1、Extended reading & Project & Assessment.阅读理解Finding the Real YouPsychometric testing personality testing has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance.These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment (招聘
2、) and are widely used in the selection of managers.The most popular of these personality tests is the MyersBriggs Type Indicator (MBTI)It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life.You answer 88 questions and are the
3、n given your “type”， such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking.Critics of personality testing raise doubts about “social engineering”Psychologist Dr.Colin Gill warns that the “popular” personality traits (特性) have their disadvantages.“People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butt
4、erflies, going from one idea to the next without mastering any of them.” However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole subindustry on cheating personality tests has sprung up.“Its possible to cheat，” admits Gill, “but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will
5、 be tiring and unhappy and probably shortlived.”So can we change our personality? “Your basic personality is fixed by the time youre 21，” says Gill, “but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence.If you didnt have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were
6、intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead.But trying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long.I think its why were seeing this trend for downshifting too many people trying to fit in to a type that they arent really
7、 suited for.”Our interest in personality now exists in every part of our lives.If you ask an expert for advice on anything, youll probably be quizzed about your personality.But if personality tests have any value to us, perhaps it is to free us from the idea that all of us are full of potential, and
8、 remind us of what we are.As they say in one test when they ask for your age: pick the one you are, not the one you wish you were.1The MyersBriggs Type Indicator is based on the belief that _.Apersonality is largely decided from birthBcertain personality traits are commonCsome personality types are
9、better than othersDpersonality traits are various from time to time2According to Dr.Gill, what is the problem with personality tests?AThe results could be opposite to what employers want.BPeople can easily lie about their true abilities.CEmployers often find the results unclear.DThey may have a nega
10、tive effect on takers.3In Dr.Gills view, how easy is it to change your personality?AIts possible in your adult life.BIts easy if you have great motivation.CIts unlikely because it requires much energy.DIts difficult before the age of 21.4What final conclusion does the author reach about the value of
11、 personality tests?AThey are of doubtful value to employers.BThey are not really worth doing.CThey can strengthen the idea we have of our abilities.DThey may encourage greater realism.完形填空I was at home alone at midday, working at my typewriter, when the telephone rang.A mans voice said “Your name Be
12、ll? Youd better_1_ over to the hospital right away.Your _2_ has been hurt in an accident.”Janet had gone out ten minutes earlier.As she left, Id kissed her absentmindedly and she _3_ me, “You dont even know who you are _4_.” She was laughing as she went out of the door.The traffic was heavy and I wa
13、s caught between _5_ and despair (绝望)My thought turned to the evening last year, _6_ I was struggling at a job I didnt like while longing to make a living at _7_.She knew it and made the _8_ easy for meat a time when turning away from a(n) _9_ income would have been unthinkable to most women.In the
14、last few blocks to the hospital, I said to myself our life together could not_10_ .There were too many good years ahead with our children.Too many trips wed _11_ and hadnt made.They have to be shared to be _12_.Rushing into emergency, I found Janets face and clothing were covered with blood.But she
15、reached her hand out to me, saying “Im all right, darling.Just dont _13_ me.” There were the most wonderful words Ill ever hear.She was all right.We are one of the _14_ families, as we know.I had never let Janet understand how meaningless life would be _15_ her, how grateful I am for a second chance
16、.1A.getBflyCbendDdrop2A.friendBmotherCdaughterDwife3A.needledBannoyedCcursedDaccompanied4A.followingBapproachingCkissingDenvying5A.hopeBpanicCdisappointmentDdetermination6A.untilBbeforeCthoughDwhen7A.paintingBguardingCwritingDcoking8A.projectBdecisionClifeDimagination9A.steadyBaverageCadditionalDlow
17、10A.worsenBimproveCendDvary11A.cancelledBplannedCorganizedDbooked12A.excitingBinterestingCreasonableDmeaningful13A.leaveBbetrayCignoreDobey14A.happyBwealthyCfortunateDgreat15A.withBwithoutCforDagainst.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Around the world，music therapy (疗法) is being used to treat different
18、medical conditions and illnesses.Some of the ways people use music therapy are to reduce pain, such as in childbirth or during cancer treatments, or to stimulate brain activity after an injury.Music therapy has also been successful in aiding children to overcome disabilities.Children can move their
19、bodies with the music and stamp along to the beat.Why is music a useful therapy? Being comforting and relaxing，music stimulates our brains.We respond to the sounds of music emotionally and physically.The complexity of music (the different tempos, rhythms，melodies and harmonies) provokes (激发)the bigg
20、est response.Thus, classical music is most typically used for therapies due to complex sounds and patterns.Although rap or hip hop might be fun to listen to, its unlikely that such styles of music would produce the same kind of therapeutic effect.Playing a musical instrument rather than simply liste
21、ning to music can also be therapeutic for some people，helping relieve stress and anxiety.Have scientists been able to prove that music can heal diseases? Music has been shown to reduce pain by increasing the release of endorphins (内啡肽)Endorphins are the bodys natural painkillers, and when we listen
22、to music, our brains respond by releasing these natural painkillers.It has also been known to contribute to the brain development of the babies who have just been born and even babies still in the mothers womb.Certain types of music have also been found to lower blood pressure and slow a persons hea
23、rt rate.Many people are hopeful that music could replace the need for some medicines that are normally used to treat certain illnesses.At present, music therapy is used in a variety of settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, day cares, and schools.Although music therapy is
24、 not yet considered a mainstream treatment, it is recognized more and more as a useful addition to traditional treatment.So next time you are feeling low or stressed out, put on some relaxing music and let the music heal you. Extended reading & Project & Assessment答案版.阅读理解Finding the Real YouPsychom
25、etric testing personality testing has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance.These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment (招聘) and are widely used in the selection of managers.The most popular of
26、these personality tests is the MyersBriggs Type Indicator (MBTI)It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life.You answer 88 questions and are then given your “type”， such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking.Cri
27、tics of personality testing raise doubts about “social engineering”Psychologist Dr.Colin Gill warns that the “popular” personality traits (特性) have their disadvantages.“People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butterflies, going from one idea to the next without mastering any of them.
