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1、A young painter lived in a small narrow house, living on painting portraits before he became famous.One day, a rich man came by and found the painter painting so carefully that he liked it and asked him to draw a portrait. They agreed on the fee of 10,000 dollars.After a week, the portrait was done.

2、 The rich man came to take the painting as agreed on. At this moment, the rich man came up with an evil idea of bullying the unknown young artist, so he refused to pay the fee. The rich man thought the man in the painting is me. If I don not buy this painting, no one will buy it. Why should I pay so

3、 much money for it? So the rich man said “I will only pay 3,000 dollars to buy this painting.” The young artist was surprised, for he had never come across such things. He strongly argued on just grounds, expecting the rich man to abide by the agreement and to be a trustworthy man.“I can only pay 3,

4、000 dollars to buy the painting. Speak no more.” The rich man thought he had won,” I ask you at last, will you sell it 3,000 dollars or not？”The young artist knew the rich man deliberately broke his promise, so he felt angry. H e said in a firm tone, “No. I would prefer not to sell the painting rath

5、er than to be humiliated by you . Today you break your word and someday you must pay 20 times.”“What a joke! 20 times will be 200,000! I wont be stupid to pay 200,00 dollars to buy the painting!”“Well, we, d better wait and see, the young artist said to the rich man who left angrily.”After the stimu

6、lation(刺激) of such an incident, the painter moved out of this sad place, formally acknowledged knowledge and worked hard night and day.More than a dozen years later, he finally started a new way and became popular in the circle of art. After he left the studio, the rich man had forgotten the artists

7、 painting and words the next day. Until one day, some friends of the rich man came to tell him, “Something is so strange! We paid a visit to a famous artists exhibition of paintings, in which one painting is marked 200,000 dollars and the man in the painting looks exactly the same as you. It is so r

8、idiculous that the title of the painting is Thief.”He immediately thought of what had happened to the painter more than a dozen years before. If the painting were really the one he broke his promise that year, it would be terrible to him. He went to find the young painter the same night right away.

9、As expected, the painting titled as Theief was no other than that one he had broken his word that year. He quickly apologized to the artist and paid200, 000 dollars to buy back the portrait. With an undefeated ambition, the young painter made the rich man bend his head. This young man was Pablo Pica

10、sso.AThe young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. Banana 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira He said in a low voice. I bargai

11、ned him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill He didnt have change, so I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth. When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where its not t

12、hat uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the comer selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and

13、a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “Whats up”. I asked him. “I.I dont have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills. Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to

14、 someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. Thank you, sir, he said. Thank you very much.” When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for school-books. What if hes a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it? Did I do it to make myself feel b

15、etter? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didnt know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask. Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy sudden

16、ly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face oh, gosh! Long time. Are you in school now?” I asked. He nodded. Thats good, I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. Here, I held out a 500 naira bill. Take this.” He shook his head and stepped

17、 back as if hurt. Whats wrong?” I asked. Its a gift He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. HIS face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, Ive been waiting to give these to you. (06湖北C篇)1. What was the author

18、s first impression of the boy? A. He seemed to be poor and greedy. B. He seemed to have suffered a lot C. He seemed younger than his age. D. He seemed good at bargaining2. The second time the author met the boy, the boy_. A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts B. wanted to express his tha

19、nks C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks D. tried to take advantage of him3. Why did the author give his money to the boy?A. Because he had enough money to do that.B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood. C. Because he held a higher position in the society. D. Because he had be

20、en asked by the news agency to do so.4. Which of the following best reflects the boys personalities? A. Brave and polite. B. Kind and smart C. Honest and thankful. D. Shy and nervous.核心词汇1_(n.)长处，优势_(v.)增强，加强_(adj.)坚强的，强有力的2_(vi.)集中(思想、注意力的)_(n.)专心，专注3_(vt.)联想，联系_(n.)联想；协会4_(adj.)面部的_(n.)脸5_(n.)表情；词

21、语_(vt.)表达(adj.)快递的6_(adv.)精确地，准确地_(adj.)精确的，准确的_(n.)精确，准确7_(n.)描述，形容_(v.)描写，描述8_(vt.)预言，预测_(n.)预言，预测_(n.)预言家9_(n.)残疾；无能_(vt.)使残疾，使丧失能力_(adj.)有残疾的10_(n.)要求_(v.)需要，要求11_(n.)运动员_(adj.)喜爱运动的12_(adj.)自私的_(adj.)无私的13_(n.)满意_(v.)使满意_(adj.)满意的14_(n.)可能性_(adj.)可能的_(adv.)可能地15_(vt.)应得，值得_(adj.)值得的，应得的16_(adj.

