforfalsestatement;

chooseCfbrnotgiven.

1.C2.B3.A4.A5.A

6.B7.C8.B9.B10.A

IV.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:Readingthefollowingpassageandmakingyourchoicefromthefour

optionsfbreachquestion.

l.D2.D3.A4.B5.B

V.Translation:

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingrhewordsorphrases

inthebrackets.

I.comparetheinterestsofdifferentsocialgroupsintoaccount

2.compareyourrecentworkwithyourpreviousone

Unit2MistakestoSuccess

TextASplitMilk

TextBTheCake

I.VocabularyandStructure:

Directions:Choosetherightanswerfromthefourchoicestocompletethefollowing

tensentences.

1.Thepurposeoftheexaminationistothestudentsontheirknowledgeofthe

subject.

A.testB.tryC.practiceD.prove

2.Thecommitteewillthereportasthereareseveralmisstatementsinit.

A.reviseB.renewC.repairD.restore

3.Thereasonwhywearesointerestedintheweatheristhatitussodirectly.

A.benefitsB.effectsC.guidesD.affects

4.Hewantstofoolher,buteverytimesheiscleverenoughtohim.

A.runinto

B.carry...through

C.see...through

D.lookinto

5.I'mafraidwemustyourkindofofferofhelp.

A.turnoffB.turnoutC.turndownD.turnup

ILBridgingtheGap

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsorphrases.Eachoneshouldbe

usedonlyonce,andtherearetwooptionsyoumaynotuse.

Withoutfearunderunavoidablesothat

success

reachwiselyaslongasbetweenthoughtfailure

Lotsofpeopledon'tdaretomakemistakes.They(1)thattheywillberidiculedor

blamedbyothers.Theyfearthattheywilllosetheirmoneyandbelongingsorbe(2)a

lotofstress.Butrisksare(3)andtheydopavethewayyoumusttreadupontowards

(4).Haveyoueverheardofsomeonewhoachievessuccess(5)makinganymistakes

before?

Soitisonlynaturalthatmakingmistakesinyoureffortto(6)yourdreamsis

consideredamust,andyoushouldn'tworryaboutthatasyoumaygetalotof

advantagesoutofyourmistakes.Bymakingmistakesatleastyouthencandistinguish

(7)thecorrectandtheincorrectportionsofwhatyoudid.AnthonyD'Angelosaid:uIn

ordertosucceedyoumustfail,(8)youknowwhattodothenexttime”,andRobert

LouisStevensonevenwenttotheextremeastosay:"Ourbusinessinlifeisnotto

succeed,buttocontinuetofailingoodspirits

Youneedn'tworryaboutanything(9)youkeepongoingby(10)learningfrom

yourmistakesandtryingevenharder.

III.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:ReadingthefollowingpassageandMakingjudgmentsforthestatements

intheend:chooseAfortruestatement;chooseBforfalsestatement;

chooseCfornotgiven.

Whilesomeforecastingmethodshadlimitedsuccesspredictingthe1997EL

Nino(厄尔尼诺现象)afewmonthsinadvance,theColumbiaUniversityresearchers

saytheirmethodcanpredictlargeELNinoeventsuptotwoyearsinadvance.That

wouldbegoodnewsfbrgovernments,farmersandothersseekingtoplanforthe

droughtsandheavyrainfallthatEL.Ninocanproduceinvariouspartsoftheworld.

Usingacomputer,theresearchersmatchedsea-surfacetemperaturestolaterEL

Ninooccurrences(发生)between1980and2000andwerethenabletoanticipateEL

Ninoeventsdatingbackto1857,usingpriorsea-surfacetemperatures.Theresults

werereportedinthelatestissueofthejournalNature.

Theresearcherssaytheirmethodisnotperfect,butBryanC.Weare,a

meteorologist（气象学家）attheUniversityofCaledonia,Davis,whowasnotinvolved

inthework,said,“ItsuggestsELNinoisindeedpredictable.”

