What am I going to wear today? That daily question often wastes us tune and causes stress. Some people have many clothes and might still think. There '* nothing to wear "Hut. What if they have only six Items of clothing to choose from and wear for an entire month? That’s the idea behind Six Items or Less.
Six Items or Less is a social experiments, a gentle way of saying "no" to fashion consumerism (消费主义)and the high cost of clothing. Heidi Hackemer came up with the idea. She shared the idea with her friends. And all of a sudden, they had almost 100 people from around the world saying that they wanted to take part in this experiment.
It was an interesting month for them. Hackemcr was surprised at how few people notice that. She was wearing the same six items the whole month. Having fewer choices reduced stress in her life. "I learned what's really important and what's really worth stressing. I also into found that this simplicity exists in other parts of my life. I realized that physical things that we allow into our world really block our mind. And our mind can be quite a powerful and positive if we clear up a little bit."
Kristy Hogue said the experiment inspired her to reexamine her life. Within six items, at first she was really excited and everything was working out perfectly and she never got bored. Then she started to feel a little bored. Then she eventually accepted it and started to be more relaxed .
Alexander was one of the 40 men "Sixers". The most difficult part for him was having to wash clothes by hand every clay. Hut the experiments changed his perspective (观念)on what makes people happy. " We have many choices for everything . But all those choices don't necessarily lead up to any kind of satisfaction ion. We are any about novelty ( 新鲜事) In fact, slowing down little bit and considering your choices a little tightly, actually leads to more time, more happiness and more content.
48. Heidi Hackemer began the Six Items or Less experiment because she wanted to ______
A. try souring special
B. remove the blockers in her mind
C. reexamine her life and he happy
D. fight the custom of overspending on clothes
49. By having fewer clothes to choose from every day, Hackemer fell ________.
A. strange B. relaxed C. bored D. surprised
50. What would be the belt title for this passage?
A. Many choices for everything
B. What am going to wear today?
C. Six items or less can make you feel better
D. People's craziness about fashion consumerism
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he 36 God, “They tell me you are sending me to 37 tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so 38
and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many 39 , I chose one for you. She will be 40 for you and will take care of you.”
But the child wasn’t 41 he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do
42 but sing and smile, that’s 43 for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also 44 for you every day. And you will 45 your angel’s love and be happy.”
“And 46 am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the 47 that men talk?”
God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet
48 you will ever hear, and with much 49 and care, your angel will teach you how to
50 .”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
“Your angel will place your 51 together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷).”
“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will 52 me?”
“Your angel will defend you even if it means 53 her life!”
And then God 54 the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not 55
to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”
A. asked B. answered C. taught D. told
A. heaven B. hell C. earth D. space
A. big B. small C. strong D. stupid
A. nurses B. doctors C. teachers D. angels
A. hiding B. waiting C. heading D. voting
A. sure B. urgent C. conscious D. impressive
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
A. much B. little C. few D. enough
A. clear B. dive C. smile D. react
A. damage B. feel C. govern D. resign
A. when B. why C. how D. whether
A.language B. meaning C. topic D. politics
A. poems B. stories C. arguments D. words
A. strength B. patience C. warning D. thinking
A. sing B. dance C. speak D. paint
A. hands B. feet C. arms D. legs
A. replace B. convert C. educate D. protect
A. burying B. risking C. experiencingD. attacking
A. hit B. ruined C. touched D. cleaned
A. hard B. easy C. strange D. convenient
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
You are near the front line of a battle . Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 36 carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 37 and you’re telling the TV 38 what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39 .In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41 . What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43 to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s 44 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 46 it is a war.”
But there are moments of 47 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying 48 your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 49 after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be 50 .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to 51 ,” adds Michael. But he always 52 a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh, 53 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 54 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 55 , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
36．A．simply B．really C．merely D．even
37．A．crowd B．house C．battlefield D．camera
38．A．producers B．viewers C．directors D．actors
39．A．dangerous B．exciting C．normal D．disappointing
40．A．stay B．fight C．war D．life
41．A．injured B．buried C．defeated D．saved
42．A．bring B．show C．take D．make
43．A．scenes B．passages C．stories D．contents
44．A．belief B．dream C．duty D．faith
45．A．why B．what C．how D．where
46．A．even so B．ever since C．as if D．even if
47．A．fear B．surprise C．shame D．sadness
48．A．into B．around C．past D．through
49．A．returns B．goes C．continues D．occurs
50．A．there B．away C．out D．home
51．A．leave B．escape C．die D．remain
52．A．hangs B．wears C．holds D．carries
53．A．never B．many times C．some time D．seldom
54．A．consider B．accept C．promise D．guess
55．A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．crying
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届吉林省吉林市普通中学高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.”
