高中英語七選五專題練習(xí)21篇(含答案)

1/17 高中英語七選五專題練習(xí)21篇（含答案） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。第一篇：IfyouareinterestedinstudyingatanAmericanuniversity，youhaveprobablyheardabouttheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage.1.ItisthemostwidelyusedlanguageassessmentexamforAmencanuniversities.ManyforeignstudentsarefrightenedoftheTOEFLbecauseitisrisky.2.ButalowTOEFLscorewilllimityourchoicesforfinancialaidandadmissiontotopschools.3:1.Planahead-IttakesalongtimetoimproveyourTOEFLscore.Manystudentsstudyjustbeforethetest.Raisingyourscorewilltakemonthsofhardwork.Youwillhavetospendalotoftimeandenergy.2.Masterthebasicsfirst-—4.Youshouldhaveatleastanupper-intermediate（中上級(jí)）Englishlevelbeforeyouattemptthetest.Ifyouscoreverylowmarks，studythefundamentalsforafewmonthsandcomebacktotheTOEFLlater.3.Getastudyguide-—Itiseasytofindstudyguides.Pearson，Barron’s，ETS，andKaplanallproducequalitymaterials.Takeapracticetestonceortwiceamonth.4.5-—UsingTOEFLpracticematerialsallthetimewillmakeyoucrazy.YoucanimproveyourTOEFLscorebymakingEnglishpartofyourdailylife..Somesimplewaysarelisteningtopodcasts，watchingmoviesandreadingnewspapers.Thebottomlineis:thebestwaytodowellontheTOEFListoknowEnglishwell.ThrowyourselfintoEnglishonadailybasisandimprovementissuretofollow.A.Practiceasmanymaterialsasyoucan.B.TheyaredeeplyconcernedthattheywillfailintheTOEFL.C.ThetestiswidelyknownastheTOEFL.D.GoodtestresultsontheTOEFLwillopenmanydoors.E.ManystudentstaketheTOEFLbeforetheyareready.F.Useoutsideresources.G.HerearesometipsforgettingstartedwithTOEFL.第二篇：Alittleworryishealthy．Itkeepsusthinkingaheadandhelpsuspreparetofaceunexpectedmisfortune．Whenyouworrytoomuch，youburdenyourselfwithalotofunnecessarystress．However，thefewtipscanhelpgetyourworriesundercontrolandenjoythehappinessoflife．Reduceyourcollection．Althoughthingsaregettingsmallerthanever，weallseemtoendupbeingsurroundedbystuffwenolongeruseorcareabout．1．However，you’llbegladoncethetaskisfinished．Haveagaragesale，orsimplydonateyourextradishes，clothes，booksandotheritems．2.Bycreatingapleasantspaceforspecificactivities，youconvinceyourbraintoengageinthoseactivitieswheneveryouenterthatspace．RemoveTVs，computers，andothersuchdistractionsfromthebedroom．Onlyspendtimetherewhenyou’rechangingclothes，grabbingabook，goingtosleep．Keepcomputers，TVsandothersuchactivityitemsfortime-consumingactivitiesingeneralareas．3Budgetyourfamilyexpenses．Itisoneofthesimplestandmosteffectivestepsyoucantaketoreduceworrycausedbyyourcomplexlife.4Moreimportantly，ithelpskeepyourfamilyfromunpredictedfinancialtrouble．Makethebestofyouremptymoments．It’seasytofilleverywakingmomentofyourfreetimewithSmartphoneapps，socialmediabrowsing，TVandmore.5Sometimeswhatyouneedisn’tadistraction，it’samomenttoyourself．A．RemindyourselftobegratefulforwhatyouhaveeverydayB．ItcanseemlikeapaintotakethetimeandtroubletogetridofitC．ReassignyourspacewiselyD．Trytosticktoit，andyoucanmakebothendsmeetE．FocusyourattentiononyourworkF．Itisn’talwaysagoodideaG．