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1、There are three kinds of goals:short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.Short-range goalsare those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goalscan be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible months.lt should be remembered thatjust as a buildi
2、ng is no stronger than its foundation,out long-term goals cannot amount to verymunch without the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-termgoals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those thathave been completed.The intermediate g
3、oals bukld on the foundation of the short-rangegoals.They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could evenextend for several years.Any time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself tobecome discouraged or overwhelmed.As you complete each step,you
4、will enforce the belief inyour ability to grow adn succeed.And as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation anddesire will increase.Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future.They mightcover five years or more.Life is not a static thing.We should never allow a long-term goa
5、l to limitus or our course of action.l.Our long-term goals mean a lot_.a.if we complete our short-range goalsb.if we cannot reach solid short-term goalsc.if we write down the datesd.if we put forward some plans2.New short-term goals are bulid upon.a.two yearsb.long-term goalsc.current activitiesd.th
6、e goals that have been completed3.When we complete each step of our goals,.a.we will win final successb.we are overwhelmedc.we should build up confidence of successd.we should strong desire for setting new goals4.0nce our goals are drawn up,.a.we should stick to them until we complete themb.we may c
7、hange our goals as we have new ideas and opportunitiesc.we had better wait for the exciting news of successd.we have made great decision5.It is implied but not stated in the passage that_.a.those who habe long-term goals will succeedb.writing down the dates may discourage youc.the goal is only a gui
8、de for us to reach our desinationd.every should have a goal答案：adcbcThe economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fullyemployed people.Despit occasional alarms,the country escaped any postwar depression and livedin a state of boom.A n economic survey of the year 19
9、55,a typical year of the 195Os,may betypical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade.The national output was value at10 percent above that of 1954(1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars).The productionof manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the ye
10、ars immediatelyfollowing World War 2.The countrys business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories andmachinery.National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been ithad been in 1950.Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars;that is about 700 million dollars ad
11、ay,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour,all round the clock.Sixty-five million peopleheld jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them.Onlyagriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room.To some observers this was an ominousecho of the mid-19
12、20,s.As farmers shre of their products declined,marketing costs rose.Butthere were,among the observers of the national economy,a few who were not as confident as themajority.Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to theoppsite-depression.1.What is the best ti
13、tle of the passage?a.The Agriculatural Trends of 1950sb.The Unemployment Rate of 1950sc.U.S.Economy in the 50sd.The Federal Budget of 19522.In Line 4,the word tboom could best be replaced by.a.nearby explosionb.thunderous noisec.general public supportd.rapid economic growth3.It can be inferred the n
14、ational from the passage that most people in theUnited States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of.a.confidenceb.confusionc.disappointmentd.suspicion4.Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy inthe 1950s?a.Economistsb.Frmaersc.Politiciansd.Steelworkers5.The
15、 passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S.wasgreater in 1955 than in 1950.How much was it?a.60%b.50%c.33%d.90%答案：cdabcAdult Education TrainingComplete Your Education PhD Online At Walden University.ApplyNow!Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because
16、there are so fewwomen full professors.In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University ofTexas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among thelowest for the system.In a 1987 update,Milburn commended the progress that was made andcalled for even
17、 more improvement.One of the positive results from her study was a System-wideprogram to inform women of available administrative jobs.College of Communication AssociateDean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocatingif they want to rise in the ranks.Al
18、though a woman may face a chilly climate on campus,manytimes in order for her to succeed,she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate onher work.Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University andall academia,inequities will exist/Women need to spend
19、 their energies and time doing scholarlyactivities that are important here at the University.1 Spirduso said.If they do that will besuccessful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexualdiscrimination that they think exists here,they are wasting valuable study time.,
20、1 .According to Spirduso,women need to.a.produce a report on sexual discriminationb.call for further improvement in their working conditionsc.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discriminationd.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities2.From this passage,we know t hat.a
21、.there are many women full professors in the University of Texasb.women play an important part in adminitrating the Universityc.the weather on the campus is chillyd.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University3.Which of the following statements is true?a.the number of w
22、omen professors in the University in 1987 was greater thanthat of 1985b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller thanthat of 1985c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exitin the
23、 University4.0ne of the positive results from Milburns study was t hat.a.women were told to con centrate on teir workb.women were given information about available administrative jobsc.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in theUnversityd.women were encouraged to do more scho
24、larly activities5.The title for this passage should be.a.The University of Texasb.Milburns Reportc.Women Professorsd.Sexual Discrimination in Academia答案：ddabdToday,as in every other day of the year,more than 3000 U.S.adlescents will smoke their firstcigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers
25、 as adults.During their lifetime,it can beexpected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents,and nearly750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease.The number of deaths attributed to cigarettesmoking outweithts all other factors,whether voluntary or involuntary