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack goals．
Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them—putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute—goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．
It’s important to visualize（想象）yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties（不利）of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort；I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．
When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone’s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．
【小题1】According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is ________．
| A．find the right methods | B．be careful about everything |
| C．know your ability | D．have a clear goal |
| A．wander like a sleepwalker |
| B．know well what you are doing |
| C．do the same work every day |
| D．put it into words |
| A．he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel |
| B．he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal |
| C．he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying |
| D．he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one |
| A．Define Your Coal |
| B．Visualize Rewards of Success |
| C．Overcome the Fear of Air Travel |
| D．Sleepwalking Through Life |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届江西新余一中宜春中学高三年级联考英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Two friends have an argument that breaks up their friendship forever, even though neither one can
remember how the whole thing got started. Such sad events happen over and over in high schools across the country. In fact, according to an official report on youth violence, “In our country today, the greatest threat to the lives of children and adolescents is not disease or starvation or abandonment, but the terrible reality of violence”. Given that this is the case, why aren’t students taught to manage conflict the way they are taught to solve math problems, drive cars, or stay physically fit?
First of all, students need to realize that conflict is unavoidable. A report on violence among middle school and high school students indicates that most violent incidents between students begin with a relatively minor insult. For example, a fight could start over the fact that one student eats a peanut butter sandwich each lunchtime. Laughter over the sandwich can lead to insults, which in turn can lead to violence. The problem isn’t in the sandwich, but in the way students deal with the conflict.
Once students recognize that conflict is unavoidable, they can practice the golden rule of conflict resolution: stay calm. Once the student feels calmer, he or slid should choose words that will calm the other person down as well. Rude words, name-calling, and accusation only add fuel to the emotional fire. On the other hand, soft words spoken at a normal sound level can put out the fire before it explodes out of control.
After both sides have calmed down, they can use another key strategy for conflict resolution: listening. Listening allows the two sides to understand each other. One person should describe his or her side, and the other person should listen without interrupting. Afterward, the listener can ask non-threatening questions to clarify the speaker’s position. Then the two people should change roles.
Finally, students need to consider what they are hearing. This doesn’t mean trying to figure out what’s wrong with the other person. It means understanding what the real issue is and what both sides are trying to accomplish. For example, a shouting match over a peanut butter sandwich might happen because one person thinks the other person is unwilling to try new things. Students need to ask themselves questions such as these: How did this start? What do I really want? What am I afraid of? As the issue becomes clearer, the conflict often simply becomes smaller. Even if it doesn’t, careful thought helps both sides figure out a mutual solution.
There will always be conflict in schools, but that doesn’t mean there needs to be violence. After students in Atlanta started a conflict resolution program, according to Educators for Social Responsibility, “64% of the teachers reported less physical violence in the classroom; 75% of the teachers reported an increase in student cooperation; and 92% of the students felt better about themselves”. Learning to resolve conflicts can help students deal with friends, teachers, parents, bosses, and coworkers. In that way, conflict resolution is a basic life skill that should be taught in schools across the country.
1.This article is mainly about .
A. the lives of school children
B. the cause of arguments in schools
C. how to deal with school conflicts
D. how to analyze youth violence
2.From Paragraph 2 we can learn that .
A. violence is more likely to occur at lunchtime
B. the eating habit of a student is often the cause of a fight
C. students tend to lose their temper easily
D. a small conflict can lead to violence
3.Why do students need to ask themselves the questions stated in Paragraph 5?
A. To make clear what the real issue is
B. To get ready to try new things.
C. To find out who is to blame
D. To figure out how to stop the shouting match.
4.After the conflict resolution program was started in Atlanta, it was found that .
A. more teachers felt better about themselves in schools
B. there was a decrease in classroom violence
C. there was less student cooperation in the classroom
D. the teacher-student relationship greatly improved
5.The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to .
A. complain about problems in school education
B. teach students different strategies for school life
C.advocate teaching conflict management in schools
D. inform teachers of the latest studies on school violence
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010━2011学年度四川省高三4月月考英语试卷 题型：完型填空
完形填空 （ 共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分 ）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to ____21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(讲台)， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.
What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I asked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”
The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.
__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxity into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.
1. A. take B. follow C. observe D. learn
2.A. worried B. eager C. nervous D. anxious
3. A. sweet B. wet C. bad D. dry
4. A. dealt B. went C. stayed D. left
5. A. comfort B. calm C. enjoy D. delight
6.A. during B. while C. before D. when
7.A. went up B. raised C. lifted D. brought up
8. A. what B. how C. when D. why
9. A. shouted B. cried C. responded D. answered
10. A. job B. idea C. speech D. nervousness
11. A. At times B. At any time C. All the time D. At one time
12. A. state B. condition C. situation D. position
13. A. foolish B. wonderful C. believable D. false
14. A. head B. mind C. heart D. brain
15. A. important B. valuable C. difficult D. strong
16. A. For B. Through C. During D. Over
17. A. anyone B. someone C. none D. no one
18.A. position B. experience C. knowledge D. confidence
19.A. tips B. ideas C. means D. abilities
20. A. putting B. turning C. forcing D. getting
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