“Thiswillprobablyconvinceotherstosearcharoundmorefbrevenbetter

methods,“saidWeare.Headdedthatthenewmethod“makesitpossibletopredictEL

Ninoatlonglead（提前的）times”.Othermodelsalsousesea-surfacetemperatures,

buttheyhavenotlookedasfarbackbecausetheyneedotherdata,whichisonly

availableforrecentdecades,Wearesaid.

TheabilitytopredictthewarmingandcoolingofthePacificisofimmense

importance.The1997BLNino,fbrexample,causedanestimated$20billionin

damageworldwide,offset（抵消）bybeneficialeffectsinotherareas,saidDavid

Anderson,oftheEuropeanCentreforMedium-RangeWeatherForecastsinReading,

England.The1877ELNino,meanwhile,coincided（同时发生）withafailureofthe

Indianmonsoonandafaminethatkilledperhaps40millioninIndiaandChina,

promptingthedevelopmentofseasonalforecasting,Andersonsaid.

WhenELNinohitin1991and1997,200millionpeoplewereaffectedby

floodinginChinaalone,accordingtoa2002UnitedNationsreport.

WhilepredictingsmallerELNinoeventsremainstricky（复杂的）,theabilityto

predictlargeronesshouldbeincreasedtoatleastayearifthenewmethodis

confinned.

ELNinotendstodevelopbetweenAprilandJuneandreachesitspeakbetween

DecemberandFebruary.Thewarmingtendstolastbetween9and12monthsand

occurseverytwotosevenyears.

ThenewforecastingmethoddoesnotpredictanymajorELNinoeventsinthe

nexttwoyears,althoughaweakwarmingtowardtheendofthisyearispossible.

1.ThemethodusedbytheColumbiaUniversityresearcherscanpredictELNinoa

fewmonthsinadvance.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

2.TheColumbiaUniversityresearchersstudiedtherelationshipbetweenthepastEL

Ninooccurrencesandsea-surfacetemperatures.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

3.TheColumbiaUniversityresearchersarethefirsttousesea-surfacetemperaturesto

matchthepastELNinooccurrences.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

4.Weare'scontributioninpredictingELNinowashighlypraisedbyother

meteorologists.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

5.AccordingtoWeare,ColumbiaUniversityresearchershavefoundthebestwayto

predictlargeELNinoevents.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

6.AccordingtoaChinesereport,thefloodinginChinacausedbyELNinoin1991

and1997affected200millionChinesepeople.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

7.In1997,ELNinocausedabout$20billionindamageworldwide.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

8.IttakesabouteightmonthsforELNinotoreachitspeak.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

9.PredictingsmallerELNinoeventsispossibleifthenewmethodisconfirmed.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

10.AspecialinstitutehasbeensetupinAmericatostudyELNino.

A.TrueB.FalseC.NotGiven

IV.Reading&Comprehension

Directions:Thereare5blanksinthefollowingpassageand6sentencesattheendof

passage.Youshouldchooseasuitableonefromthe6sentencestofillin

theblanks.Eachsentenceshouldbeusednomorethanonetime.

TheCaffeineHabit

Therearemorethan170milliondrugaddictsintheU.S.,andthestrangethingis

thatyoucanbecountedasoneofthem.Youconsumeyourdrugofchoiceeveryday;

you'dfeelillifyoucouldn*thaveit;you'dhaveahardtimequitit.

(l)Andifyouthinkyougetitonlyincoffee,tea,cocacola,orinsmallerbiteof

chocolateyouhaven'tbeenpayingattention.Foodmanufacturersrecognizeahot

marketwhentheyseeit,andwithanywherefrom55%to90%oftheU.S.population

consumingcaffeineeveryday.(2)ThepopularRedBullenergydrinkisoneofthem,

andotherslikecaffeine-infusedgum,mints,beer,candy,evensoap-whichissupposed

toprovideitscaffeineboostthroughtheskin.

