份百题精练2英语试题及答案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Areyouanoptimist?
Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?
Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?
Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?
Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove.
Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens(forexample,youmayfailtolandanewjob,anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon),Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface.That'
sbitterreality.
Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists(悲观者)havesuspectedallalong.It'
scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor,says,“What'
sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation'
soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”
Sofar,sogood.Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong,whetheratwork,onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexample,“Don'
tputallyoureggsinonebasket,”and“Don'
tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife'
sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien,theAmericancomediansays,“Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.”
Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.
41.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Abookthathasrecentlybeenpublished.
B.Thedangersofbeingtoooptimistic.
C.Thebenefitsofdefensivepessimism.
D.Howtobecomesuccessfulinlife.
42.Theunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3refersto_____.
A.thefinaloutcomeB.theirlowopinion
C.people'
smotivationD.theirperformance
43.Theunderlinedsentence“Thisisnotrocketscience”inparagraph4means_____.
A.thecostisnotsohighB.thereisnorealproof
C.it'
snotadangerousthingtodoD.itisquitesimpletounderstand
44.Thewriterwouldprobablydescribehimselfas_____.
A.anoptimistB.arealist
C.adefeatistD.ascientist
45.WhichofthefollowingEnglishexpressionswouldadefensivepessimistbelieve?
A.Everycloudhasasilverlining.
B.Theglassishalffullnothalfempty.
C.Whateverwillbe,willbe.
D.Don'
tputallyoureggsinonebasket.
B
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A.AttheFriendsDeskintheEntranceHall.B.IntheBritishLibraryShop.
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A.aspecialexhibitionB.anorganization
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Popstarstodayenjoywhatonceonlybelongedtotheroyalty.Wherevertheygo,peopleturnoutintheirthousandstogreetthem.Thecrowdsgowildtryingtocatchabriefglimpseoftheirsmiling,colorfullydressedidols.ThestarsaretransportedintheirchauffeurdrivenRollsRoyces,privatehelicoptersorexecutiveairplanes.Theyaresurroundedbyapermanententourage(随从)ofmanagers,pressagentsandbodyguards.Photographsofthemappearregularlyinthepressandalltheircomingsandgoingsarereported,for,likeroyalty,popstarsarenews.Iftheyenjoymanyoftheprivilegesofroyalty,theycertainlysharemanyoftheinconveniencesaswell.Itisdangerousforthemtomakeunscheduledappearancesinpublic.Theymustbeconstantlyshieldedfromtheadoringcrowdswhoidolizethem.Theyarenolongerprivateindividuals,butpublicproperty.Thefinancialrewardstheyreceiveforthissacrificecannotbecalculated,fortheirratesofpayaregreat.
Andwhynot?
Societyhasalwaysrewardeditstopentertainerslavishly.ThegreatdaysofHollywoodhavebecomelegendary:
famousstarsenjoyedfame,wealthandadulation(奉承)onanalltimescale.Bytoday’sstandards,theexcessesofHollywooddonotseemquitesospectacular.Asinglegramophonerecord(唱片)nowadaysmayearnmuchmoreinroyaltiesthanthefilmsofthepasteverdid.Thecompetitionforthetitle“TopofthePops”isfierce,buttherewardsaretrulyhuge.
Itisonlyrightthatthestarsshouldbepaidinthisway.Don’tthetopmeninindustryearnenormoussalariesfortheservicetheyperformtotheircompaniesandtheircountries?
Popstarsearnvastsumsinforeigncurrency—oftenmorethanlargeindustrialcompanies—andthetaxmancanonlybegratefulfortheirmassiveannualcontributionstotheexchequer(国库).Sowhowouldenvythemtheirrewards?
It’sallverywellforpeopleinboringjobstocomplainaboutthesuccessesandrewardsofothers.Peoplewhomakeenviousremarksshouldrememberthatthemostfamousstarsrepresentonlythetipoftheiceberg.Foreveryfamousstar,therearehundredsofothersstrugglingtoearnaliving.Amanworkinginasteadyjobandlookingforwardtoapensionattheendofithasnorighttoexpectveryhighrewards.Hehaschosensecurityandpeaceofmind,sotherewillalwaysbealimittowhathecanearn.Butamanwhoattemptstobecomeastaristakingenormousrisks.Heknowsattheoutsetthatonlyahandfulofcompetitorsevergettotheverytop.Heknowsthatyearsofconcentratedeffortmayberewardedwithcompletefailure.Butheknows,too,thattherewardsforsuccessareveryhighindeed:
theyarethepaybackforthehugerisksinvolvedandoncehemakesit,hewillcertainlyearnthem.That’stheessenceofprivateenterprise.
50.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby________.
A.comparingdifferentideasB.givingexplanations
C.inferringD.listingtypicalexamples
51.InParagraph2,whatdoestheauthorwanttotellbymentioningHollywood?
A.PopstarsnowcangetanevenhigherpaythanthosefamousHollywoodstarsinthepast.
B.TodayfilmmakersmakesmallerprofitsthanthosemakinggramophonerecordsinHollywood.
C.Hollywoodstarsusedtoenjoyalifeadmiredbymanyordinarypeople.
D.SuccessfulstarsinHollywoodonlyrepresentthetipoftheiceberg.
52.Acc
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