Trainyourbraintoassociatetheseareaswithleisureactivitiesandhobbies第三篇：Youshouldmakethoroughplansbeforeyouundertakeacamping(露營)trip.Justfollowthesesimplecampingguidelinestomakeyourtripsafeandrewarding.Selectinganappropriatetent（帳篷）1.Whendeterminingthesizeofyourtent,youshouldtakeintoaccountthenumberofcampersaswellasthecampingequipmentnecessaryforyourtrip.Thereshouldbeenoughroominthetentforthecampingequipment.2.ImportanceoffoodWhilecamping,youwillneedenoughfoodtogiveyouenoughenergyforyouroutdoorwork.3.Youshoulduseatwoburnerstovetodoallyourcooking.Insistonsimplicityincookingandusevegetablesandready-madefoodduringyourtriptominimizecookingtime.Adequatesleep4.Nightsaregenerallycoolerthanthedayssoyouneedtohaveenoughwarmclothestofeelcomfortableenoughtosleepduringthenight.Whenbuyingasleepingbag,checkthatyoufeelcomfortableinit.Extraairmattresses(氣墊)maybeincludedinyourcampingequipmenttomakeyourbedmorecomfortable.5.Bearthesecampingguidelinesinmindandmakesureyouarefullypreparedtoenjoyyourcampingtrip.A.Allcampersshouldhaveadequatesleepduringthenight.B.Thusyoumusthaveanefficientarrangementforfoodpreparation.C.Thebestcampingtripsarehadbythosepeoplewhopreparethebest.D.Takehealthyandnourishingfoodwithyoutomeetenergydemandsduringyourtrip.E.Thecomfortlevelinatentdeterminesthesuccessofacampingtrip.F.Thesizeisthemostimportantthingyoushouldcarefullyconsiderwhenchoosingatent.G.Itwilldestroythemoodoftheentirecampingtripifyoudon’thaveagoodsleepingbag.第四篇：Aperson’snoseisimportantforbreathingandsmelling.1Somepeopleareableto“l(fā)eadotherpeoplebythenose”.Forexample,ifawife“l(fā)eadsherhusbandbythenose”,shemakeshimdowhatevershewantshimtodo.2Theywillnotchangetheiropinionsorpositionsonanything.Ifsomeoneis“hard-nosed”,chancesarethathewillnever“paythroughthenose”,orpaytoomuchmoneyforanobjectorservice.Itisalwayshelpfulwhenpeople“keeptheirnoseoutofotherpeople'sbusiness”.Theydonotinterfere(干涉).Theoppositeofthisissomeonewho“nosesaround”allthetime.3Heisconsidered“nosey”.Someonewho“keepshisnosetothegrindstone(旋轉(zhuǎn)磨石)”worksveryhard.Thiscanhelpaworker“keephisnoseclean”orstayoutoftrouble.Oneunusualexpressionis“thatisnoskinoffmynose”.Thismeansthatasituationdoesnotaffectorconcernme.Wealsosaythatsometimesaperson“cutsoffhisnosetospitehisface”.Thatis,hemakesasituationworseforhimselfbydoingsomethingfoolishbecauseheisangry.Moreproblemscandevelopifaperson“l(fā)ooksdownhisnose”atsomeoneorsomething.4Thispersonmightalso“turnuphisnose”atsomethingthatheconsidersnotgoodenough.Thispersonthinksheisbetterthaneveryoneelse.He“hashisnoseintheair”.5Theyrefusetoobeyordersordoanywork.Maybethesestudentsdonotknowthecorrectanswers.Mymotheralwaystoldme,ifyoustudyhard,theanswersshouldbe“rightunderyournose”oreasilyseen.A.Thiskindofpersonisinterestedinotherpeople'sprivatematters.B.Inschool,somestudents“thumbtheirnose”attheirteacher.C.Thenosealsohasalotofotherfunctions.D.Somepeoplearesaidtobe“hard-nosed”.E.Thenoseisalsousedinmanypopularexpressions.F.Heisinterestedinthingsthatconcernhiswork.G.Thepersonactslikesomethingisunimportantorworthless.第五篇：TipsforcookingonaTightScheduleFrommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:ability,moneyandtime,__1____MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspendinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandthereisnothingreadytoeat.Sothinkaboutofthecomingweek.Whenwillyouhavetimetocook?Doyouhavetherightmaterialsready?2Makeyourtimeworthit.Whenyoudofindtimetocookameal,makethemostofitandsaveyourselftimelateron.Areyoumakingoneloafofbread?3ittakesaroundthesameamountoftimetomakemoreofsomething.Sosaveyourselftheeffortforafuturemeal.4Thismaysurpriseyou,butoneofthebesttoolsformakingcookingworthyourtimeisexperimentation.Itgivesyouthechancetohituponnewideasandrecipesthatcanworkwellwithyourappetiteandschedule.Themoreyoulearnandthemoreyoutry,themoreabilityyouhavetotakecontrolofyourfoodandyourschedule.Hopefullythatgivesyouagoodstart.5anddon’tletabusyschedulediscourageyoufrommakingsomegreatchangesinthewayyoueatandlive!A.Trynewthings.B.Abilityiseasilyimproved.C.Makethreeorfourinstead.D.Understandyourfoodbetter.E.Cookingisaburdenformanypeople.F.Letcookingandlivingsimplybeajoyratherthanaburden.G.Alittletimeplanningaheadcansavealotofworklateron.第六篇：Identitytheft(身份盜用)isoneofthefastest-growingcrimes.Identitytheftisacrimeinwhichyourpersonalinformationisstolenbysomeoneandisusedinanillegalway.Whenyouridentityisstolen,thethiefoftendoesfraud(詐騙)withthat.Hemaygetacreditcardinyournameandspenditcarelesslywithoutpayingthebills;1andyouhavetoberesponsibleforthetrafficaccidentshecauses… Whyisidentitytheftbecomingsocommon?2.AndthewealthofpersonaldetailspeoplepostonsocialnetworkssuchasFacebookalsomakesiteasierforidentitythievestoobtainpersonalinformation. Manypeoplearenotawareoftheproblemscausedbythiscrime.Theywakeupfromtheircarefreeattitudeonlywhentheybecomeavictimandsufferthedamagescausedbythiscrime. 3andthisiswhyitisimportantthateverypersonshouldbecomecautiouswhenusingtheInternet.Thefollowingtipsmaypreventyoufromidentitytheft. First,makesureyourcomputerhasanupdatedanti-virusandfirewallsysteminstalled.Second,onlyenteryourcreditcarddetailsonsecuresites,orwebsitesthatyou’veusedbefore.Third,4.Yourdateofbirth,namesofschoolsattended,phonenumberorthenamesofyourparentsareoftenrequiredtoverify(證明)anidentity,andthievescanusethisinformationtoo.Fourth,avoidsharingfilesasthisgivesotherpeopleaccesstoyourharddrive.Fifth,neveropensuspiciouse-mailsfromunknownsource.Lastbutnotleast,createcomplexpasswordsusingacombinationofnumbersandkeyboardsymbolsand5.A.ThepopularityoftheInternetandcomputersprovidesagateway（出入口）fortheidentitytheft B.avoidgivingawaytoomuchpersonalinformationonsocialnetworkingsites C.Thereisonesolutiontotheproblem D.Hemaygetadriver’slicenseinyourname E.changeyourpasswordsonaregularbasis F.Thereisnocureforidentitytheftexceptprevention G.Hemayborrowmoneyfromthebankinyourname第七篇：Inmanyways,HamburgerUniversityisjustlikeotherschools.Ithasan80-acrecampus.Ithasclassroomsandteachersandmorethan275,000graduates.1Instead,theyareMcDonald’srestaurantownersandworkerslearninghowtodotheirjobsbetter.HamburgerUniversityisn’tabusinessschool.It’sacorporateuniversity(企業(yè)大學(xué)).2Asaresult,theschoolteachesskillsandmethodsthathelpimproveefficiencyinMcDonald’srestaurants.HamburgerUniversityisoneoftheworld’smostfamouscorporateuniversities,butitisfarfromunique.3Companiesoperatecorporateuniversitiesformanydifferentreasons.Someimprovethetechnicalskillsofemployees.Othersfocusontrainingpeopleinmanagement.Stillothershelpemployeesdevelopskillslikelearningtolearn,creativethinkingandproblemsolving.4Theirstudentsoftencomefromdistantplacesandhavefull-timejobs.