28、” However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole subindustry on cheating personality tests has sprung up.“Its possible to cheat，” admits Gill, “but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will be tiring and unhappy and probably shortlived.”So can we change our pe
29、rsonality? “Your basic personality is fixed by the time youre 21，” says Gill, “but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence.If you didnt have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead.But t
30、rying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long.I think its why were seeing this trend for downshifting too many people trying to fit in to a type that they arent really suited for.”Our interest in personality now exists in every part of ou
31、r lives.If you ask an expert for advice on anything, youll probably be quizzed about your personality.But if personality tests have any value to us, perhaps it is to free us from the idea that all of us are full of potential, and remind us of what we are.As they say in one test when they ask for you
32、r age: pick the one you are, not the one you wish you were.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人格测试现在很受欢迎，尤其是毕业生招聘时。最普遍的测试是MBTI，它的理论基础是人格从生下来就基本确定了，测试要求根据真实情况回答问题。1The MyersBriggs Type Indicator is based on the belief that _.Apersonality is largely decided from birthBcertain personality traits are commonCsome personality
33、 types are better than othersDpersonality traits are various from time to time解析：选A2According to Dr.Gill, what is the problem with personality tests?AThe results could be opposite to what employers want.BPeople can easily lie about their true abilities.CEmployers often find the results unclear.DThey
34、 may have a negative effect on takers.解析：选B3In Dr.Gills view, how easy is it to change your personality?AIts possible in your adult life.BIts easy if you have great motivation.CIts unlikely because it requires much energy.DIts difficult before the age of 21.解析：选C4What final conclusion does the autho
35、r reach about the value of personality tests?AThey are of doubtful value to employers.BThey are not really worth doing.CThey can strengthen the idea we have of our abilities.DThey may encourage greater realism.解析：选D.完形填空I was at home alone at midday, working at my typewriter, when the telephone rang
36、.A mans voice said “Your name Bell? Youd better_1_ over to the hospital right away.Your _2_ has been hurt in an accident.”Janet had gone out ten minutes earlier.As she left, Id kissed her absentmindedly and she _3_ me, “You dont even know who you are _4_.” She was laughing as she went out of the doo
37、r.The traffic was heavy and I was caught between _5_ and despair (绝望)My thought turned to the evening last year, _6_ I was struggling at a job I didnt like while longing to make a living at _7_.She knew it and made the _8_ easy for meat a time when turning away from a(n) _9_ income would have been u
38、nthinkable to most women.In the last few blocks to the hospital, I said to myself our life together could not_10_ .There were too many good years ahead with our children.Too many trips wed _11_ and hadnt made.They have to be shared to be _12_.Rushing into emergency, I found Janets face and clothing
39、were covered with blood.But she reached her hand out to me, saying “Im all right, darling.Just dont _13_ me.” There were the most wonderful words Ill ever hear.She was all right.We are one of the _14_ families, as we know.I had never let Janet understand how meaningless life would be _15_ her, how g
40、rateful I am for a second chance.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者妻子从出门到出车祸再到康复这一过程中作者的心路历程。1A.getBflyCbendDdrop解析：选A2A.friendBmotherCdaughterDwife解析：选D3A.needledBannoyedCcursedDaccompanied解析：选A4A.followingBapproachingCkissingDenvying解析：选C5A.hopeBpanicCdisappointmentDdetermination解析：选A 6A.untilBbeforeCthoughD
41、when解析：选D7A.paintingBguardingCwritingDcoking解析：选C8A.projectBdecisionClifeDimagination解析：选B9A.steadyBaverageCadditionalDlow解析：选A10A.worsenBimproveCendDvary解析：选C11A.cancelledBplannedCorganizedDbooked解析：选B12A.excitingBinterestingCreasonableDmeaningful解析：选D13A.leaveBbetrayCignoreDobey解析：选A14A.happyBweal
42、thyCfortunateDgreat解析：选C15A.withBwithoutCforDagainst解析：选B.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Around the world，music therapy (疗法) is being used to treat different medical conditions and illnesses.Some of the ways people use music therapy are to reduce pain, such as in childbirth or during cancer treatment
43、s, or to stimulate brain activity after an injury.Music therapy has also been successful in aiding children to overcome disabilities.Children can move their bodies with the music and stamp along to the beat.Why is music a useful therapy? Being comforting and relaxing，music stimulates our brains.We r
44、espond to the sounds of music emotionally and physically.The complexity of music (the different tempos, rhythms，melodies and harmonies) provokes (激发)the biggest response.Thus, classical music is most typically used for therapies due to complex sounds and patterns.Although rap or hip hop might be fun
45、 to listen to, its unlikely that such styles of music would produce the same kind of therapeutic effect.Playing a musical instrument rather than simply listening to music can also be therapeutic for some people，helping relieve stress and anxiety.Have scientists been able to prove that music can heal
46、 diseases? Music has been shown to reduce pain by increasing the release of endorphins (内啡肽)Endorphins are the bodys natural painkillers, and when we listen to music, our brains respond by releasing these natural painkillers.It has also been known to contribute to the brain development of the babies who have just been born and even babies still in the mothers womb.Certain types of music have also been found to lower blood pressure and slow a persons heart rate.Many people are hopeful that music could replace the need for some medicines th
