It was not who is right but what is right _______ is of importance.

A．which           B．it          C．that           D．this

“What is the most important thing you’ve done in your life?” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers.
The answer came to me in an instant. It’s not the one I gave, because the situation was not right. As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people, but here’s the true answer:
The most important thing I’ve ever done occurred on October 8,1990. I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other’s lives. He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night.
While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friend’s father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust.
For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木雞). Then I tried to figure out what I should do. Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friend’s son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome. Be there for moral support? Well, maybe. But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they’d be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened. All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way. Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home. So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later.
As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts. I now faced another problem. I couldn’t leave the keys in the truck. So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys.
When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting. As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife. I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next. Soon a doctor appeared. He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died.
For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence. After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son.
My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families. When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner. He came over and hugged me and started to cry. My friend’s wife hugged me, too, and said , “Thanks for being here.”
For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye.
It’s the most important thing I have ever done. The experience taught me two lessons.
First: The most important thing I’ve ever done happened when I was completely helpless. None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation. Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome. All I could do was standing by and watching it happen. And yet it was critical that I do just that--- just be there when someone needed me.
Second: The most important thing I’ve done almost didn’t happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life. Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organized them. These skills are critical for lawyers. When people come to us for help, they’re often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically. But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel. Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital.
From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn’t the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve. The most important thing in life is the kids’ team you coach or the poem you write----or the time when you’re just somebody’s friend.
【小題1】 When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author _______.

A．felt it was not an interesting question

B．thought for a while and spoke his mind

C．gave an answer from a lawyer’s point of view

D．didn’t give the real answer

【小題2】When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought _______.

A．he had to stay with his family

B．his friend did not need his help.

C．he would not be of much help

D．the baby would be in the doctor’s care

【小題3】What can we infer from the author’s description of the scene at the hospital?

A．He found out that he was in the way.

B．He would have felt guilty if he had not been there.

C．He regretted that he went too late.

D．His friend would have felt better if he had not been there.

【小題4】Which of the following is conveyed in this story?

A．Family and relatives can not take the place of friends.

B．More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble.

C．It is best to be here when someone needs you.

D．You can certainly help a friend if you want to.

【小題5】The author learned from his own experience that_______.

A．what is taught in school is usually of no use.

B．a(chǎn) lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms

C．a(chǎn) lawyer should know people’s feeling first

D．he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically

【小題6】 The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the author_______.

A．is fond of writing poems

B．is going to coach the kid’s team

C．is determined to make friends with everybody

D．is fully aware of the importance of being helpful to those in need

When I decided to get married, my father decided to share some wisdom. “Lori, it is just as easy to love a rich man as it is to love a poor man, “ he said. My boyfriend didn’t have much money, but I loved him. “What?” I cried. “ How can you say that? I want to marry for love, NOT for money.” “ But why not marry someone you love who has money?” he asked. “Rich men are materialistic（物質(zhì)主義的）. I’d rather marry a poor man who loves me,” I said and he gave in.

And as we went on, with my family growing, I learned why my father put such importance on money. We had to cover the rent, car, electricity, food, and medical bills. We were under lot of pressure. The worries over whether we would be asked to move out or if we had the money to wash our clothes at the Laundromat this week made me question if I did the right thing by marrying a “poor” man.

I realized that I had entered the ranks of the poor. Not that I’d ever been rich. Most of my life, I considered us in the lower middle-class rank. We had a house of our own, food on the table, cars, clothes, and money for college. But now, as I listened to an apartment neighbour talk about her monthly “Mother’s Day” gift, I realized she was talking about her welfare check（政府發(fā)放的救濟金）. And another young mother tried to “help” me out by connecting me with a friend who stole baby clothes from a department store. “ For a small cut,” she said, “ I could return my ‘purchase’(購買的東西）for cash.” It made me sick. How poor was I?

I had a college education but wasn’t using it. I insisted on not missing a minute of our children’s childhood and it came at a price. My husband was working as hard as he could and it wasn’t enough. But somehow we made it.