26、,as a cause of death.Sincethe late 1970s,when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent,smoking ratesamong youth have declined.While the decline is impressive,several important issues must beraised.First,in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little.S
27、econd,in the late 1970s,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among femaleby nearly 10 percent.The statistic is reversing.Third,several recent studies have indicate highschool dropouts have excessively high smoking rates,as much as 75 percent.Finally,thouthsignificant declines in adol
28、escent smoking have occuned in the past decade,no definite reasons forthe decline exist.Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute(NCI)began its current effort todetermine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.1 .According to the author,the deaths among youth are mainl
29、y caused by.a.traffic accidentsb.smoking-related deseasec.murderd.all of these2.Every day there are over high school strdents who will become regularsmoker.a.75 b.23 c.30 d.30003.By dropout the author me a n s.a.students who failed the examinationb.students who left schoolc.students who lost their w
30、ayd.students who were driven out of school4.The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that.a.NCI has taken effective measuresb.smoking is prevented among high school seniorsc.there are many smokers who have died of cancerd.none of these5.What is implied but not stated by the author is that.a.sm
31、oking rates among youth have declined very littleb.there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsc.high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealthd.smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds答案：bdbdbThe food we eat seems to have profound effects on our h
32、ealth.Although science has madeenormous steps in making food more fit to eat,it has,at the same time,made many foods unfit toeat.Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to dietand forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer
33、of the colon.Differentcultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristicin these cultures.That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery.In 1945,about 35 years ago,government researchers realized that nitrates,commonly used to preserve co
34、lor in meats,and otherfood additivies,caused cancer.Yet,these carcinogenic additives remain in our food,and it becomesmore difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food arehelpful or harmful.The additives which we eat are not all so direct.Farmers often give p
35、enicillinto beef and living animals,and because of this,penicillin has been found in the milk of treatedcow.Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financialreasons.The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on themarke
36、t.Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has tried repeatedly to control theseprocedures,the practices continue.1 .What is the best possible title of the passage?a.Drug and Foodb.Cancer and Healthc.Food and Healthd.Health and Drug2.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?a.Drugs are alw
37、ays given to animals for medical reasonsb.Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some aregiven to the living animalsc.Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives forover thirty-five years.d.Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.3.How has
38、 science done something harmful to mankind?a.Because of science,diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtuallyeliminated.b.It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.c.Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substanceshave been added to food.d.The
39、scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.4.What are nitrates used for?a.They preserve flavor in packaged foods.b.They preserve the color of meats.c.They are the objects of research.d.They cause the animals to become fatter.5.The word carcinogenic*most nearly means:a.trouble
40、-makingb.color-retainingc.money-makingd.cancer-causing答案：cacbdAs the pace of life continues to increase,we are fast losing the art of relaxation.Once you are inthe habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night,it is hard to slow down.But relaxation is essential for a healthy
41、mind and body.Stress is an natural part of everyday lift andthere is no way to avoid it.In fact,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be.A certainamount ofstress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life.It is only when the stressgets out of control that it can lead to poor p
42、erformance and ill health.The amount of stress a personcan withstand depends very much on the individual.Some people are not afraid of stress,and suchcharacters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities.Others lose heart at thefirst signs of unusual difficulties.When exposed to st
43、ress,in whatever form,we react bothchemically and physically.In fact we make choice between fight or flight and in moreprimitive days the choice made the difference between life or death.The crises we meet today areunlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response
44、.It is whensuch a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomesendangered.Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have establishedlinks with stress.Since we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even ifwe could),we nee
45、d to find ways to deal with it.1 .People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves b e c a u s e.a.they do not know how to enjoy themselvesb.they do not believe that relaxation is important for healthc.they are travelling fast all the timed.they are becoming busier with their work2.Acco
46、rding to the writer,the most important character for a good manager ishis.a.not fearing stressb.knowing the art of relaxationc.high sense of responsibilityd.having control over performance3.Which of the follwing statements is ture?a.We can find some ways to avoid stressb.Stress is always harmful to
47、peoplec.It is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.d.Different people can withstand different amounts of stress4.1n Paragraph 3,such a reaction1 refers back to.a.”making a choice between flight or fight”b.reaction to stress both chemically and physicallyc.”responding to crises
48、quicklyd.losing heart at the signs difficulties5.In the last sentence of the passage,do so refers to.aJexpose ourselves to stress1b.find ways to deal with stressc.remove stress from our lives*d.established links between diseases and stress答案：dadbcIn the 1960s,many young Americans were dissatisfied w
49、ith American society.They wanted to endthe Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S.epual.Some of them decided to dropout of American society and form their own societies.They formed utopian communities,whichthey called communes,where they could follow their philosophy of do your own thi
50、ng.*Agroup of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called Drop City.Following the ideasof philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of oldcars.Other groups,such as author Ken Kesey*s Merry Pranksters,the followers fo San Franciscopoet Steve Gakin