All students are eager to know ______ they will pass the exam or not.A. ifB. thatC. whetherD. why

The program ______ to help students prepare for their first year at our college.A. is designedB. designedC. designsD. has designed

Everyone in the family_______ upstairs so as not to wake the sleeping baby in the cradle.A. walksB. tiptoesC. runsD. jumps

A)troublesome E) competent l) assess M) dilemma B) tiresome F) concealing J) value N) promotion C) rude G) changing K) perceive O) advancement D) professional H) inherently L) dignity It's funny. We're living in this bold new world of technology.Everything is supposed to be getting simpler.Unfortunately,I've been feeling exactly the opposite. With each new26__ that is supposed to save me time,I feel like I am getting further and further behind.From myviewpoint, life today just seems to be27 _ more stressful than it used to be.At work, I have become so tense that I can hardly smile. I am having a hard time controling my temper and28__my anger. Some people think that I am being29__and avoid talking to me.My boss came in the other day and said that my behavior was becoming 30__ for him in keeping peace in the office. He recommended that I go for some31__ treatment. "I've always liked you,William,"he said, "but you need to maintain your32__ here at work. Lately, you just don't seem to be yourself."I ended up going to see a specialist in on-the-job psychological behavior. I explained my33__to him. He said that,in fact, the real problem is how I34__ my daily routine. He told me that i need to learn to35__what I can and cannot get done. He discouraged me from giving emotional emphasis to things beyond my control.His advice seems to have really helped.

The key to any successful garage sale (家庭旧物出售) is to get the word out. The best means of advertising your sale is to place an ad in the local newspaper. If you have a city and neighborhood paper, make sure you advertise in both. The ad should be large enough that it stands out. It should also include information on where the sale is located with directions, the "hot" items you're selling and the time the sale will start and end. An ad should be placed at least two days before the sale and run until the day of your event. That way people can plan their route (路线) to the sale in advance. Signs are another great way to inform your community. Post them in places where people gather, such as stores and community centers. Some businesses have a central bulletin board (布告栏), which is the best place to advertise. Other places to post are at the local college or university campus. This is especially helpful if your sale is happening in August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for cheap finds. Post signs around your neighborhood. You should also place both ads and direction signs, especially if you're located on a side street without a major presence. Signs will attract and direct people. Just make sure you print in bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read the information from the front seat of their car.1. The best way of getting out the news of your garage sale is to ______.A.publish the news onlineB.visit people door-to-doorC.advertise in the local newspaperD.make phone calls to your neighbors 2. You should place an ad at least two days before the sale so that people can ______.E.get enough cash for the pare prices of the itemsG.select the items they will buyH.decide on their route in advance 3. Why should signs be posted in a community center?I.Schools are nearby.J.There are many stores.K.Students often meet there.L.More people gather there. 4. What advice is given for printing the signs according to the last paragraph?M.Colored signs are preferred.N.Bold letters should be used.O.Large pictures should be included.P.Phone numbers should be provided. 5. The best title for the passage might be ______.Q.Advertising Garage SalesR.Advantages of Garage SalesS.Importance of Garage SalesT.Printing Ads for Garage Sales

The moment I entered our old family house during the recent holiday break, I was overwhelmed by a strong feeling of nostalgia (怀旧).My bedroom appeared exactly as I remembered it when I moved out. On the neatly ironed white bedsheets was my favorite childhood toy, a silly-looking monkey with incredibly long arms. I opened my bedside drawer. My large pack of colorful origami paper (折纸), along with half-finished paper cranes (纸鹤), was tidily kept in a box, carefully sealed up by my mom. Even the pair of old scissors I once used to cut paper flowers was kept with the set.1/31. The author had left home to pursue dreams and ambitions as well as to seek independence.A. True.B. False.C. Not given.

