When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you’re hearing, and say: “Thank you”. This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I’ll give you an example from my life when I totally blew it in terms of practising what I teach.

In my work I travel constantly. I always put off going to the airport until the last second. My wife, Lyda, was sitting next to me in the front seat. I was racing along and not paying much attention. Lyda cried out! “Look out! There is a red light up ahead.”

Being a trained behavioral science professional—who teaches others the value of encouraging advice—I naturally screamed at her: “I know there is a red light up ahead! Don’t you think I can see?” When we arrived at the airport, Lyda didn’t speak to me. I wondered why she seemed mad at me.

During the flight to New York, I did a cost-benefit analysis. I asked myself: “What was the cost of just listening when Lyda called out the warning? Zero.” I then reasoned: “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved?” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other people.

                
                           
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				來(lái)源：黑龍江省哈爾濱市2010屆高三一模英語(yǔ)試題
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            閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
            


            During
my second year of college, I was looking around for a place to live. One Sunday
after church, the pastor(牧師) told me to stay in
his daughter’s room because his daughter was studying abroad for one year.[來(lái)源:學(xué)*科*網(wǎng)Z*X*X*K]
            


               
To be  36  , I really didn’t want to stay with “the pastor’s
family”. He told me how much the  37  would be---a very low
figure that  38 one home-cooked meal a day. I thought about the  39
and decided to move in.
            


               
At the end of the term I had planned to find   40  living
place, since the daughter was to  41  home. To my delight,
they  42  that I share a room with their son. I seemed to have
been adopted into their  43  ----their people became my
people. I   44  accepted the offer.
            


               
As I emptied the daughter’s bedroom, I thought it might be  45  to
have a little sister to look after. But when I later met my new sister, I  46
that she was more independent than I first  47 .
            


              
We finally fell in love,  48  , and have looked after each
other for many years. There have been times that life turned out more  49 
than either of us could have known. But we have always been able to go  50 
largely because we knew that we are deeply   51  .
            


              
It isn’t about marriage… It’s about  52  . It’s about mothers
and fathers, sisters and brothers and special friends who are as  53  as
family. It’s about anybody who can say, “I’ll be  54   ----you
can count on me. I’ll try to look after you and sometimes I will need you to look
after me.[來(lái)源:Z§xx§k.Com]
            


              
Is there somebody you can depend on?  And are others counting on you? We
travel the path of life best when there is  55  to look after,
and when someone is looking after us.
            


            36.
A. honest                      B.
surprised                 C.
friendly           D. pleased
            


            37.
A. price                        B.
rent                       C.
money             D. pay
            


            38.
A. had                         B.
included                 C.
made               D.
contained
            


            39.
A. idea                         B.
plan                       C.
service            D. offer
            


            40.
A. same                       B.
different                C.
another           D. extra
            


            41.
A. return                      B.
go                         C.
get                        D.
leave
            


            42.
A. ordered                   B.
agreed                   C.
arranged          D. suggested
            


            43.
A. house                      B.
family                   C.
group             D.
friend
            


            44.
A. happily                    B.
sorrowfully            C.
evidently         D. efficiently
            


            45.
A. bad                         B.
exciting                  C.
nice                D.
strange
            


            46.
A. realized              B.
thought               C.
knew            D. doubted
            


            47.
A. saw                   B.
told                       C.
imagined                D.
believed
            


            48.
A. separated                  B.
parted                  C.
left                        D.
married
            


            49.
A. smooth              B.
challenging           C. exciting            D.
different
            


            50.
A. backward              B.
eastward                C.
forward                 D.
westward
            


            51.
A. hated                 B.
cared                  C.
felt                        D.
liked
            


            52.
A. friendship             B.
relation                C.
love                D.
family
            


            53.
A. close                  B.
good                C.
far                  D.
long 
            


            54.
A. away                   B.
out                   C.
in                   D.
around
            


            55.
A. nobody             B.
somebody         C. anybody          D.
everybody
            


             
            

			
            

			
            
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				來(lái)源：湖南省長(zhǎng)沙市業(yè)水平考試英語(yǔ)模擬試題（二）
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            第一節(jié)  回答問(wèn)題（共3小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分6分）
            


            閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)第58至第60小題的具體要求，盡可能簡(jiǎn)要回答問(wèn)題，并將答案轉(zhuǎn)寫(xiě)到答題卡上。 
            


            If you do not use your arm or your legs for
some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly
become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know
that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory,
he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone
else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it
enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are
weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor
memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that
it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or
write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read
or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little
notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory
is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn
from the people: Practice remembering.
            


