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James then asked the woman to consider a poor black mother on welfare. She already has four children and an alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the family. Now she discovers another child is on the way. "How would you counsel that woman?" asked James.
"Have an abortion," the woman responded. "That child would have a very poor quality of life."
"I have a vested interest in your answer," James said. "The woman I described was my mother. I was the fifth of six children born into poverty. And, in case you're interested, the quality of my life is just fine!"
Kay James ______.
A.is not a black
B.is a poor black mother
C.has five brothers and sisters
D.has a hard life
W: I hope you're not planning to take your time going there. They are usually snapped up within the first week.
Q: What does the woman mean?
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A.The man will have no choices left.
B.The man had better go there quickly.
C.The man should go when he has spare time.
D.The books are a bit scratched and are of poor quality.
A.I literally can’t stop.
B.But now I don’t need to worry any more.
C.You’re known as the first billionaire author here.
D.But that’s not just about money.
Interviewer: You have published six popular books. 7___________
Interviewee: Yeah.
Interviewer: So how has being the first billionaire author affected your perception of yourself?
Interviewee: I dress better. Well, you can definitely afford better clothes. 8___________I think the single biggest thing that money gave me--and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get without being homeless at one point. 9___________ Never.
Interviewer: Are you in a place now where you can accept that you will always be rich?
Interviewee: No.
Interviewer: And will you be writing more?
Interviewee: Oh, definitely. I can’t, yeah, 10___________ Well, I mean, you could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write.
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An unrealistically poor self-concept can also arise from the inaccurate feedback of others. Perhaps you are in an environment where you receive an excessive number of downer messages, many of which are undeserved, and a
minimum of upper messages. We've known many housewives, for example' who have returned to college after many years spent in homemaking, where they received virtually no recognition for their intellectual strengths. It's amazing that these women have the courage to come to college at all, so low are their self-concepts; but come they do, and most are excited to find that they are much brighter and more competent intellectually than they suspected. In the same way, workers with overly critical supervisors, children with cruel "friends", and students with unsupportive teachers all tend to have low self-concepts owing to excessively negative feedback.
If you fall into this category, it's important to put the unrealistic evaluations you receive to attention and then to seek out more supportive people who will acknowledge your value as well as point out your shortcomings. Doing so is often a quick and sure boost.
If you ______, you "sell yourself short".
A.think too highly of yourself
B.have an inaccurate self-perception of yourself
C.underestimate your competence
D.recognize your strengths
Key James, Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Virginia State government, loves to turn the tables on those who don&39;t think it&39;s possible to be middle-class,conservative,educated and still be truly black. Once, during an Abortion debate, a woman in the audience angrily told James she was so middle-class she didn&39;t have a clue about real African American life. "If you understood what these women go through," the woman said, "you would realize that abortion is their only choice. "
James then asked the woman to consider a poor black mother on welfare. She already has four children and an alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the family. Now she discovers another child is on the way. How would you counsel that woman, asked James.
"Have an abortion," the woman responded. "That child would have a very poor quality of life. "
"I have a vested interest in your answer," James said. "The woman I described was my mother. I was the fifth of six children born into poverty. And, in case you&39;re interested,the quality of my life is just fine!"
1、"To move the tables" means__________.
A.to move the tables
B.to carry the tables away
C.to gain courage
D.to gain an advantage after having been at a disadvantage
James' mother__________.A.was educated
B.was conservative
C.was poor
D.A and B
James' family led a__________life when she was born.A.miserable
B.happy
C.well-off
D.hardly
James' father__________.A.divorced his wife
B.liked to drink
C.deserted his family
D.B and C
M: Good morning. I hope I can answer your questions.
W: Are people in rich countries happier than people in not-so-rich countries?
M: Well, I would say there is a relationship between national wealth and well-being. In other words, the economic wealth of a country does appear to reflect the overall well-being of its citizens.
W: Does it mean that rich people in a country are happier than poor people?
M: In some poor Countries, satisfaction with one's financial situation does affect happiness. But once people are able to afford the basic necessities of life; having more money doesn't necessarily make them happier.
W: What about rich places like Europe and United States? Are income and happiness related?
M: Very little. Rich people are only slightly happier than the average citizen.
W: I'm always wondering whether winning a lottery can bring happiness.
M: Well, as a matter of fact, various studies show that lottery winners only get temporary joy.
W: I guess wealth is like health. If you don't have your health or if you're extremely poor, you will be miserable.
M: Yes, that's true. Happiness is wanting what we have rather than getting what we want.
W: That's a nice way of putting it. In your opinion, do people become happier as their countries be come richer?
M: Well, if I take the case of the United States, from 1957 to 1996, the proportion of people who said that they were very happy declined from 35% to 30%. But during that same period, the average income per person in the United States doubled.
W: So, you mean that a steady increase in a country's prosperity does not mean an increase in its people's happiness.
M: That's right.
What does the woman do?
A.A teacher of economics.
B.A professor of studying happiness.
C.A consultant on economic affairs.
D.A specialist in political science.
B.But now I don’t need to worry any more.