Regularamountofcaffeinehasbeenthesubjectofendlessmedicalstudies.We

knowcaffeinecouldworkeffectivelybycontrollingneurotransmittersthatwould

normallymakeyousleepy,improvingcognitivefunctionandevenathletic

performance.(3)“Exactlywhatlevelofcaffeineisharmfulisnotclearlyestablished,

butgenerallymorethanfivecupsofcoffeeistoomuch,"saidphysiologistHarris

LiebermanfromU.S.ArmyResearchInstituteofEnvironmentalMedicine,whohas

beenstudyingtheeffectsofcaffeineformorethan20years."It'stypicallypossibleto

diefromacaffeineoveruse,but,"saysDr.EricLavonas.aNorthCarolina

emergency-roomdoctor,Hyouhavetoreallyworkat(4)BillBradley,in2000

presidentialcandidate,attributedhisirregularheartbeattocaffeineoveruse

Inacountryofcaffeineaddicts,it'sunlikelythatyou'llneverdevelopaserious

problemandtherearen'tanyrepaircentersfbrcoffeedependence.(5)Thehighest

caffeineboostcanbefeltonehourfollowinginput,butsignificanteffectscanlastfor

eighthours.Ifyou'reatriskfbrheartdiseaseordigestivedisorders,talktoyourdoctor

abouthowmuchcaffeineyoushouldbedrinking.Likeanypleasurablesubstance,

caffeinecanbeabused.Soenjoy-butwithcare

A.Dependingonthestudy,thestuffnowisturningupeverywhere.

B.Thechemicalthathasyouaddicted,ofcourse,iscaffeine

C.Buthowmuchistoomuch?

D.Farmorecommonarepeoplewhosimplyfallillfromeatingordrinkingtoomuch

ofthatstuff.

E.Hereareseventipstoloosenthedeathgripofcaffeineaddiction.

F.Sothebestadviceistoknowyourlimits.

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrases

inthebrackets.

1.Theyarelikelyto(积极回应总统的请求).(respondto)

2.Heblendsrightintothecrowdofteenagersand(只是他的口音与众不

同)(set...apart)

Referenceanswerofunit2

I.Vocabulary

Directions:Choosetherightanswerfromthefourchoicestocompletethefollowing

tensentences.

l.A2.A3.D4.C

5.C

II.BridgingtheGap

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsorphrases.Eachoneshouldbe

usedonlyonce,andtherearetwooptionsyoumaynotuse.

1.fear2.under3.unavoidable4.success

5.without

6.reach7.between8.Sothat9.Aslongas10.wisely

III.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:ReadingthefollowingpassageandMakingjudgmentsforthestatements

intheend:chooseAfortruestatement;chooseBforfalsestatement;

chooseCfbrnotgiven.

1.B2.A3.C4.C5.B

6.B7.A8.A9.B

10.C

IV.Reading&Comprehension

Directions:Thereare5blanksinthefollowingpassageand6sentencesattheendof

passage.Youshouldchooseasuitableonefromthe6sentencestofillin

theblanks.Eachsentenceshouldbeusednomorethanonetime.

I.B2.A3.C4.D5.F

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrases

inthebrackets.

1.respondpositivelytothepresident'srequest

2.onlyhisaccentsetshimapartfromothers

Unit3FriendshipandLoyalty

TextAReflections:FriendshipandLoyalty

TextBATributetotheDog

I.VocabularyandStructure:

Directions:Choosetherightanswerfromthefourchoicestocompletethefollowing

tensentences.

1.Mr.Brown'sapartmentalsohisoffice.

A.servesonB.servesasC.servesD.serves

of

2.Wemustthetruthofthematter.

A.makeoutB.lookoutC.leaveout.D.carryout

3.1don'tthinkthisparagraph.

A.getsmeaning

B.makesoutsense

C.getsoutmeaning

D.makessense

4.1don'twanttogettheirquarrel.

A,involvedto

B.involvedby

C.involvedinto

D.involvedin

5.Peoplewhohavegoodarepoliteandconsiderateofothers.

