阅读理解

　　Hardly had the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break when they were greeted with a sign on the front door．The sign said："Yesterday the person who has been hindering ((阻碍) your growth in this company passed away．We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) in the room that has been prepared in the gym．"

　　At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be．

　　The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects．Everyone wondered："Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he's no longer here．"

　　One by one the employees got closer to the coffin (棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless．They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul．

　　There was a mirror inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself．There was also a sign next to the mirror that said："There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU．"

　　You are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life．You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success．You are the only person who can help yourself．

　　Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes．

　　Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life．

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阅读理解

　　What happens when human beings are not allowed to sleep for long periods of time?To answer this question, a New Yorker, Peter Tripp, offered to stay awake 200 hours．During that time Tripp was observed by a group of doctors, who reported on his progress．

　　After three days of staying awake, he began to show signs of his mental breakdown．He laughed at things that were not funny, and wept(哭泣)at things that were not sad．Complaining of pressure caused by a hat on his head, he tried repeatedly to take it off．Tripp, of course, was not wearing a hat．

　　On the fifth day he cried out that a doctor's jacket looked like crawling worms．Then he imagined he was in another city; he tried to run away from the building, insisting it was on fire; and he thought the 200-hour mark had been passed but that the doctors were still trying to keep the experiment going．After 200 hours without sleep, Tripp, said the doctors, was“suffering from mental illness．”He was nearly mad．

　　Hardly able to stand, Tripp was helped across the street to a room in a hotel．There, after being awake for 201 hours and thirteen minutes, he fell asleep．The doctors predicted(预言)he would sleep for twenty or thirty hours．“Peter Tripp will sleep the deepest sleep in history”, said the doctors．Tripp slept all right-for nine hours and eleven minutes．When he awoke, his first words were：“I feel fine．”After a medical check, his greatly surprised watchers said that he was sound and well．

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