It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains! Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves. We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!
1.
The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.
A.
are related to your studies
B.
you easily achieve
C.
make you happy
D.
make it difficult for you to do something
2.
How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?
A.
She is fearful
B.
She is grateful
C.
She feels trapped
D.
She feels hateful
3.
We can know from the last paragraph that _____________.
A.
life without challenges is dull
B.
life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness
C.
we should give up faced with challenges as the future is ours
D.
we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up
4.
The purpose of the passage is to tell readers____________.
A.
life is full of hardships
B.
growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way
C.
everyone is painful in growing up
D.
everyone should do what they don’t like when young
Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches. (The course I'm teaching here is Public speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.
1.
To compete with American students it's very important to.
A.
be quite confident
B.
be polite and friendly
C.
have more discussions with them
D.
understand what they think about
2.
A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who.
A.
gives a silly or simple answer
B.
tries to seize any chance to speak in class
C.
shows no interest in the course
D.
is considered to have no opinion of his own
3.
The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if .
A.
he asks a student to repeat what he has said
B.
the students bargain with him
C.
he pretends to know what he doesn't
D.
he has to give a speech
4.
We learn from the second paragraph that .
A.
we should also remain modest in America
B.
modesty doesn't help you much in America
C.
Americans also like modest people
D.
modesty can help you through an American graduate program
5.
What can we infer from the passage?
A.
American students are ready to accept the grades from the teacher.
B.
The writer teaches in Europe for a living.
C.
Students are encouraged to present simple questions.
If your recurring(经常性的)dreams are worrying you，you can rest assured and needn’t worry.Psychologists say in the vast majority of these cases，this is just the mind’s way of dealing with stress and conflicts，problems and concerns.It’s a good thing. They call be surprisingly vivid and real，or fragmented and weird.They can be comforting or frightening.Our dreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking.Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness(潜意识).They tell us，particularly when we are at life’s passages or turning points. Lisa Oppenheim had the same dream whenever she was about to move to a new home or a new city.It’s always just a feeling of needing to stay safe.Experts say disturbing dreams often occur around major life events.For Lisa，it was moving.For others，it can be marriage or divorce，the death of a loved one or pressure at work. Doctor Siegel has studied the meaning of dream for nearly 30 years.He believes stressful or upsetting dreams can be a sign of what’s buried deep inside our minds. He said.“Dreams are important to survival.They are crucial to the balance of our psyche(心灵).They help us work out problems that we’re having every single day.They go to the cutting edge of what’s stressful，what’s bothering us and what we’re working out in our lives.Dreams can guide us and in order to find that guidance，to find that deep source of wisdom that’s in our dreams every night，we need to pay attention to our dreams.” But many dreams are scary and horrible.How can we understand these nightmares? Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotion or unresolved conflict.The stronger the emotion in the dream，whether it’s pleasure or fear，the likelier the dream is to be important. Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares mean can be liberating.Some nightmares can be a sign of serious psychological problems，such as post-dramatic stress disorder.If they are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severe anxiety，you should see a professional therapist(治疗专家).
1.
By saying “Dreams give US an x-ray of our unconsciousness,” the author means that dreams
A.
do harm to our mind
B.
show us our real mind
C.
solve our stress in mind
D.
give us a turning point in mind
2.
People will have recurring dreams when they_______________.
A.
1ive with great pressure or have great events
B.
do the same things all their lives
C.
move to a new home or a new city
D.
are comforted or frightened
3.
Which of the following is true according to Doctor Siegel?
A.
Dreams play a very important role in the world’s balance.
B.
Dreams help us find out the problems we need to solve.
C.
We should pay attention to every dream we have.
D.
Only the dreams with pleasure are important to us.
4.
How should we deal with the recurring nightmares?
A.
We should remember them because they are important to us.
B.
We can ignore them since they are just reflecting our emotions.
C.
We need to take some sleeping pills to stop this serious problem.
D.
We should see a psychological doctor if they are seriously disturbing