A.mannersB.conductsC.meansD.ways

ILBridgingtheGap

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththefollowingwordsorphrases.Eachoneshouldbe

usedonlyonce,andtherearetwooptionsyoumaynotuse.

Whileshareonuniquewhateverthat

Oppositesacoupleofpersonalitieswiselyinno

matter

Inthedailydramaandcomedyofourlife,it'snicetohavefriends.(1)familyis

extremelyimportant,friendsareadifferentsupportsystemofyourchoosing.Asthe

sayinggoes,“Youcan'tchooseyourfamily,butyoucanchooseyourfHends.”

Choosingthem(2)canmakeyourlifemoreexcitingandinspiring.Decidingwhom

youchooseasyourfriendssaysasmuchaboutyouasitdocsthem.Youmaychoose

yourfriendsbased(3)similarinterests.Youmaychoosethembecauseyou'reboth

polar(4)ofeachotherandfindthisinterestingandintriguing.Often,friendsbecome

“fHends“becausetheynaturallygravitatetowardseachotherbecauseofsimilar(5)

andtemperaments.Sometimesit'sjustcircumstances(6)bringtwoindividuals

togetherwhothenbecomefriends.

(7)promptsafriendship,developingoneisaveryrewardingexperience.Thisis

especiallytruewhen,beforeyouknowit,acertainfriendshipturnsintoalifelong(8)

closefriendship.Again,it'sbeensaidthatapersonnonnallyhasonly(9)veryclose

friendsintheirlife.Thinkofwhomyoudeemastrulyclosefriends.Thesearethose

selectindividualsyoucanconfideinand(10)deepthoughtsandconcernswith,

withoutanyreservations.

III.Reading&Comprehension:

Directions:ReadingthefollowingpassageandMakingjudgmentsforthestatements

intheend:chooseAfortruestatement;chooseBforfalsestatement;

chooseCfornotgiven.

Service

Youngpeoplemayaskthemselvesquestionslikethiswhentheyapplyfor

employment:"Whataremyworkinghours?Whataremyextrabenefitsbesides

wages?WhatholidayswillIhaveoff?WillIhaveenoughtimetohangoutwithmy

friendsorpursuemyhobbies?^^Withquestionslikethese,however,whenwefocuson

ourleisurehoursinsteadofourworkinghourwemaybepreventedfromseeinga

muchgreateropportunity.

Goodworkattitudes,habits,andskillsarelearnedthroughsuccessfulwork

experiences.Let

meillustrate.OntheranchwhereIgrewup,thecowshadtobemilkedbeforedawn

everyday.WhenIwasjust10yearsold,Iwouldenterourbarnyardwheretherewere

about10to12cowswaitingformetoletthemintothemilkingbarn.Mymotherand

fatherusedtosayoutloudtothecows,“Goodmorning.It'sgoodtoseeyou!”Ihave

toconfessthatasayoungboyIdidn'tfeelquitethesamewaytowardthecows.

Aftereachcowwasmilked,Ipouredthemilkfromthepailintoa10-galloncan.

Eachcanweighedabout80poundswhenfull.Itmademestretchmyyoungmuscles

asIcarriedthemtotheroadfbrthedairytopickup.

Myfatherandmotherquitefrequentlyhelpedmewithmilkingthecows.I

remembermyfatherandmothercontinuedtomilkuntiltheywereintheirlate80s.

ButFatherdidn'tmilkthecowsbecausehehadto;hemilkedthembecausethey

neededtobemilked.Thereisadifferencetohim,theseanimalswerenotjustcows-

theywereBigBlackieandBossieandSallyandBetsy.Hewantedthemtobecontent.

Healwayssaidthatcontentedcowsgivegoodmilk.Tomyfather,milkingcows-as

unsophisticatedasitmayseem-wasnotanextraburden;itwasanopportunity.

Milkingwasnotajobfbrhim;itwasaservice.

Thisphilosophyissomethingthathelpedmea