22、)独立的_ (n.)独立_(vi.)依靠，依赖17_(n.)渴望，欲望18_(n.)助手_(v.)帮助_(n.)帮助19_(vt.)控告，谴责 重点句型1. Even if they never see their result, they feel that their IQ is _ determines how well they are going to do in life.2. _ your IQ tells you how intelligent you are, your EQ tells how well you use your intelligence.3. At wor

23、k, its your IQ _ gets you hired but its EQ that gets you promoted.4. Its generally believed that people with your EQs are open to ideas and have positive attitudes towards life.5. People generally believe that a persons IQ is determined by birth. However, most social scientists agree that EQ has a l

24、ot to do with education.6. I really dislike _ that he eats garlic for lunch.BIts generally believed that people act the way they do because of their personalities and attitudes. They recycle their garbage because they care about the environment. They pay $5 for a caramel brule latte(焦糖布丁拿铁) because

25、they like expensive coffee drinks.Its undeniable that behaviour comes from our inner dispositions(性情), but in many instances we also draw inferences about who we are, as suggested by the social psychologist Daryl Bem, by observing our own behaviour. We can be strangers to ourselves. If we knew our o

26、wn minds, why would we need to guess what our preferences are from our behaviour? If our minds were an open book, we would know exactly how much we care about the environment or like lattes. Actually, we often need to look to our behaviour to figure out who we are.Moreover, we dont just use our beha

27、viour to learn about our particular types of characterwe infer characters that werent there before. Our behaviour is often shaped by little pressures around us ,which we fail to recognize. Maybe_we_recycle_because_our_wives_and_neighbours_would_disapprove_if_we_didnt. Maybe we buy lattes in order to

28、 impress the people around us. We should not mistakenly believe that we always behave as a result of some inner disposition.Whatever pressures there can be or inferences one can make, people become what they do，though it may not be in compliance(符合) with their true desires. Therefore, we should all

29、bear in mind Kurt Vonneguts advice: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. ” (2014重庆)1. According to the passage, personalities and attitudes are commonly believed to _A. determine ones behavior B. reflect ones tasteC. influence ones surroundings D. result

30、from ones habits2. Which of the following would Daryl Bem most probably agree with?A. The return of a wallet can indicate ones honesty.B. A kind person will offer his seat to the old.C. One recycles plastics to protect the environment.D. One buys latte out of true love of coffee.3. What can be infer

31、red from the underlined sentence in the passage?A. We fail to realize our inner dispositions. B. We can be influenced by outside pressures.C. Our behaviour is the result of our true desires.D. Our characters can shape our social relationships. 4. What does the author mainly discuss in the passage?A.

32、 Personalities and attitudes. B. Preferences and habits.C. Behaviour and personalities. D. Attitudes and preferences.核心词汇1. _(vt.)流血_(n.)血2._(vt.)打破_(adj.)断的，破的3._(vt.)评判_(n.)判断，判断力4_(adj.)盐的_(n.)盐5_(n.)同伴_(v.)陪伴，陪同6_(adj.)相像的_(v.)喜欢（prep）像7_(n.)(银行)账户_(n.)会计8_(adj.)不安的，有罪的_(n.)罪，内疚9_(n.)减轻，宽慰_(v.)解

33、除，减轻，缓和10_(n.)忧虑，担心_(adj.)焦虑的，焦急的11_(vt.)评判_(n.)判断，判断力12_(vt.)献身于，专心致志于_(n.)奉献13_(vi.)怒视，瞪14_(adj.)过敏的15_(v.)证实16_(adj.)喜爱文学的_(n.)文学17_(n.)图书馆_(n.)图书馆管理员18_(n.)复习_(v.)复习This is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped

34、 into a vat of milk. They couldnt get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around. The fat frog said to the skinny frog, “Brother frog, theres no use paddling any longer. Were just going to drown, so we might as well give up.” The skinny frog replied, “Hold on brother, kee

35、p paddling. Somebody will get us out.” And they continued paddling for hours.After a while, the fat frog said, “Brother frog, theres no use. Im becoming very tired now. Im just going to stop paddling and drown. Its Sunday and nobodys working. Were doomed. Theres no possible way out of here.” But the

36、 skinny frog said, “Keep trying. Keep paddling. Something will happen, keep paddling.” Another couple of hours passed. The fat frog said, “I cant go on any longer. Theres no sense in doing it because were going to drown anyway. Whats the use?” And the fat frog stopped. He gave up. And he drowned in

37、the milk. But the skinny frog kept on paddling.Ten minutes later, the skinny frog felt something solid beneath his feet. He had churned the milk into butter and he hopped out of the vat. .经典原句默写1I was getting _ and _ annoyed and of course，_ _ _ upset I got，_ I was able to concentrate.我越来越烦躁，当然，越烦躁就越

38、难集中精力。2If Jenny _a kind person who was willing to forgive my shortcomings，I _such true friendship.珍妮要不是如此体贴，宽容我的缺点，我就永远不会享受到如此真挚的友谊。3. On the other hand，_people with low EQs often have problems getting on with other people and dealing with difficult situations.另一方面，毫无疑问的是，低情商的人经常在与别人相处和处理困难形势时有问题4have sb/sth doing.让一直做I saw she_ at lunch today and one of the other teachers gave her a hug.今天中午饭时我看见她流着泪，其中的一位老师给了她一个拥抱。核心短语1提出，想出_ 2_集中于；专注于3说服某人做某事_ 4_ 起草5结果为_ 6_ 另一方面7就某事来说_ 8_ 愿意做某事9对做出反应_ 10_ 处理，对付11怒视_ 12_禁不住做某事13说实话_ 14_ 奉献，致力于