Do you think you can have only one job in your lifetime? This is not true, but lots of people think so. For example, when people decide what to learn in college, they think the decisions they make now will decide their jobs for the rest of their lives. However, here are many examples in which people achieved their dreams after changing their jobs later in life.
Former President of the US, Ronald Reagan, began as an actor when he was a young man. Later, he decided to do political ( 政治的 ) work. The love for it finally led him to become President of the United States.
The famous artist in the 19th century, Vincent Van Gogh, was not a painter at the beginning. He once worked as an art salesman and later he became a preacher ( 牧师 ). It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.
J. K. Rowling, the writer of the famous novel Harry Potter , was a school teacher before she began writing books. In fact, she was out of work before the first book Harry Potter came out.
Now we know jobs can be changeable. The important thing is to find what you are really good at or what you really want to do. Once you find what you love, it’s all a matter of how hard you try.
根据文章内容,判断句子正( T )、误( F )。
1 . Ronald Reagan’s love for political work led him to become President of the United States.
2 . Vincent Van Gogh was a painter at the beginning, and later he became a preacher.
3 . J. K. Rowling used to be a teacher before she began writing books.
4 . Before the first book Harry Potter came out, the writer of it was out of work.
5 . The examples in the passage tell us jobs can’t be changeable.
1 . T
2 . F
3 . T
4 . T
5 . F
【分析】
本文通过几位名人的例子告诉我们,工作是可以改变的,重要的是找到你真正擅长的或你真正想做的事情。
1 .
根据 “Later, he decided to do political ( 政治的 ) work. The love for it finally led him to become President of the United States.” 可知,罗纳德 · 里根对政治工作的热爱使他成为美国总统。该项表述正确,故选 T 。
2 .
根据 “He once worked as an art salesman and later he became a preacher ( 牧师 ). It was only 10 years before he died that he decided to become an artist.” 可知,梵高最开始是艺术推销员,后来他成为了一名牧师,在去世前 10 年才决定成为一名艺术家。该项表述错误,故选 F 。
3 .
根据 “J. K. Rowling, the writer of the famous novel Harry Potter, was a school teacher before she began writing books.” 可知,著名小说《哈利 · 波特》的作者 J. K. 罗琳在开始写书之前是一名教师。该项表述正确,故选 T 。
4 .
根据 “In fact, she was out of work before the first book Harry Potter came out.” 可知,在第一部《哈利波特》出版之前,她就已经失业了。该项表述正确,故选 T 。
5 .
根据 “Now we know jobs can be changeable.” 可知,工作是可以改变的。该项表述错误,故选 F 。
阅读短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
It’s always challenging to face fear. Here are some ways to help you overcome(克服)it.
Breathing
As we know, breathing can help us relax. If you purposely breathe out longer than you breathe in, your body will calm down. If you start to feel fearful, try this. Take a breath in (to a count of 7 in your mind), and then slowly breathe out (to a count of 11 in your mind). To your surprise, if you do this for a minute or so, you’ll calm down quickly. We call this "7/11 breathing".
Using a different part of your brain
When we feel fearful, it’s harder to think clearly. But if we force ourselves to use the part of thinking brain, this will help to calm us down. The easiest way to do this is with numbers. You can set your own fear from l to 10, 10 being the worst state and 1 being the most relaxed state. When you’re feeling fearful, ask yourself; “Okay, what grade do I get right now? 7 or 5?” Just doing this will reduce fear because it starts the thinking brain. Once I gave a speech to three hundred people and I felt fearful. So I graded myself at 6, and waited for myself to go down to 3 before starting. I took control.
Getting control of your imagination
Imagine seeing yourself in the situation you were scared, but see yourself being calm and things going well. Doing this starts to recondition your mind to more calmly face the coming events which were causing fear.
It seems that overcoming fear is always the first step to finish all you need to do and it will help you devote yourself to what you really want to be and to do. It takes efforts, but it’s worth your try.
59. to overcome fear | |||
Introduction | It’s challenging to face fear in your life. | ||
Ways | Breathing | To calm down, you can breathe out 60. than you breathe in. You’ll be 61. that you’ve calmed down very quickly if you take 7/11 breathing. | |
Using a different part of your brain | You can set ten 62. for your own fear with numbers. Grading your state of mind helps 63. the thinking brain and make you 64. fearful. | ||
Getting control of your imagination | Imagine you’re in a bad 65. but you feel calm and things go well. It can help you feel 66. to face the coming events. | ||
Conclusion | To finish all you need to do, you must overcome fear 67. It’s worth 68. though it takes efforts. |