Tomaketrainingpossibleforstudents,corporateuniversitieshavetouseveryflexibleteachingmethods.Somecompaniespayfortheiremployeestoattendspecificclassesatalocaluniversity.Othersworkwithoutsideeducatorstodevelopcoursesforemployeestotakeattheirworkplaces.Stillothersdeveloptheirownprogramsconsistingofweekendandonlinecourses.Corporateuniversitiesmaynevercompetewithtraditionalschools.Buttheyhavechangedthewaymanyseeeducation.Traininghasalwaysbeendifficultforbusyemployees.5Throughthem,continuingeducationispossibleformanywho,otherwise,wouldn’thavethechancetostudy.A.Corporateuniversitieshelpbyofferingflexibleprograms.B.Corporateuniversitiesfaceanumberofspecialproblems.C.ItexiststohelpthecompanyMcDonald’smeetitsbusinessgoals.D.ButHamburgerUniversitystudentsdon’tattendtoearnadegree.E.Manylargecompanies,likeIBMhavetheirownsuccessfulcorporateuniversities.F.TherearestillfewcorporateuniversitiesintheUSatpresent.G.HamburgerUniversityhasgrowntoincludemanybranchcampuses.第八篇：MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichingan.IenjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentswhenIwasyoungchild.1Peoplekneweveryone,theirkids,theirpetsandtheirancestors.TherelationshipwiththemcontinuedtogrowasIgrewandgotolder.2Shewouldmakelittlesandwichesandwe’dhaveteaparties.She’splantflowersandcarefullytendthem.Irememberthesmallthimbleshewouldusewhiledoingherneedlework.Placingherthimbleonherfingershe’sremark:“Iwouldn’twanttosewwithoutone.”Afewyearsagowhenmygrandmotherpassedaway,Ibadefarewelltoalovinggrandmother.3Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmothsearlier,onher91stbirthday.Imissedherverymuch,butInoticeditparticularlyonmybirthday,astherewasnocardfrommygrandmother.She’dneverforgottenmybirthday!OnoneparticularbirthdaywhenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedtomakemefeellikeshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.4Theyarewhatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow.Itwassmallandhard.ImovedtheobjecttoaseamthatIcarefullyopened,andtomydelightoutcameatinysilverthimble!5Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,sheseweditinthatlittlepillowthatIjust“happened”tofluff.IcarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheothersI’vecollectedovertheyears,whereIcouldcontinuetoseethegiftGodchosetorevealtome.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywhosomehow,Iknew,wasdelightedtosewherthimbleinsidemypillow!A.Howquicklyourlivescanchange!B.Irefusedtogotothesmalltownlater.C.Ilovedthesmalltowntheylivedin.D.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillows.E.HowsadIwastobeunabletoseealovinggrandmother.F.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting.G.HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher!第九篇：Britain’shighstreetsaredyingslowlyTwentyyearsago,theprosperoushighstreet(繁華商業(yè)區(qū))wastheheartofmostcities.Itwascrowdedwithcustomers.1Nowadays,highstreetsaredeclining,withveryfewshopsandshoppers.Withabout14shopsdowneveryday,Britain’shighstreetsaredyinglittlebylittle.2It’sfairlyeasytounderstand.Tostartwith,peoplearespendinglessbecauseoftheeconomicrecession(衰退).Ontopofthat,moreandmorepeopleareusingtheInternettodotheirshopping.Anditisnoteasyforshopkeepersinthehighstreets,either.3Finally,therearetheout-of-townretailparkswithfreecarparkingthatselljustabouteverythingatverylowprices.Whatcanbedone?PrimeMinisterDavidCameronhashiredMaryPortas,aBritishbusinesswomanandstarofTVshowMaryQueenofShops,tobringsomelifebackintoBritain’shighstreets.She'stalkedaboutcreating“magnets(磁石)”toattractpeoplebacktothecentre.4Inonetown,abicyclerickshaw(人力車)serviceisdeliveringpeople'sshoppingtotheirhomes.5,wherechildrencanbecaredforwhileparentsareshopping.Membersofthepublichavealsovoicedtheiropinions.“Myidealshoppingcenterisonewherethere’sawideselectionofattractivelookingshops,withcheapparkingandgoodpublictransportlinks,”saida28-year-oldman.“I’dliketoseeNightShoppingeveningswhereshopsareopenthroughto10pmorlater,”saida22-year-oldgirl.A.Theyhavetopayincreasinghighrents.B.Butheisnottheonlyonetosolvetheproblem.C.Butthat’sallchanged.D.Inanothertown,theysetupanursery,E.Inanothertown,theysetupnightshoppingcenters,F.Theycanmakeafortuneovernight.G.Whyarehighstreetsinsuchadesperatesituation?第十篇：Forsomepeople，thewarmestmemoriesfromchildhoodcomefrombeingreadagreatstory．1Itdevelopschildren’slanguageskillsandincreasestheirabilitytosucceedinschooland，later，work．AnewreportbytheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssaysreadingaloudissoimportantthatparentsshouldstartassoonastheirchildrenarebornandcontinuetoreadaloudevenaftertheirchildrencanreadbythemselves．Theysayparentsshouldalsopointtoandtalkaboutpicturesinbooksforinfants(嬰幼兒)．2ThecompanyScholasticisamajorU．S．publisherofchildren’sbooks．Everytwoyears，ScholasticpublishesareportonAmericanreadingattitudesandhabits．The2015reportsaysonly31percentofchildrenintheU．S．readabookforfunalmosteveryday．3Oneissimplytohavebooksinthehome．ElizabethLyttleton，themotherofthree，islucky．Hermotheroncewroteandillustratedchildren’sbooks，sothefamilyalwayshaveplentytoread．Shesaysallherchildrenlearnfrombooks—butindifferentways.4ResearchersfromtheScholasticcompanyfoundthat80％ofchildrensurveyed—ofallages—saytheylovebeingreadto．Andchildrenages6to11whoseparentsdonotreadtothemanymoresaytheymissit．5_Ofallthesixto17-year-oldsintheScholasticstudy，morethan90％saidtheirfavoritebooksaretheonestheychoseforthemselves．A．TheScholasticreportalsosuggestspermittingchildrentochoosetheirownbooks．B．Scholasticalsoidentifiessomewaystodevelopaloveofreadinginachild．C．Abookdoesnothavetobeserioustobegoodforkids．D．Foryoungchildren，parentsshouldaskquestionsaboutthebook．E．Dochildrenstillreadforfun?F．Anotherwaytodevelopareadinghabitinchildrenistoreadtothem．G．Butreadingtochildrendoesmorethancreatewarmmemories．第十一篇：HelpingStudentsFindTheirWritingVoicesOneofthemostfrustratingthingsforwritingteachersisreadingpapersthatsimplylackstyle.Whenalloftheresearchhasbeencompletedandallofthesentencesarestructuredwell,butthepaperstilllackssomepizzazz（活力），itcanbeboringtograde.Ifyouaresearchingforwaystohelpyourstudentsfindtheirvoices,whynottrymakingstudentsthemselvesthetopicofthewriting?1Whoareyou?Oneofthemostdifficultquestionsforstudentstoansweris:“Whoareyou?”2Indoingthis,throughwriting,studentswillstarttoseetheirpersonalitiesdifferentlyand,hopefully,beabletoaddafeaturetotheirwriting.DearJohn3Encouragethemtowritetoafamouspersonthey’vealwaysadmired,andthentheonetheyabsolutelyhate.Explorehowtheirlanguagechangesbetweenthetwoletters.Whenstudentsknowtheiraudiences,itismucheasierforthemtoaddthekindofpersonalitytheiraudiencewantstosee．