Have you heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of advice to make effects towards perfection in whichever job one does. It could be a small task like folding up your clothes, or a major one like organizing a business meeting in your later life.

Perfection just needs paying attention to details. If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt shows from any direction. If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease（皱纹）shows on the bed-covers.

There are only two ways to do a job: either sloppily, or well. If you choose the latter, you need to realize that any job that qualifies as (取得…的资格)“your” work deserves your best. Perfection is an attitude that can be developed with just a little effect. It is a habit that is helpful to a person in later life. Let us prove with an example: you may be asked to turn in an essay on, for example, wildlife, for a school project. Instead of writing carelessly a few facts that you already know, you could make the project more effective by looking up a reference books, encyclopedias（百科全书）or websites for additional information. You could then go over the finished essay for slips（疏漏）and errors, and provide pictures where necessary. If you make it a habit to put in extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult projects at the college or university level?

As Michelangelo, the famous 16th century sculptor and painter, once put it: Trifles（琐事）go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

According to the passage, to achieve perfection is _______.

   A. to realize the quality of the work

   B. to pay attention to details of one’s work

   C. to do as many jobs as possible

   D. to form the habit of doing things ahead of time

The underlined word “sloppily” in paragraph 3 may mean _______

   A. badly     B. patiently        C. carefully        D. slowly

What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

   A. It is necessary to provide pictures for your essay.

   B. Websites are the sources of information you want.

   C. Perfection is a habit that promises a good future.

   D. You should make much effort to develop perfection.

The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.

   A. introduce the famous painter Michelangelo

   B. advise us to do the things that are worth doing

   C. explain to us the meaning of the perfection

   D. expect us to give our best to our work

Have you ever hated anyone? Well, probably you don’t really hate them. But you do get angry the moment you think of them. If you don’t get out of the anger, it may turn into bitterness(积怨).
Bitterness can come about when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But we keep it deep inside instead of working through the anger. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. The bitterness shows when we constantly criticize the one who hurt us. We may think we are hurting that person, but we are really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body. It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure. Bitterness can stop us from concentrating on important things. Instead, we waste time thinking about how we have been hurt.
Finally, holding on to bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for very long.
Author Chuck Swindoll once said, “ Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.” That means when someone hurts you, your response is more important than what happened. You can choose to let go of hurt. You can also choose to hold on to hurt, which results in bitterness.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it.
You may feel you have a fight to be angry. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look sad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.
Forgive and forget it.
The best thing you can do is to forgive and forget. You probably can’t totally put the act out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Let it go and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
【小题1】If we don’t release anger, _____ .

A．We will always be criticized and hurt

B．We will not blame others for any reason

C．A bitter feeling will develop in our mind

D．We will not be particular about what others do

【小题2】The main idea of Paragraph 3 is _____.

A．The relationships hurt by bitterness.

B．The illness caused by bitterness

C．The reaction of an angry person

D．The negative effects of bitterness

【小题3】The author advises us to do the following EXCEPT_____.

A．to hold on to bitterness inside us

B．to forgive the one who hurts you

C．to stop making excuses for the bitterness

D．to forget others’ rude behavior

【小题4】By forgiving others, we are able to _____.

A．prevent bad things from happening

B．be friends with the person who hurts us

C．forget the bitter experience completely

D．enjoy good health and a peaceful mind

Have you heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of advice to make effects towards perfection in whichever job one does. It could be a small task like folding up your clothes, or a major one like organizing a business meeting in your later life.
Perfection just needs paying attention to details. If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt shows from any direction. If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease（皱纹）shows on the bed-covers.
There are only two ways to do a job: either sloppily, or well. If you choose the latter, you need to realize that any job that qualifies as (取得…的资格)“your” work deserves your best. Perfection is an attitude that can be developed with just a little effect. It is a habit that is helpful to a person in later life. Let us prove with an example: you may be asked to turn in an essay on, for example, wildlife, for a school project. Instead of writing carelessly a few facts that you already know, you could make the project more effective by looking up a reference books, encyclopedias（百科全书）or websites for additional information. You could then go over the finished essay for slips（疏漏）and errors, and provide pictures where necessary. If you make it a habit to put in extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult projects at the college or university level?
As Michelangelo, the famous 16th century sculptor and painter, once put it: Trifles（琐事）go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.
【小题1】According to the passage, to achieve perfection is _______.