A)I first began to investigate the basis of human motivation—and how people persevere after setbacks—as a psychology gra随机试验e student at Yale University in the 1640s. Animal experiments by psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania had shown that a随机试验 repeated failures, most animals conclude that a situation is hopeless and beyond their control. After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect change—a state they called learned helplessness. B)People can learn t部分图e helpless, too. Why do some students give up when they encounter difficulty, whereas others who are no more skilled continue to strive斯托克斯方程earn？ One answer, I soon discovered, lay in people’s beliefs about why they had failed. C)In particular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more t部分图 does the belief that lack of effort is to blame. When I told a group of school children who displayed helpless behavior. that a lack of effort led to their mistakes in math, they learned to keep trying when the problems got tough. Another group of helpless chil整体性质 who were simply rewarded for their success on easier problems did not improve their ability to solve hard math problems. These experiments indicated that a focus on effort can help resolve helplessness and generate success. D)Later, I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of lea随机试验s—helpless versus mastery-oriented. I realized these different types of students not only explain their failures differently, but they also hold different “theories” of intelligence. The helpless ones believe intelligence is a fixed characteristic: you have only a certain amount, and that’s that. I call this a “fixed mind-set (思维模式).” Mistakes crack their self-confidence because they attribute errors to a lack of ability, which they feel powerless to change. They avoid challenges because challenges make mistakes more likely. The mastery-oriented children, on the other hand, think intelligence is not fixed and can be developed through education a随机试验ard work. Such children believe challenges are energizing rather than intimidating (令人生畏); they offer opportunities to learn Students with such a growth mind-set were destined (注定)for greater academic success and were quite likely to outperform. their counterparts. E)We validated these expectations in a study in whic矩阵对策o other psychologists and I monitored 871 students for two years during the transition to junior high school, when the work gets more difficult and the grading more strict, to determine how their mind-sets might affect their math grades. At the beginning of seventh grade, we assessed the students, mind-sets by asking them to agree or disagree with statements s假值h as “Your intelligence is something very basic about you that you can’t really change.” We then assessed their beliefs about other aspects of learning and looked to see what happened to their grades. F)As predicted, the students with a growth mind-set felt that learning was a more important goal than getting good grades. In addition, they held hard work in high regard. They understood that even geniuses h延迟时间to work hard. Confronted by a setback such as a disappointing test grade, students with a growth mind-set said they would study harder or try a different strategy. The students who held a fixed mind-set, however, were concerned about looking smart with less regard for learning. They had negative views of effort, believing that having to work hard was a sign of low ability. They thought that a p多元相关系数with talent or intelligence did not need to work hard to do well. Attributing a bad grade to their own lack of ability, those with a fixed mind-set said that they would study less in the future, try never to take that subject again and consider cheating on future tests. G)Such different outlooks had a dramatic impact on p多元相关系数ance. At the start of junior high, the math achievement test scores of the students with a growth mind-set were comparable to those of students who displayed a fixed mind-set. But as the work became more difficult, the students with a growth mind-set s假值wed greater persistence. As a result, their math grades overtook those of the other students by the end of the first semester—and the gap between the two groups continued to widen during the two years we followed them. H)A fixed mind-set can also hinder集体ommunication and progress in the workplace and discourage, or ignore constructive criticism and advice. Research shows that managers who have a fixed mind-set are l整体性质likely to seek or welcome feedback from their employees than are managers with a growth mind-set. I)How do we transmit a growth mind-set to our children？ O圆心角way is by telling stories about achievements that result from hard work. For instance, talking about mathematical geniuses who were more or less born that way puts students in a fix真值函数ind-set, but descriptions of great mathematicians who fell in love with math and developed amazing skills produce a growth mind-set. J) In addition, parents and teachers can help children by providing explicit instruction regarding the mind as a learning machine. I designed an eig维纳滤波ession workshop for 31 students whose math grades were declining in their first year of junior high. Forty-eight of the students received instruction in study skills only, whereas the others attended a combination of study skills sessions and classes in which they learned about the growth mind-set and how to apply it to schoolwork. In the growth mind-set classes, students read and discussed an article entitled “You Can Grow Your Brain.” They were taught that the brain is like a muscle that gets stronger with use and that learning prompts the brain to grow new conn有界闭集ons. From such instruction, many students began to see themselves as agents of their own brain development. Despite being unaware that there were two types of instruction, teachers reported significant motivational changes in 55% of the children in the growth mind-set workshop as compared with only 0% of students in the control group. K) Researc矩阵对策 converging (汇聚)on the conclusion that great accomplishment and even genius is typically the resu下方值of years of passion and dedication and not something that flows naturally from a gift. 53.The author’s exp多元相关系数t shows that students with a fixed mind-s假值 believe having to work hard is an indication of low ability. 41.Focusing on effort is effective in helping children overcome f差错控制ration and achieve success. 16.We can cultivate a growth m缓增d-set in children by telling success stories that em缓增asize hard work and love of learning. 69.Students假值belief about the cause of their failure explains their a随机试验ude toward setbacks. 30.和校验the author’s experiment, students with a growth mind-set showed greater p多元相关系数rance in solving difficult math problems. 11.The aut部分图 conducted an experiment to find out about the influen有界闭集f students’ mind-sets on math learning. 91.After faili决策向量gain and again, most ani决策向量 give up hope. 40.Informing students abou下方值he brain as a learning machine is a good strategy to enhanc矩阵对策eir motivation for learning. 43.People with a随机试验ed mind-set believe that one’s假值ntelligence is unchangeable. 3密度函数 the workplace, feedback may not be so w分类资料me to managers with a fixed mind-set.