4Whenstudentswriteaboutwhatmattersmosttothem,theywilloftengiveyouthebestwritingyou’veeverseen.You’llgetthosewhenyouaskquestionsthathithome.Whenstudentshavesomethingtosayaboutagiventopic,itcanbeeasierforthemtogettheirideasdownandthenworkontheirwritingstyle.Getthewordsonpaper,andtheneditthemThemostvaluablelessonstudentscanlearnistowritefirst,andeditlater.Havestudentswrittenforfiveminutesabouttheirtopics.Iftheycangettheirideasdownonpaper,that’s90%ofthebattle.5Thiscanhelpthemrealizethat,oncetheyhavetheideasdown,therestisjustfinetuning（微調(diào)）.Oncetheyhavethisskillmastered,it’seasyforthemtostartaddingtheirownpersonalvoicestotheirpapers.A.Whatmatterstoyou?B.Whatstyleistaughtinclass?C.Whentheywriteaboutthemselves,students’voicesoftenshinethrough.D.Writinglettersisagreatwayforstudentstoexploretheirwritingstyle.E.Haveyourstudentsexploredwhotheyareandwhatmakesthemunique.F.Voiceisthatmagicalqualitywhichisabletomakeacreativewritingideasing!G.Afterthat,havethemedittheseideasintoareallystrongintroductoryparagraph.第十二篇：HowtoSleepBetterIfyou’rehavingtroublegettinggoodsleepthroughthenight(turning，wakingupmorethanonce，forexample)，thistextwilltellyouwhatyoucandotoensureapeacefulnight’ssleep.1．Getonschedule.Changingyoursleepingtimebymorethananhourcanseverelydisturbyoursleepquality.1Forexample，ifyounormallywakeupat6amonweekdaystogettowork，youmightgotobedaround10pm，becausethat’swhenyoustarttofeelsleepy，andit’salsoagoodtimetoensure8hoursofsleep.If，ontheweekend，yousleepuntil9a.m，youprobablywon’tbeabletofallasleepthatnightuntil1a.m.2.2Waitatleastthreehoursafterdinnerbeforegoingtosleep.Digestionslowsdownwhileasleep，andafullstomachmayinterruptsleep.Similarly，youshouldavoidgoingtobedonanemptystomach，asacompletelyemptystomachmayequallydisturbyoursleepingpatterns.3.3Exposuretolightduringthetimewhenyou’resupposedtobesleepingcandisruptyourbody’sinternalclock.Turnyourlightoff，oruseaverydimnightlight.4Theyincludewindows，LEDclocks，computerlightsandcableboxes.4．Changeyoursleepingposition.Youmaythinkthatit’simpossibletocontrolwhatpositionyousleepinsinceyouaren’tfullyawareofwhatyouaredoing，butitispossibleanditcanmakeaconsiderabledifference.5A．Trytoavoidallsourcesoflight.B．Keeptheroomasdarkaspossible.C．Makenoteofunusualcircumstances.D．Bemindfulofwhatyoueatordrinkbeforebed.E．Sleepisconsideredtobeadequateonlywhenthereisnodaytimesleepiness.F．Inotherwords，suddenchangeofsleepingtimewillaffectyour“biologicalclock”．G．Ifyouwakeupinthemiddleofthenight，makeanefforttohaveacomfortableposition.第十三篇：SeeingwithSoundAccordingtoaBritishnewsreport，someblindpeoplemayfinallygetachanceto“see”．1Dr.PeterMeijer，ascientistatPhilipsResearchLaboratoriesintheNetherlands，hasdevelopedanewsystemcalledthevOICe．ThethreemiddlelettersinvOICestandfor“Oh，Isee．”Meijer’sgroundbreakingtechnologymaychangethelivesofvisuallyimpairedpeopleallovertheworld．AwearablesetupofvOICesystemconsistsofahead-mountedcamera，stereoheadphonesandanotebookPC．Thesystemtranslatesvisualimagesfromacameraintocomplexsounds．