A．to realize the quality of the work

B．to pay attention to details of one’s work

C．to do as many jobs as possible

D．to form the habit of doing things ahead of time

【小题2】The underlined word “sloppily” in paragraph 3 may mean _______

A．badly

B．patiently

C．carefully

D．slowly

【小题3】What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

A．It is necessary to provide pictures for your essay.

B．Websites are the sources of information you want.

C．Perfection is a habit that promises a good future.

D．You should make much effort to develop perfection.

【小题4】The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.

A．introduce the famous painter Michelangelo

B．advise us to do the things that are worth doing

C．explain to us the meaning of the perfection

D．expect us to give our best to our work

Have you ever hated anyone? Well, probably you don’t really hate them. But you do get angry the moment you think of them. If you don’t get out of the anger, it may turn into bitterness(积怨).

Bitterness can come about when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But we keep it deep inside instead of working through the anger. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. The bitterness shows when we constantly criticize the one who hurt us. We may think we are hurting that person, but we are really only hurting ourselves.

Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body. It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure. Bitterness can stop us from concentrating on important things. Instead, we waste time thinking about how we have been hurt.

Finally, holding on to bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for very long.

Author Chuck Swindoll once said, “ Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.” That means when someone hurts you, your response is more important than what happened. You can choose to let go of hurt. You can also choose to hold on to hurt, which results in bitterness.

If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.

Stop making excuses for it.

You may feel you have a fight to be angry. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look sad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.

Forgive and forget it.

The best thing you can do is to forgive and forget. You probably can’t totally put the act out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Let it go and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.

1.If we don’t release anger, _____ .

A．We will always be criticized and hurt

B．We will not blame others for any reason

C．A bitter feeling will develop in our mind

D．We will not be particular about what others do

2.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is _____.

A．The relationships hurt by bitterness.

B．The illness caused by bitterness

C．The reaction of an angry person

D．The negative effects of bitterness

3.The author advises us to do the following EXCEPT_____.

A．to hold on to bitterness inside us

B．to forgive the one who hurts you

C．to stop making excuses for the bitterness

D．to forget others’ rude behavior

4.By forgiving others, we are able to _____.

A．prevent bad things from happening

B．be friends with the person who hurts us

C．forget the bitter experience completely

D．enjoy good health and a peaceful mind

 

Have you heard of the saying, “If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing well”? The proverb is a piece of advice to make effects towards perfection in whichever job one does. It could be a small task like folding up your clothes, or a major one like organizing a business meeting in your later life.

Perfection just needs paying attention to details. If it is your job to dust the furniture at home, dust it so that not a single spot of dirt shows from any direction. If your task is to make the beds, make them so that not a single crease（皱纹）shows on the bed-covers.

There are only two ways to do a job: either sloppily, or well. If you choose the latter, you need to realize that any job that qualifies as (取得…的资格)“your” work deserves your best. Perfection is an attitude that can be developed with just a little effect. It is a habit that is helpful to a person in later life. Let us prove with an example: you may be asked to turn in an essay on, for example, wildlife, for a school project. Instead of writing carelessly a few facts that you already know, you could make the project more effective by looking up a reference books, encyclopedias（百科全书）or websites for additional information. You could then go over the finished essay for slips（疏漏）and errors, and provide pictures where necessary. If you make it a habit to put in extra effort in your school homework, will it not help you to handle more difficult projects at the college or university level?

As Michelangelo, the famous 16th century sculptor and painter, once put it: Trifles（琐事）go to make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

1.According to the passage, to achieve perfection is _______.

A．to realize the quality of the work

B．to pay attention to details of one’s work

C．to do as many jobs as possible

D．to form the habit of doing things ahead of time

2.The underlined word “sloppily” in paragraph 3 may mean _______

A．badly

B．patiently

C．carefully

D．slowly

3.What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

A．It is necessary to provide pictures for your essay.

B．Websites are the sources of information you want.

C．Perfection is a habit that promises a good future.

D．You should make much effort to develop perfection.

4.The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.

A．introduce the famous painter Michelangelo

B．advise us to do the things that are worth doing

C．explain to us the meaning of the perfection

D．expect us to give our best to our work