            58. What is the main reason for one is poor
memory? (回答詞數(shù)不超過(guò)8個(gè))
            


            59. What will happen if you do not use your
arms or legs for some time? (回答詞數(shù)不超過(guò)5個(gè))
            


            60. What is the best title for this
passage? (回答詞數(shù)不超過(guò)6個(gè))
            


             
            

			
            

			
            
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            第四部分: 閱讀理解（共15小題，滿(mǎn)分30分）
            


            閱讀下列三篇短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
            


            It is important for Americans to thank
other people for favors even if what the other person did was very small. Both
children and older people should be thanked for any kind act. The person
accepting the thanks usually says something to make the favor seem small, or
says that it was his pleasure to help you, or simply, “ You’re welcome.”
            


            It is equally important to apologize when
you have hurt or disappointed someone. When possible, you should always add a
reasonable explanation or excuse for your behavior. When there is some loss or
damage to personal property(財(cái)產(chǎn)), the person responsible(負(fù)責(zé)) for the loss should both apologize and offer to pay for the item.
            


            Most of the time the other person accepts
the apology graciously and doesn’t show any disappointment or anger. But if the
problem was really serious or it happened several times before, the person
might say something how he feels.
            


            56. It is necessary to thank a person who
is _____ for any kind act.
            


            A. older than
you         B. younger than you
            


            C. the same age as
you     D. all of the above
            


            57. If you do any damage to someone’s
property, you should _____.
            


            say how sorry you feel and offer to pay for
the item.
            


            Just apologize for what you have done.
            


            Say nothing and try to forget about it.
            


            Pay for the damage without saying a word.
            


            58. When you apologize for something, you
should ____.
            


            always remember to say it is not your
fault.
            


            try to explain the reason for your actions.
            


            add an excuse even if it is not a good one.
            


            none of the above
            


            59.When someone apologizes to you, you
should_____.
            


            accept the apology
kindly       B. tell him how upset you are
            


            take no notice of
him.          D. give an angry
reply and leave him alone.
            


            60.Choose the best title of this passage.
            


            A. Don’t hurt
others    B. Thanking
            


            C. Habit of Americans   D.
Thanking and Apologizing
            


             
            

			
            

			
            
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				來(lái)源：廣東省2009--2010學(xué)年度高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷
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            語(yǔ)法填空: (每小題1.5分,
共15分)
            


            When
someone says “Well, I guess I’ll face the music.”, he doesn’t mean that
31_______
            


            is
planning to go to a concert. It is something far less happy, as you are
32________(call) in by
            


            your
boss to explain why you did this or did that, or 33______you did not do this or
that.
            


            At
some time34______ another, every one of us has to “face the music”, 35________
            


            (especial)
as children, we can all remember father’s angry words “I want to talk to you!”
And it was only because we did not listen to him. 36_____ a bad thing it was!
            


            In
the middle or at the end of every term, some students have to “face the music”.
The result of the exam will decide 37______ they will have to face the music or
not. There might be parents’ blame and the contempt（輕視）of
the teachers and other 38___________(classmate).
            


            The
phrase “to face the music” is well known to every American, 39_____ or old. It
is at least 100 years old. It originally means that you have to do something
40_______ (brave), no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you
know you have no choice.
            


             
            

			
            

			
            
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            “Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a
skeleton (骨骼) in the closet (衣櫥)？”Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully, “Well,
it’s something that you would rather not have
anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a(chǎn) skeleton in his family’s
closet’. He really wouldn’t
want any neighbor to know about it.”
            


            “Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your
family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t you great – great grandfather a prisoner who
was transported to Australia for his crimes?”
“Yes, but people these days say that you are
not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I
understand now,” Jessica cut in before things
grew worse.
            


            After dinner, the house was very
quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry
with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she
glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When
she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked
to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and
reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a
bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s
mother sank into a faint (暈倒), waking only when Jessica put a
cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her
husband and daughter.
            


            “What happened? Where am I?”
she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to
tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it
caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as
her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re
both crazy,” she thought.
            


            1.According to Jessica’s
mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means         .
            


                A．a(chǎn) family honor                   B．a(chǎn) family secret      
            


                C．a(chǎn) family story                   D．a(chǎn) family treasure
            


            2.What can we learn about some Australian’s ancestors from Paragraph 2?______.
            


                A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
            


                B．They were the earliest people living in Australia.
            


                C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
            


                D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
            


            3.Jessica’s
mother fell down into a faint because she was          .
            


                A．knocked      B．frightened         C．injured        D．surprised
            


            4.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
_________.
            


                A．She was curious about it.           B．She planned to keep it for fun.
            


                C．She needed it for her school task.  D．She intended to scare her parents.
            


            5.Jessica’s
parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because        .
            


                A．they were crazy                     
            


                B．they were overexcited
            


                C．they realized their misunderstanding 
            


                D．they both thought they had won the quarrel
            


             
            

			
            

			
            
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