C.You’re known as the first billionaire author here.
D.But that’s not just about money.
Interviewer: You have published six popular books. 7___________
Interviewee: Yeah.
Interviewer: So how has being the first billionaire author affected your perception of yourself?
Interviewee: I dress better. Well, you can definitely afford better clothes. 8___________I think the single biggest thing that money gave me--and obviously I came from a place where I was a single mother and it really was hand to mouth at one point. It was literally as poor as you can get without being homeless at one point. 9___________ Never.
Interviewer: Are you in a place now where you can accept that you will always be rich?
Interviewee: No.
Interviewer: And will you be writing more?
Interviewee: Oh, definitely. I can’t, yeah, 10___________ Well, I mean, you could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write.
7、___________
8___________
9___________
10___________
M: in many countries, children have a lot of homework in the lower and high school. But in the U. S., extracurricular activities such as sports, chorus, the student computer club, the military drill team, the student newspaper etc. All of them are important in high school. These activities give students valuable lessons in leadership, teamwork and effective communication, which are very useful in their future work.
W: Good. Now, why does the educational system in America attract so many foreigners?
M: Well, the U. S. system emphasizes individual choices. Many American high school students decide to take difficult classes in subjects they're interested in. And if they want to continue their education, it's easy to complete all the required courses and get enough credits to earn a bachelor's degree. In many other countries it's difficult to get into college, but once you're there, you can coast along and not work too hard.
W: You're right. American education begins to get very competitive in college.
M: And for foreign students, the huge amount of high-level reading and writing that is expected proves to be quite difficult. From all the research that's been done on how to learn a language, it's clear that most foreign students have never read enough English to develop a vocabulary equal to that of native speakers.
W: That's true enough! Many foreign students never get interested in reading English for fun. They are only interested in learning grammar. But tell me, why is your English so good?
M: Ever since I was a kid, I've read a lot of American storybooks. My mother worked in a library in Stockholm. She was always borrowing English books and magazines for my brother and me.
W: Well, that explains your excellent English. OK, let's go on. How long does it take for a college student to get a BA or a BS?
M: After four years of study, students receive either a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree. But just like high school, many students flunk out of college because of their poor grades.
W: And why do some students get poor grades?
M: Poor grades can be due to medical problems, too many hours spent working a part-time job, partying often, or simply not having the attitude and skills needed to perform. well in a college classroom.
W: Thank you, Victor, for your giving me so much information about the American education.
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A.Because they are interesting.
B.Because they are required by the school.
C.Because they are beneficial for future work.
D.Because they are needed to apply for scholarship.
听力原文: Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you're a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940 —the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City's Pennsylvania Railway Station.
After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."
When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. "You give an honest day's work," he said, looking at me straight in the eye. "They're paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."
I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since. Of all the jobs I've had. it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone.
Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another, there's going to be trouble.
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A.They were all thin, young boys.
B.They were all from poor families.
C.Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.
D.They could earn much, but they had to work hard.
People can make poor decisions when it comes to health--despite their best intentions. It's not easy abiding by wholesome choices (giving up French fries) when the consequences of not doing so (heart disease) seem so far in the future. Most people are bad at judging their health risks: smokers generally know cigarettes cause cancer, but they also tend to believe they're less likely than other smokers to get it. And as any snack-loving dieter can attest, people can be comically inept at predicting their future .behavior. You swear you will eat just one potato chip but don't stop until the bag is empty.
So, what does it take to motivate people to stick to the path set by their conscious brain? How can good choices be made to seem more appealing than bad ones? The problem stumps doctors, public-health officials and weight-loss experts, but one solution may spring from an unlikely source. Meet your new personal trainer: your boss.
American businesses have a particular interest in personal health, since worker illness costs them billions each year in insurance claims, sick days and high staff turnover. A 2008 survey of major US employers found that 64% consider their employees' poor health decisions a serious barrier to affordable insurance coverage. Now some companies are tackling the motivation problem head on, using tactics drawn from behavioral psychology to nudge their employees to get healthy.
"It's a bit paradoxical that employers need to provide incentives for people to improve their own health," says Michael Follick, a behavioral psychologist at Brown University and president of the consultancy Abacus Employer Health Solutions.
Paradoxical, maybe, but effective. Consider Amica Mutual Insurance, based in Rhode Island. Arnica seemed to be doing everything right: it boasts an on-site fitness center at its headquarters. It pays toward Weight Watchers and smoking-cessation help, gives gift cards to reward proper prenatal care and offers free flu shots each year. Still, in the mid-2000s, about 7% of the company's insured population, including roughly 3 100 employees and their dependents, had diabetes. "We manage risk. That's our core business," says Scott Boyd, Amica's director of compensation and benefits. But diabetes-related claims from Arnica employees had doubled in four years. "We thought, OK," Boyd says now, "we have to manage these high-risk groups a little better. "
In the first paragraph, we can infer that the Americans ______.
A.vow to diet in the new year
B.fear to lose weight
C.have poor decision in keeping healthy diet
D.succeed in losing weight
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