The kids grew. Today, we look back and see the great values gained by going through those hard years. My children are not materialistic. They never thought they were poor growing up because we always managed to give a little bit of food, money, or clothes to the “poor”. They were satisfied with the simple things in life that come free such as a beach day or a horse back ride from their dad.

We had our worries, but we still treasured our very favorite part of the day when we’d nest (棲息地）under the covers and talked about our future, the kids and how much we loved each other. Sure our financial(財政的) troubles caused a lot of fights, but we didn’t leave each other. We began to live a better life. We moved to a better community(社區(qū)）with good schools for the kids. And soon, we’ll face a new challenge with wealth. But we’ll never give up.

My father died three years ago. Before he died, he knew I made the right choice. I’m proud of my decision.

1..The writer argued with her father because _________________.

A．she thought her father didn’t love her at all

B．her father thought her boyfriend was too materialistic

C．her father wanted her to marry a rich man while she didn’t

D．she thought her father loved her boyfriend’s money more than him.

2..After getting married, the writer questioned if she had done the right thing to marry her husband because___________.

A．she was often scolded(責(zé)罵)by her father

B．she found her husband was irresponsible(不負責(zé)任的）

C．he didn’t think her husband loved her deeply

D．they lived a poor life with children to support

3..After their children were born, the writer_______________.

A．often regretted not using her college education

B．worked very hard in order to make more money

C．had to steal baby clothes from a department store

D．looked after her children as a professional (職業(yè)的,專業(yè)的）housewife

4.. Why didn’t the writer’s children think they were poor growing up?

A．Because the writer always gave them whatever they wanted

B．Because the writer and her children often helped other people.

C．Because the writer didn’t let her children play with their rich neighbours

D．Because the writer let her children have a good life through receiving help from others.

5..What do you think is the theme(主題）of the story?

A．Women should always make a decision by themselves

B．Listening to the old is important when people get married

C．Money doesn’t matter as much as love in marriage

D．Children don’t mind whether they have a poor family or not

 

 

What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate(調(diào)查),how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.

The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.

1．What makes a scientist according to the passage?

A. The tools he uses.                                                      B. His ways of learning.

C. The way he uses his tools.                      D. The various tools he use

2．“The scientist, however, goes one step further,” the author says this to show________.

A. the importance of information                               

B. the importance of thinking

C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people

D. the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs.

3．A sound scientific theory should be one that________ .

A. does not only work under one set of conditions at one time, but also works under the same conditions at other times                                      

  B. leaves no room for improvement

C. does not allow any change even under different conditions  

D. can be used for many purposes

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Scientists are different from ordinary people.            

 B. The theory of relativity.

C. Exactness is the core（核心）of science.

D. Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.

 

What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate(調(diào)查),how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.

The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.

1．What makes a scientist according to the passage?

A. The tools he uses.                                         B. His ways of learning.

C. The way he uses his tools.                   D. The various tools he use

2．“The scientist, however, goes one step further,” the author says this to show________.

A. the importance of information                      

B. the importance of thinking

C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people

D. the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs.

3．A sound scientific theory should be one that________ .

A. does not only work under one set of conditions at one time, but also works under the same conditions at other times                                       

  B. leaves no room for improvement

C. does not allow any change even under different conditions  

D. can be used for many purposes

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Scientists are different from ordinary people.            

 B. The theory of relativity.

C. Exactness is the core（核心）of science.

D. Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.

閱讀理解

　　What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways－or tools －of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree too that knowing how to investigate(調(diào)查), how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scinetist, however, goes one step further: he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his question and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets into a large set of ideas about how the world works.

　　The scientist' knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason why investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy(正確性) of his mathematics was later tested through investigations. Einstein's ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.

1．What, according to the passage, makes a scientist?

[　　]

A．The tools he uses.

B．His ways of learning.

C．The way he uses his tools.

D．The various tools he uses.

