PassageLifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcsobefullofchallenges,setbacks(挫折)andheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesiresthatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfalls(陷阱)thatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedintheplace.Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveandwhatwe’reseeminglyabletohaveistheniggling(煩人的)suffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit’seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe’renevermeanttoletgoofpartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theinligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It’sthepartthatbelievesinthelifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle＂deadbecauseyou’redropSo,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck，howdowebreaktheseDecideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday’schallenges.While,deepdown,weknowwecant,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan’t.Thatisn’tareasontostop,it’sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It’sallaboutstartingsimpleandngitnow.Decideandactbeforeoverthinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou’llbeonyourway.Itcanbeinferredfromthetwoparagraphsthatweshould slowdownandliveasimplebecarefulwhenwechoosetosticktoourdreamsunderanybecontentwithwhatwealreadyWhatisthekeytobreakingtheoldTofocusoneveryTodecideandtakeimmediateTolistentothoseclosetoTothinktwicebeforeweWhichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastEscapefromyourRealizationofyourFreedomfromyourReductionofyourWhatdoestheauthorintend lIt’seasierthanwethinktogetwhatweIt’simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinIt’simpracticaltochangeourwayofIt’sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewPassageWehavemostfriendsattheageof26afterhavingspentthequarterofourlivesbuildingupourfriendshipcircle,anewresearchhaed.Theresearchintofriendshipshowsthatoursocialcirclepeaksat26yearsand7months,atwhichwetypicallyhavefiveclosefriends.Womenaremostpopularat25yearsand10months,withmenhittingthehighestfriendshippointalittlelaterat27yearsand3months.Theresearch,byForeverFriends,showsthataboutathirdofadultsmeettheirclosestfriendswhileatschool,withaboutafifthsayingtheymeetthematwork.Socialnetworkssuchasandnowalsoplayamajorroleinbuildingnewfriendship.Theresearchpointsoutthat25to34-year-oldsmake22friendsvia,comparedto18to24-year-oldswhomake12,and35to44-year-oldswhomakejustfour.ForeverFriends’relationshipcoachSamOwensays:＂Itisnocoincidencethatoverathirdofusmeetbestfriendsatschool.Itisakeytimeinourliveswhenfriendshipisgrowingthroughsharingnotes,givinggifts,seeingeachotherregularlyandlaughingalot.Asadultswecanoftenforgethowpowerfulthesesmallthingsareandhowthelittlethingscanmakeadifference.＂Laterinlifewefindourselveslosingfriends.Overhalfofuslosefriendshipthroughmoving,while36%thatovertimetheygrowapartfromclosepals.Havingchildrenalsocauses19%todriftawayfromchildhoodWithgrowingpressuresbeingputonfriendshipthesedays,it’simportanttomaketimeforourHowmanyfriendscana20-year-oldcollegestudentmake A. B. C. D.InParagraph5,theauthoristrying lthereaders howimportantmakingfriendsthatfriendshipisnoteasytohowmuchhasbeendonetokeepthatfriendshipatschoolisTheunderlinedphrase＂driftawayfrom＂inParagraph6means makesense B.losecontactC.feelsorry D.makeupThispassageismostprobablytakenfrom A.orB.an C.a D.aPassageEveryonelooksforwardtoprogress,whetherinone’s allifeorinthegeneralsociety.Progressindicatesa ’sabilitytochangethewayheislivingatthemoment.Progressmustleadtoabetterlifeandabetterwayofngthings.Allthese,however,remaintrueonlyinsofaraspeoplewanttoaccepttechnologyandmoveforwardbyfindingnewandmoreefficientwaysofngthings.However,atthebackofthemindsofmanypeople,especiallythosewhomissthe＂goodoldefficiencycomeswithaprice.Whencommunication esmoreefficient,peopleareabletocontactoneanothernomatterwheretheyareandatwhatevertimetheywishto.Theclickofabuttonallowspeopleaparttotalkorseeeachotherwithoutevenleavingtheirhomes.Withthecommunicationgadgets,suchasmobilephonesandiPads,peopleoftendonottaketheefforttovisitoneanother ally.A alvisitcarrieswithittheadditionalfeatureofhavingtobeinthe ’spresenceforaslongasthevisitlasts.Wecannotunnecessarilyexcuseourselvesorturntheother