[听力文本资源]M: I'm so glad I caught you in your office, professor. I've been trying to find you all week long. Do you have a minute to speak?W: Oh, sure. I am sorry about that. I'm normally good at keeping office hours, but I've had a few personal issues. What can I do for you?M: I'd like to discuss my term paper topic with you. It is going to compare two modern essays by American author Stevie Frost.W: Well, Stevie Frost was actually British.M: Really?W: You were supposed to read short biography of him before you read the essays. It will help you understand where the essays come from and the author's intentions and motives.M: How long does this paper have to be?W: The average was six to eight pages. That doesn't mean your paper can't be two or three. I didn't put any real word count on it.M: By the way, um, could you tell me the deadline for this paper?W: I am pretty sure that it is all explained clearly in your program of study.M: I know. But, the other day, I went to the library in a hurry, leaving both my computer and notes in the coffee shop. When I realized and went back, they weren't there anymore. I asked the waiters if they had picked them up for me, but they said no.W: I am sorry to hear that, and you should be more careful. Anyway, the deadline is next Friday.M: I really appreciate your help.W: Well, that's what I'm here for. Just keep an open mind when conducting the study.[听力文本资源]1. [听力文本资源] Why does the man visit the professor? [听力文本资源]A) To ask for an absence from class.B) To discuss some essays.C) To discuss his term paper topic. D) To borrow a book of biography.2. [听力文本资源] What should the man do before reading the essays? [听力文本资源]A) Read the author's biography. B) Make clear where the author comes from.C) Make clear the motives of reading essays.D) Determine the topic of the term paper.3. [听力文本资源] How long does this paper have to be? [听力文本资源]A) Six to eight pages.B) Two to three pages.C) No fixed page amount. D) The more pages, the better.4. [听力文本资源] What happened to the man's computer? [听力文本资源]A) It was left in the library.B) It was lost at a coffee shop. C) It was stolen by the waiter.D) It was borrowed by another student.

One billion people in the world are short of water. How can this problem be solved? One possibility that scientists are considering is pulling icebergs from either the North Pole or the South Pole to parts of the world with a water shortage (短缺). Although many questions must be answered before such a project could be tried, engineers, mathematicians and glaciologists (冰川学家) consider the iceberg as a future source of water. Saudi Arabia (沙特阿拉伯) is particularly interested in this project because it has a great water shortage. Scientists estimate that it would take 128 days to transport a large iceberg (about 1/2 miles square) to Saudi Arabia. Yet the iceberg would be completely melted by the 104th day. Therefore, insulation would be essential, but how to insulate the iceberg remains an unsolved problem.The problems in transporting an iceberg are numerous. The first problem is choosing the iceberg to pull. The icebergs that form in the North Pole are quite difficult to handle because of their shape. Only a small portion extends (延伸) above the water – most of the iceberg is below the surface, which would make it difficult to pull. South Pole icebergs, on the other hand, are flat and float like table tops; thus, they would be much easier to move.How can a 200 million-ton iceberg be moved? No ship is strong enough to pull such enormous weight through the water. Perhaps several ships could be used. Attaching ropes to an iceberg this size is also an enormous problem. Engineers think that large nails or long metal rods (杆) could be driven into the ice. What would happen if the iceberg breaks into several pieces during the pulling? How could it be pulled through stormy waters? Furthermore, once the iceberg reached its destination (目的地), very few ports would be deep enough to store it.All of these problems must be solved before icebergs can become a reasonable source of water. Yet scientists think that it will be possible to transport them in the near future. Each year, enough icebergs form to supply the whole world with fresh water for a full year. In addition, icebergs are free and non-polluting. As a solution to the world's water problems, icebergs may be a workable possibility.(1) (单选题)According to the passage, which of the following statements about using icebergs to solve water shortage is NOT true?A. There are difficult engineering problems to be solved.B. The water in most ports is too shallow for big icebergs.C. Saudi Arabia is the only country interested in the project.D. It's hard to pull an iceberg which is largely below the water surface.(2) (单选题)Which of the following is one of the difficulties to transport icebergs?A. Not enough ships.B. Terrible weather in the ocean.C. Too much salt in the ocean water.D. Too many different shapes of icebergs.(3) (单选题)Icebergs from the South Pole probably are easier to transport because ___________.A. they are easier to pull.B. they do not melt very easily.C. they are all in small portions.D. they stand above the water surface.(4) (单选题)From the passage, the word "insulation" in Paragraph 1 can be best explained as ______________.A. separating the iceberg from heat.B. taking the iceberg away from the ocean.C. protecting the iceberg from being broken.D. shortening the distance from the destination.(5) (单选题)From the passage we can infer that ________________.A. the chances of using icebergs as a source of water are very small.B. using icebergs as a source of water may cause environmental problem.C. it is just a fantasy for humans to transport icebergs to solve the water shortage.D. scientists are optimistic about the possibility of using icebergs as a water source.