2．“…knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone.” The author says this show ________.

[　　]

A．the importance of information

B．the importance of thinking

C．the difference between scientists and ordinary people

D．the difference between carpenters and ordinary people

3．A sound scientific theory should be one that ________.

[　　]

A．works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times

B．leaves no room for improvement

C．does not allow any change even under different conditions

D．can be used for many purposes

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Scientists are different from ordinary people.

B．The theory of relativity.

C．Exactness is the core(核心)of science.

D．Exactness and way of using tools are the key to the making of a scientist.

The area of child psychology is one of the most significant and well studied of all the branches of psychology. It aims to help with achieving a greater understanding of the behavior of children through an understanding of their minds. It deals with children who range from the prenatal(出生前的)stage right up to the stage of adolescence.
The psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980) has been credited with making a major breakthrough in this area when he put forward his idea that children were not actually less intelligent than adults, rather they just thought in a different way. Preciously the development of children right from birth through to adulthood was an area that was almost completely neglected. In fact very little work was done in this area. However, interest in this field has now developed to the point of being one of the most debated of all the areas of psychology.
Despite popular belief that factors such as genetics or personal characteristics are the only determining factors that influence a youth’s behavior, this is not in fact the case. In reality, development actually includes many more factors than those contained within an individual. Factors such as environment, which can include social relationships and the surrounding culture, also play important roles. Relationships with both peers and adults will no doubt affect how children think and learn, and therefore develop. These relationships can include those that are found not only within families but also in schools and peer groups.
Culturally speaking, this factor will contribute greatly to how children develop their personality concerning the values they end up holding (perhaps for a lifetime) as well as how they view such things as traditions and customs.
Nowadays, psychologists have agreed that a child’s psychology is both unique and highly complex. However, there are debates on many different points in this field and many viewpoints exist.
【小題1】The word “neglected” underlined in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “______”.

A．ignored

B．destroyed

C．developed

D．explored

【小題2】What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Popular belief about child psychology.

B．The role families play in a child’s development.

C．Factors that affect a child’s development.

D．The importance of relationships to a child.

【小題3】The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to ____.

A．introduce an important psychologist.

B．give a brief introduction to child psychology.

C．compare some of the areas of psychology.

D．explain the development in psychology.

閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳答案。

　　What makes a person a scientist? Does he have waysor tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate (調(diào)查), how to discover infomation, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further; he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.

　　The scientist's knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, Who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy (正確性) of his mathematics was later tested through investigations. Einstein's ideas were proved to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.

1．What makes a scientist according to the passage?

[　　]

A．The tools he uses.

B．His ways of learning.

C．The way he uses his tools.

D．The various tools he uses.

2．“Knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone.” The author says this to show ________.

[　　]

A．the importance of information

B．the importance of thinking

C．the difference between scientists and ordinary people

D．the difference between carpenters and ordinary people

3．A sound scientific theory should be one that ________.

[　　]

A．works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other times

B．leaves no room for improvement

C．does not allow any change even under different conditions

D．can be used for many purposes

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Scientists are different from ordinary people.

B．The theory of relativity.

C．Exactness is the core (核心) of science.

D．Exactness and way of using tools are the key to the making of a scientist.

A firm handshake is the key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
A US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock（模擬）interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their general performance, five “handshake raters（評估人）” also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with “wimpy” shakes were judged to be more timid（膽怯的）and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: “We’ve always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don’t consciously remember a person’s handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal（非語言的）clues we get about the person’s general personality, and that impression is what we remember.”
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, —as an overenthusiastic “bone crusher” handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of reliability.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
【小題1】The passage is probably intended for_______.

A．job-hunters

B．a(chǎn)n undergraduate

C．employers

D．handshake raters

【小題2】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave.

B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are less competitive.

C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others.

D．The handshake dates back to medieval Europe.

【小題3】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The handshake determines a person’s personality.

B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake.

C．The first few minutes of the interview really counts.

D．Job interview success depends on a number of factors.