Withefficiencyalsocomesmassproduction.Suchisthenatureoffactoriesandthesuccessofindustrializationtoday.Factorieshaveimprovedefficiency.Unskillfultasksarelefttomachinesandproductsarebettermadeandproducedwithgreateraccuracythananyhumanhandcouldeverhavedone.However,withtheimprovementsinefficiencyalsocomesthelossofthe altouchwhenmakingtheseproducts.Forexample,manyhandicrafts(手工藝品)arenowproducedinafactory.Althoughthismeansthatsupplyisbetterableincreasedemand,nowthatthesupplyisquickandefficient,thedemandmightfallbecausemassproductionlowersthequalityofthehandicraftanditisdifficulttofinduniquedesignsoneachitem.Nevertheless,wemustnotcommitthemistakeofyzingprogressonlyfromonepointofview.Infact,progresshasallowedtraditiontokeepup.Itisonlywithprogressandtheinventionofnewtechnologythatmanyoldproductscanbebroughtbacktotheiroldstate.Newtechnologyisrequiredforoldproductstostayold.Itispeople’sattitudetowardsprogressthatcausesthetypeofinfluencethattechnologyhasonsociety.Technologyisflexible.Thereisnofixedwayofmakinguseofit.Everythingdependsonpeople’sattitude.Theworsteffectsofprogresswillfallonthosewhoareunabletorethinktheirattitudesandviewsofsociety.Whenweacceptprogressanptittosuitourneeds,anew＂past＂iscreated.AccordingtoParagraph1,progresscanbenefitpeoplewhentheyarewilling liveabetter B.lookforbetterC.changewaysof D.accepttechnologyandadvanceTheunderlinedword＂gadgets＂isclosestinmeaning A. B. C. D.Theauthorexplains＂efficiencycomeswithaprice＂ describinga B.usingC.followingtime D.makingComparedwithhome-madehandicrafts,machine-made lack B.lack alC.areofhigh D.are WhatcanbelearnedabouttechnologyfromParagraphItcandestroyoldItcanleadtosocialItcanbeusedtocorrectItcanbeusedtopreserveoldWhatcanbeconcludedfromthelastProgresscansuittheneedsofdailyPeoplereviewthepastwithgreatTechnologyshouldbeintroducedinafixedPeople’sattitudedecidestheuseofPassageManypeopletryingtosellhomesfindthatanincreaseinhomepriceshasturnedthemarketintheirButsellerscanstillgettheshortendofthedealiftheyaren’tcareful.HereareafewtipsforDon’ttestyourluck.Ofcourseyouthinkanyonewhomovesintoyourlovelyhomeshouldbewillingtopaytopdollars,especiallyifyou’verecentlyinvestedinsomeimprovements.Butlistingahomeatapricethat’stoohighabovethemarketpricecouldturnawaysomebuyers.Buyersnoticingthatthehomestillhasn’tsoldmaybegintoassumethere’ssomethingwrongwiththehouseandusethatasareasonableexcuseforofferingalowerprice.Andifahomehasn’treceivedanyoffersaftertwoweeks,itmightbetimetoresettheprice.Apricethat’stoolowcanbringaboutanundesired e.Listingyourhomeatorslightlybelowthemarketpricecanhavetheeffectofdrawinginalargegroupofbuyersandincreasethechancesthatahomewillreceivemultipleoffers.Butsettingthepricetoolowcomeswithseveralrisks.Onepossibilityisthatbuyerswillgetskepticalofthehomethatislistedfor$15,000to$20,000lessthansimilarhomesinthearea,especiallyifit’snotproperlymarketed.Onceagain,peoplemightassumethereissomethingwrongwiththehomeandmaynotbothertolookatit.Spyonthecompetition.Goingtootherpeople’sopenhousescangiveyouabettersenseofhowyourhomecomparestoothersonthemarket.Checkoutthefinishesintheirkitchens,thesizeoftheirbackyardsandusetheinformationtofigureoutwhereyourhomeshouldfitintherangeoftheprice.Butdon’tsetyourpricingjustonwhatyouseeelsewhere.WhatdoestheunderlinepartinParagraph1probablyTobeata B.TogettheupperC.Tohavecontroloverthe D.TobeunabletofitWhatshouldhomesellersdoaccordingtothePriceyourhouseonthebasisofitsgeographicPriceyourhouseslightlyabovethemarketpriceafterdecoratingChangethepriceifnoofferhasbeenreceivedwithinaChangeyourhouseatapriceslightlybelowthemarketIfyousetthepriceofyourhousetoolow, buyersmightthinkitnotworthwhiletogotohaveayouarelikelytocome withtheneighborhoodyourhousewillbecrowdedwithbuyerswithinacoupleofchancesofyourhousebeingsoldatabetterpricewillbegreatlyWhatisthebenefitofgoingtootherpeople’sopenYoucanpickupsomeusefullessonsonhouseYoucangetyourpricingmainlybasedonwhatyouseeYoucanworkouthowmuoneyyoushouldaskforyourYoucanknowhowtomakeyourhousestandoutagainstotherPassage，作者提供了一些建議——1. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句＂Ifyoudropthat，youbegintofeelalittledeadinsideyou’re ‘you’.自己的追求。由此可以推理出，在任何情況自己的追求。由此可以推理出，在任何情況 都應(yīng)該堅(jiān)持夢(mèng)想2. Decideonanewcourse句＂It’sallaboutstartingsimple ngitnow.＂可知B正確3. Decideandactbeforeoverthinking.＂(和行動(dòng))C4.4. APassage 在26歲時(shí)擁有最多的朋友，但是隨著時(shí)間的推移5. ,comparedto18to24-year-oldswhomake可知，通過(guò)臉書(shū) 在18到24歲的人可以交到12個(gè)朋友，故B項(xiàng)正確 SamOwen所講的第二句話＂Itisakeytimeinourliveswhenfriendshipgrowingthroughsharingnotes,givinggiftsseeingeachoth