When you meet someone for the first time, you will form an impression in your mind of that person in the first moment. Your reactions to other people, however, are really just barometers (晴雨表) for how you perceive(理解) yourself. Your reactions to others say more about you than they do about others. You cannot really love or hate something about another unless it reflects something you love or hate yourself. We are usually drawn to those who are most like us and tend to dislike those who display those aspects of ourselves that we dislike.

Therefore, you can allow others to be the mirror to illuminate (阐明;照亮) more clearly your own feelings of self-worth. Conversely, you can view the people you judge negatively as mirrors to show you what you are not accepting about yourself.

To survive together peacefully with others, you will need to learn tolerance. A big challenge is to shift your perspective from judgment of others to a lifelong exploration of yourself. Your task is to assess all the decisions, judgments you make onto others and to begin to view them as clues to how you can heal yourself and become whole.

Several days ago I had a business lunch with a man who displayed objectionable table manners. My first reaction was to judge him as rude and his table manners as annoying. When I noticed that I was judging him, I stopped and asked myself what I was feeling. I discovered that I was embarrassed to be seen with someone who was chewing with his mouth open and loudly blowing his nose. I was astonished to find how much I cared about how the other people in the restaurant perceived me.

Remember that your judgment of someone will not serve as a protective shield against you becoming like him. Just because I judge my lunch partner as rude does not prevent me from ever looking or acting like him. In the same way, extending tolerance to him would not cause me to suddenly begin chewing my food with my mouth open.

　　When you approach life in this manner, those with whom you have the greatest dissatisfactions as well as those you admire and love can be seen as mirrors, guiding you to discover parts of yourself that you reject and to embrace your greatest quality.

1.The purpose of the author writing this passage is to advise people to _______.

A．avoid inappropriate manners

B．learn tolerance towards others

C．pay attention to others’ needs and feelings

D．judge others favorably in any case

2.The underlined word “objectionable” in Paragraph 4 has the closest meaning to __________.

A．discouraging       B．disappointing       C．disgusting         D．disturbing

3.According to the passage, the following statements are all true except ______.

A．You can’t really love or hate others if they are similar to you.

B．We are easily attracted by someone who is similar to us.

C．Our first judgment of a person mostly comes from our personal opinion.

D．The moment we see a stranger, our mind forms an impression of that person.

4.It can be implied from the text that __________.

A．the writer’s first reaction to the man was to judge him as offensive

B．we will need to learn tolerance to co-exist with others

C．we shouldn’t focus on judging others but should constantly reflect on our own

D．the writer didn’t care about other people’s view of him

 

阅读理解

　　Yellowstone is the United States' first and most famous national park. This large wilderness area is very high in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern US. It is bigger than the smallest state in the US.

　　Yellowstone became the world's first national park in 1872.

　　Yellowstone has many different kinds of unusual scenery：Although millions of people visit the park, the land remains unchanged－still a wilderness. The valley of the Yellowstone River has beautiful coloured rocks and three large waterfalls. In the early morning or evening, visitors sometimes see large deer－like animals, or buffalo(水牛)eating grass along the shores of Lake Yellowstone. The high mountains around Yellowstone are covered with evergreen forests.

　　Yellowstone Park has many areas with hot springs. These are caused by heat from the hot centre of the earth. Old Faithful is the most famous. Every 70 minutes, old Faithful sends hot water about 150 feet high into the air.

　　Here, hot spring water runs down over rocks into deep pools. It looks rather like a wonderful white cake.

　　When you visit Yellowstone, why not live like a cowboy? You can stay at an Old West country hotel. You'll enjoy typical cowboy food outdoors. You can ride a horse along one of the many paths or tralils.

　　There are over 1,000 miles of trails around Yellowstone. If you like excitement, take a boat trip down the fast Snake River, or spend a quiet summer day fishing by a river or a blue mountain lake.

　　In winter, Yellowstone Park is covered with heavy snow, but visitors still come to skate. With clouds of steam above them and snow all around, Yellowstone's hot springs look even more wonderful.

1．Which of the following is not true?

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A．Yellowstone Park has the longest history in US.

B．Yellowstone has a beautiful scenery.

C．There are forests in the park.

D．There are all kinds of birds in the park.

2．Visitors in the park can see animals eating grass ________.

[　　]

A．wherever they go

B．whenever they go

C．from time to time

D．on the top of the mountains

3．In this passage, the writer advises us to ________.

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A．become a cowboy

B．spend nights outdoors

C．do something as a cowboy did

D．drive along the paths

4．One of the most exciting activities in the park in summer is ________.

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　The market is a concept. If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. Your efforts are being directed by the market. If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

　　If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

　　When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

　　The market may be something abstract. But for each person or business who is making and selling something, it is very concrete（具体的）. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. The market is telling you something. It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

63．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

       A. Selling and Buying.   

B. Everything you do is producing for the market.

       C. What the market can do for you  

D. What is the market?

64．All of the following acts are producing for the market except        .

       A. attending a night school    

B. working in a bank

C. printing a book            

D. growing beans for sale

65．You are buying from the market when you        .

       A. borrow a book from the library         

B. drive to the seaside for a holiday

       C. look after your children         

 D. eat at restaurants

66．In what way is the market very concrete for each person or business who is making and selling something?

       A. It helps you save money         

B. It provides you with everything you need

       C. It tells you how to grow tomatoes  

D. It tells you what to produce

Luggage
We ask you to keep a medium – sized suitcase per person, but a small holdall can also be taken onto the coach.
Seats
　　Requests for particular seats can be made on most coach breaks（巴士旅游）when booking, but since seats are booked on a first come, first serve basic, early booking is advisable. When bookings are made with us, you will be offered the best seats that are available on the coach at that time.
　　Travel Documents
　　When you have paid your deposit(订金) we will send you all the necessary documents, so that you receive them in good time before the coach break leaving date. Certain documents, for example, air or boat tickets, may have to be reserved and your guide will then give them to you during the break.
　　Special Diets
　　If you require a special diet, you must inform us at the time of booking with a copy of the diet. This will be told to the hotels on your coach break. The hotels for certain coach breaks are tourist class and they may not have the equipment to deal with special diets. Any extra costs must be paid by yourself before leaving the hotel.
　　Accommodation (住宿)
On any coach break there are only a limited number of single rooms. When a single room is available, it may be subject to an extra charge and this will be shown on the brochure page.
Entertainment
　　Some of our hotels arrange extra entertainment which could include music, dancing, films, etc. The nature and frequency of the entertainment presented is decided by the hotel and therefore not guaranteed and could be withdrawn if there is a lack of demand or insufficient numbers in the hotel.
【小题1】If you want to choose certain seats of the coach, you should          .

A．take little luggage

B．avoid traveling in holidays

C．book your seats well in advance

D．arrive early on the leaving date

【小题2】What should you do if you need a special diet?

A．Bring your own food with you.

B．Tell the organizer while booking.

C．Inform the hotel when you arrive.

D．Pay extra money with the booking.

【小题3】It may be necessary to pay extra for         .

A．single rooms	B．particular seats
C．entertainment	D．hand luggage

【小题4】Where is the passage mostly taken from?

A．A fashion magazine.	B．A business report.
C．A legal document.	D．A travel brochure.