Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time blaming ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we believe that others could like us if we believe our inner being is flawed?
If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesn’t like you might be fearful, or shallow or busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time.
Don’t take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger than your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. Although some factors that might cause one person to reject you, there are at least many factors that will work in your favor.
You might be thirty pounds over your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who don’t mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people out there  looking for loyalty, or fun, or sweetness, or wisdom, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior because you don’t have much money and you don’t drive a nice car. You can believe that this is the reason                                       
that you don’t have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person.
The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it’s the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.
小題1:According to the passage,         plays an important role in making friends.
A．a(chǎn)dmitting your shortcomingsB．self criticism
C．modestyD．confidence
小題2:If you are not liked by a person,        .
A．you should find the reason in yourself
B．you’d better talk with the person face to face
C．you may not be the one to be blamed
D．you and that person misunderstand each other
小題3:We can learn from the third paragraph that        .
A．your good qualities may make you earn more money
B．your weakness may also be your strengths in some way
C．your negative qualities may cause you to lose friends
D．you’ll have few friends if you don’t share the same interest
小題4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
A．It is important to lose weight.
B．It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.
C．Inner qualities are more important than physical appearance.
D．If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.
小題5:What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?
A．How to find your good qualities.B．How to make friends.
C．How to make self criticism.D．How to keep fit.

【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

試題分析：本文敘述了人們也許花費很多的時間去怪罪自己的性格不好，其實你的弱點也有可能是你自己的長處，要想廣交朋友必須要對自己有自信心。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people.可以要有自信才能廣交朋友，故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for that dislike might have little or nothing to do with you.一個人不喜歡你可能與你無關(guān)，故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. 你的弱點也許是你的強項，故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. 內(nèi)在素質(zhì)比外在外表更重要的，故選C。
【小題5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe it’s the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any.可推知不要只看到自己的不足，還應(yīng)找到自己的好的品質(zhì)，那么如何找到自己好的品質(zhì)，就是下文要敘述的內(nèi)容，故選A。
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小題1:Home economics______.
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B．is often used to help fight against obesity and chronic diseases
C．once offered women a. special approach to university education
D．was first taught in the agricultural and technical colleges in the early 1900s
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B．the health benefits of fruits and vegetables
C．the contents of home economics classes in the early 20th century
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B．A heavy tax should be put on junk food
C．Healthy eating should be promoted at school
D．Using food stamps to buy soda should be banned
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A．Her family moved frequently in her childhood.
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"As high as it can?" I  52  ．
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Teresa．We know it’s been a great  21 since your husband died，and we all wanted
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30 me to the concept of “ sacrificial giving”—  31   in a large quantity up to a
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You probably heard those lines in grammar school, but do you really agree that harsh (嚴(yán)厲的) or negative words do not harm us? Words have power. Surely we all have had our feelings hurt by something someone said.
We may not say words to hurt others, but the way we interpret (解釋) them and how we say them may cause great harm. Here’s an example:
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The king was very angry and threw the interpreter into prison. He then sent for another interpreter who said, "Congratulations! King! You will live many more years. In fact, you will survive all your relatives. Long Live the King!"
Both interpreters gave the same interpretation, but there was a huge difference in the way they said it.
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A．one dream sometimes has different explanations
B．good words can bring good luck to people
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D．a(chǎn)dvise people to stay away from negative people
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完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It  1 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a  2 to go faster. I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those  3 situations in which someone doesn’t even  4 that the light turns red, and just keeps going. That is why so many  5 happen! All these situations make me  6 the purpose of traffic lights.
  7 ,it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at  8 crossroads. Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to  9 traffic. And I’ll do my best to  10 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m  11 to.
It occurs to me that my  12 have done much the same for me  13 teaching me how to live. They have given me many  14 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 15 with joy and purpose. They have also given me some red lights  16 my life goes astray(誤入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires. And there  17 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to  18 school regularly and work hard.
If I obey these rules, my life will be as  19 as it can be. Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“  20 signals”given to me by my parents.
小題1:
A．suggestsB．robsC．remindsD．warns
小題2:
A．sightB．signalC．messageD．switch
小題3:
A．instantB．excitingC．dangerousD．cautious
小題4:
A．noticeB．senseC．rememberD．feel
小題5:
A．eventsB．problemsC．situationsD．a(chǎn)ccidents
小題6:
A．think ofB．wonder aboutC．care forD．worry about
小題7:
A．BesidesB．AnywayC．InsteadD．However
小題8:
A．noisyB．narrowC．crowdedD．key
小題9:
A．controlB．directC．improveD．serve
小題10:
A．learnB．obeyC．protectD．carry
小題11:
A．supposedB．usedC．a(chǎn)ddictedD．delighted
小題12:
A．teachersB．friendsC．leadersD．parents
小題13:
A．in charge ofB．in face ofC．in terms ofD．in danger of
小題14:
A．safeB．greenC．beneficialD．helpful
小題15:
A．liveB．shareC．workD．communicate
小題16:
A．unlessB．whenC．beforeD．till
小題17:
A．stillB．evenC．onlyD．a(chǎn)lso
小題18:
A．startB．a(chǎn)ttendC．leaveD．miss
小題19:
A．goodB．colorfulC．meaningfulD．healthy
小題20:
A．trafficB．lightC．lifeD．confidence

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