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If you cut in line, you might just be a bad person. The queue is a regulation where the reward (the ice-cream stand/dining room/ticket booth) is earned through patience. Your choice to avoid this time-honored process will be bound to draw the anger of those you pass by, drawing remarks like “Whoa there, Chief,” the passive-aggressive “There’s a line, you know!” and of course, the incredibly common “Hey, Copernicus, why don’t you guide yourself to the back of the line?” But, in the moment in which you really cannot wait, for example, the entire royal family has prepared a dinner party upon you last minute, then there is a way to cut the line correctly. There are a few different ways to consider and a few different methods to employ. The regularity of the situation is very important. If you’re waiting to use the photocopier at work, you might be more likely to manage a successful cut than if you were waiting for a lifeboat on the Titanic. Sure, that might be an extreme example. But the importance of the event does matter. For those requests in normal situations, emphasizing either the urgency of your task or the simplicity of your task proved to be effective: experimenters who said “Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the photocopier?” had a cut rate of 60 percent and experimenters who said “May I use the photocopier because I need to make copies?” saw a success rate of 90 per cent when queuing for the copy machine. If you have a couple of extra dollars lying around, bribing members of the line also proved to be effective. And most of the time, the person being bribed didn’t end up accepting the money, because even the offer showed that the briber had a sense of desperation. 【1】Why does the author use the remarks about Chief and Copernicus in paragraph 1? A.To illustrate the reaction from members in line. B.To encourage those who want to cut in line. C.To praise the behavior of cutting in line. D.To provide advice which helps cut in line. 【2】Which of the following is not a wise way to cut in line? A.Giving the members in line money. B.Stating the emergency of the event. C.Considering the regularity of the situation. D.Defending the right of cutting in line. 【3】What is the best title for the text? A.Be Patient When Queuing. B.Acceptable Ways to Cut in Line. C.Time and Tides Waits for No Man. D.Special Rights under Emergency. |
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What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people?【1】 Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know. Well, I can tell you for sure that those people who are really happy, FEAR less and LOVE a lot more. They see each moment, each challenge, each person as an opportunity to discover more about themselves and the world around them【2】 Happy people understand that you can’t really change a situation by resisting（反抗）it. But they can feel better by understanding that there might be a reason for its existence（存在）. 【3】 But rather, they ask themselves questions like: What can I learn from this? How can I make this better? They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful no matter what happens to them. They do the things they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose by doing so. 【4】 They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than, what in our modern society we would call, living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both, success and meaning, just because they choose to focus on doing the things they love the most. 【5】 They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many. They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy. A. They have an ideal living and a balanced life. B. What are the things that these people do differently? C. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love. D. The things happy people do are not for themselves, but for the good of others. E. They are ready to embrace whatever lies in front of them. F. They understand that “Doing what you love is the most important for living a full life”. G. When something unpleasant happens to them, they don’t try to fight it, knowing that this will make the situation even worse. |
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You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, who worked for 75 years as a washer woman. After she retired, she went to the bank and _________, to her surprise, that her small monthly savings had _________ to over $150,000. She donated $150,000 to the USM for a scholarship fund for students with financial _________. What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift has _________ my life. I was a ___________ student and I had my heart set on going to USM. But I _________ a regular scholarship by one point on my entrance exams, and a scholarship was the only way I could attend. One Sunday, I ___________ the story about Osceola and her generous _________ in the newspaper, and went to the financial aid office and became the first _________ of an Osceola Scholarship. I first __________ Osceola at a press conference—meeting her was like finding family. Osceola __________ married and lived alone, so my family has since become her family. My grandma and she talk __________on the phone and she __________ us in family gatherings. It was amazing that I used to cycle right by a __________ every day on my way to school and I did notice how everything was clean and neat there, but I didn’t know it __________ to be where she lived. Osceola gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of __________. She worked her whole life and gave to others, which reached deep inside of me and fueled my ____________ to give back when I can. Eventually I plan to add to her scholarship fund. I want to give Osceola the __________ she’s always wanted, so I’ve adopted her as another grandma. And when I graduate from USM, she’ll be sitting in the audience __________ my mother and my grandmother-right where she __________. 【1】A.believed B.discovered C.checked D.collected 【2】A.grown B.arrived C.added D.gathered 【3】A.interest B.support C.need D.limit 【4】A.meant B.served C.affected D.infected 【5】A.curious B.worried C.concerned D.devoted 【6】A.missed B.lost C.ignored D.wasted 【7】A.got across B.came across C.went across D.looked across 【8】A.donation B.money C.reputation D.message 【9】A.user B.helper C.learner D.receiver 【10】A.found B.knew C.saw D.got 【11】A.ever B.never C.once D.just 【12】A.randomly B.fluently C.suddenly D.regularly 【13】A.joins B.attends C.contacts D.touches 【14】A.restaurant B.house C.library D.shop 【15】A.appeared B.seemed C.occurred D.happened 【16】A.doing B.working C.giving D.helping 【17】A.conclusion B.preparation C.attention D.passion 【18】A.position B.fund C.family D.job 【19】A.around B.between C.above D.under 【20】A.belongs B.lives C.expects D.likes |
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Graffiti is writings, drawings or marks made on walls in public places. In most cases, it is often 【1】 mixture of writing and pictures, usually 【2】 (mark) with a tag, which is unique 【3】 an artist or a group. Graffiti is now popular all over the world. Graffiti is believed to become popular in the United States in the 1960s. Young adults in cities like New York would use paint to spray their tag on walls.【4】, New Yorkers used to see graffiti as something 【5】 (disturb). Up to the 1970s, most people hated graffiti and painting graffiti was illegal and graffiti artists 【6】 (punish) by fines. Later, the image of graffiti and graffiti artists changed a lot and graffiti was no longer only found in the subways or the poor areas of cities but also in the 【7】 (gallery) of Manhattan art world. In the late 1980s the popularity of hip-hop music helped to spread the culture of graffiti, first at home in the United States and then 【8】 (international). Recently, graffiti 【9】 (gain) the reputation of “street art” and it has become a movement expressing the street culture of young people. You can even find graffiti in places 【10】 you least expect to see it-in advertisements, on clothes, on toys and even in newspapers. |
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假定你是班长李华，你班英国交换生Tom在篮球比赛中意外受伤，请你代表全班给他写封信，表示慰问。内容包括: 1. 表达同情； 2. 安慰、鼓励、帮助； 3. 表达祝福。 注意: 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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