2Theprogramisbasedonthetheorythatpeoplecanhearcertainsoundsandlearntotranslatethemintomeaningfulmentalimages．Everythinghasitsownuniquesound．3Theheightofanobjectorpersoncouldbedeterminedbypitch(音調(diào))．Andabuilt-incoloridentifierspeaksoutcolornameswhenitisturnedon．WhatthevOICeusershavetolearniswhichsoundgoeswithwhichobject．Meijersaysthatheiscountingonthebrain’sabilitytoadapt．4Withintwoweeks，mostpeoplewhoexperimentwiththevOICesystemareabletoidentifyobjectssuchaswallsanddoors．Theyarealsoabletoidentifycertainsituations，includingwhetherthelightsinaroomareonoroff．5MeijerthinksthattranslatingwilleventuallybecomeautomaticformanyusersofthevOICe，bringingaformofvisiontothemfortheveryfirsttime．A．Brighterareassoundlouderthandarkerareas．B．Itthensendsthesesoundstoapersonthroughheadphones．C．However,theyarenotlearningtoseewiththeireyes；theyarelearningtoseewiththeirears．D．ThevOICesystemisaimingtotreatblindnessbytranslatingimagesfromacameraintoaudiosignals．E．Meijersupposesthatthebrainisinterestedintheinformation“content”，butnottheinformation“carrier”．F．Toevaluatethenewsystem’seffectiveness,anumberofvisuallyimpairedpeoplewerechosentotestthev0ICe．G．Overtime,someusershaveevenlearnedto“watch”televisionor“recognize”theoutlinesofbuildingsastheywalk．第十四篇：WhatARealLeaderDoesIsaleadermerelyamanager?Whatshouldweexpectfromourleaders?1Yes,wedoneedleaders.Onourown,welackthevision,direction,andstrengthtoreachourgoals.Wewereallinneedofguidancewhenwewerechildren——eventhecleverestchildcouldnotpossiblybeexpectedtomakecertaincrucialdecisions.Oncewebecomeadults,withthecapacitytoreasonforourselves,wearefacingsomanypressuresofdailysurvivalthatwerarelyfindtimeandenergytofocusonlife’slargerissues.Andwhenwedo,ouremotionsandsubjectivitylimitourvisionandourmovement.2Whenweareoccupiedwithourself-interest——pettyorgreat,aleadersendsoutawake-upcall,alertingustoseekthetrueprioritiesinlife.Withsomanypeopletryingtobeleaderstheredays,howdowerecognizeatrueleader?Toanswerthisquestion,wemuststepbackandask:3Atrueleaderwantsnothingmorethantomakepeoplestandontheirown,asleadersintheirownright.Insteadoftryingtoblinduswithhisorherbrilliance,atrueleaderreflectsourownlightbacktous,sothatwecanseeourselvesanew.Thedifferencesbetweenaleaderandaboss:Abossdrivestheiremployees,andaleadercoachesthem.Abossinspiresfear,andaleadergeneratesenthusiasm.Abosssays“I”,andaleadersays“We”.Abossplacesblameforbreakdowns,andaleaderfixesthem.4Decidenow.Decidetoday.Areyougoingtobearealleader?Areyougoingtodeveloprealleaders?5Remember,aleaderwithvisionhasaclear,vividpictureofwheretogo,aswellasafirmgrasponwhatsuccesslookslikeandhowtoachieveit.A．Aleaderprovidesanewperspective,inspiringustoabandonournarrowfieldofvision.B．Thissenseofurgencyisjustasimportantinaleaderasasenseofvision.C．Anddowereallyneedleadersinthefirstplace?D．Areyougoingtoinspireandgenerateenthusiasm?E．WehaveaCEOwhocandirectthousandsofemployeestowardasingleobjective,andpoliticianswhoinspiremillionsofcitizenstosupportthem.F．Whatisitthataleaderisreallytryingtoaccomplish?G．Abossknowshowitisdone,andaleadershowshowitisdone.第十五篇：Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeandred?1．Doyouprefergreyandblue?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead．Youtendto