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　　Jewel's Online Footwear Store

　　Leather Dress Shoes

　　Price：$120.00

　　Color: Black leather/Brown leather/Red leather/Natural leather

　　Average Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

　　Shipping Info：Standard: 7-10 business days/Express：3-5 days

　　Customer Reviews

　　1.★★★★★

　　My favorite shoes! I've been to many conferences where my business fellows have told me how much they like my shoes.Just wearing them makes me feel more calm and content in the office.I recommend them to all of my co­workers, and I own a pair of each color.

　　2.★

　　These are the worst shoes I have ever worn! The leather came off after only one week, and everybody thought they were ugly.The bottoms of the shoes made everything slippery.My employer fired me because he hated them!From then on, I would only wear Brand X shoes!

　　3.★★★

　　These shoes do exactly what shoes are supposed to do.There isn't anything too special about them. In the morning, I put them on and go about my day.They look delightful enough, and they are quite durable.I will probably buy another pair.

　　4.★★★★

　　These shoes are my most cherished (珍愛的) possessions.I met my bride while buying a pair of these shoes.She was a customer service employee at the store I bought them at，and after she sold me three pairs, I asked her for her phone number and we started dating.Soon after that，we were engaged.We are getting married this afternoon, and I couldn't be happier.

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，主要介紹了一家網(wǎng)上鞋店所售的一種皮鞋的相關(guān)信息以及四位顧客的不同評(píng)價(jià)。

　　1.How many pairs of leather dress shoes does the first customer own?

　　A.One.　　　　　　　　　　

　　B.Two.

　　C.Three.

　　D.Four.

　　解析：選D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一位顧客的評(píng)價(jià)中的“I own a pair of each color”可知，這位顧客每種顏色各有一雙;再根據(jù)文章開頭對(duì)鞋子顏色的介紹“Color：Black leather/Brown leather/Red leather/Natural leather”可知，這家鞋店的這種鞋共有四種顏色，所以這位顧客有四雙這種鞋。故選D項(xiàng)。

　　2.Which customer do you feel gives the most balanced and objective view?

　　A.Customer 1. B.Customer 2.

　　C.Customer 3. D.Customer 4.

　　解析：選C　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三位顧客對(duì)所買鞋的評(píng)價(jià)中的“These shoes do exactly what shoes are supposed to do ...they are quite durable.”可知，這位顧客認(rèn)為這種鞋子實(shí)用、耐穿。他對(duì)這種鞋既沒(méi)有過(guò)分夸獎(jiǎng)，也沒(méi)有過(guò)度貶低，而是圍繞鞋子給出了相對(duì)客觀的評(píng)價(jià)。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　3.Why does the fourth customer like the shoes?

　　A.He got to know his bride while buying them.

　　B.They make him feel more comfortable.

　　C.They are made to last.

　　D.They make him attractive.

　　解析：選A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第四位顧客的評(píng)價(jià)中提到“I met my bride while buying a pair of these shoes.”，再結(jié)合其后的敘述可知，因?yàn)樵谶@家鞋店買的這幾雙鞋的“牽線搭橋”，這位顧客認(rèn)識(shí)了他的新娘，所以這位顧客很喜歡這些鞋。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　Life can sometimes go_haywire rather like the feeling you get when you've lost control of your moving car.It's a feeling of complete helplessness and panic that makes us feel overwhelmed (被壓垮的).

　　In most cases, there is a difference between our expectations and reality.The greater the difference, the greater the feeling is of being overwhelmed.This difference is often created when our expectations are too demanding or when reality changes in a way we did not expect.Think of the weather ruining your carefully made travel plans to get across the state.Think of that illness that made you stay in bed.While we may be feeling overwhelmed with everything going on in our lives right now, there are some steps we can take to regain a sense of control of our lives.

　　We all know we should control our emotion properly and we can be affected greatly when we are overwhelmed, but feeling overwhelmed is part of life.When we're feeling overwhelmed, it only means we are living, breathing human beings.For life is like a roller coaster ride with its ups, downs and turns.It's also like the season with its alternating periods of relative calm and periods of varying degrees of stress and anxiety.Sometimes we forget this.

　　No matter how much we try, we may not be able to control reality.But we can adjust our expectations to match reality.This may mean revising our goals and tasks or quitting projects.It may feel like failure in the moment, like giving up, but this ability is an opportunity to create success in the long term.Working with reality rather than against it can give us hope.

　　When we're feeling overwhelmed, we can easily fall into an all­or­nothing (孤注一擲).We may overlook the things we manage to accomplish when we feel overwhelmed.But celebrating our small wins creates space for gratitude to take hold in our hearts.Trade our expectations for appreciation and our whole world changes in an instant.Celebrating wins (whatever size!) allows us to clearly see the progress we are making.Acknowledging our small bites and celebrating our wins however small makes us have a more accepting attitude toward the opportunities, the gifts and the joys in our lives.

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。面對(duì)生活中的不如意，我們有時(shí)會(huì)感到絕望，感覺(jué)被壓垮了。但我們可以采取一些有效的方法來(lái)擺脫這種困擾。

　　4.The underlined phrase “go haywire” can be replaced by ________.

　　A.be in a mess B.become dull

　　C.bring surprises D.change quickly

　　解析：選A　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知，生活有時(shí)候會(huì)陷入混亂，就像你對(duì)行駛中的汽車失去控制時(shí)的感覺(jué)。這是一種徹底無(wú)助和恐慌的感覺(jué)，使你感覺(jué)被壓垮了。go haywire意為“陷入混亂”。

　　5.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

　　A.We fail to control our emotion sometimes.

　　B.We must learn to control our emotion well.

　　C.It is natural for everyone to feel overwhelmed.

　　D.Feeling overwhelmed is a big barrier to our life.

　　解析：選C　段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段可知，我們都知道應(yīng)該控制好自己的情緒，當(dāng)我們感覺(jué)被壓垮時(shí)，我們會(huì)受到這種情緒很大的影響。但感到被壓垮是生活的一部分，表明我們是有生命的人類，只是我們總是會(huì)忘記這一點(diǎn)。由此可知，第三段主要是說(shuō)感到被壓垮對(duì)每個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)是自然的。

　　6.What should we do when we can't control reality?

　　A.Accept our failure and quit.

　　B.Change our goal based on reality.

　　C.Try our best to change reality.

　　D.Find a better way to realize our goal.

　　解析：選B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“No matter how much we try ... or quitting projects.”可知，無(wú)論我們?cè)趺磁�力，可能都無(wú)法改變現(xiàn)實(shí)。但是我們可以調(diào)整我們的預(yù)期以匹配現(xiàn)實(shí)。這或許意味著修改我們的目標(biāo)和任務(wù)，或者放棄我們的計(jì)劃。由此可知，當(dāng)我們無(wú)法掌控現(xiàn)實(shí)時(shí)，我們可以根據(jù)現(xiàn)實(shí)來(lái)改變我們的目標(biāo)。

　　7.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　A.Small bites are better than big wins.

　　B.We should show gratitude to others.

　　C.Celebrating small wins helps us make progress.

　　D.We should appreciate even small achievements of ours.

　　解析：選D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，慶祝小的成功有利于在我們心中創(chuàng)造感激的空間。慶祝勝利(無(wú)論大小)可以讓我們清楚地看到我們正在取得的進(jìn)步。認(rèn)可我們的小成就并慶祝勝利，無(wú)論它有多小，這會(huì)使我們能夠更樂(lè)于接受生活中的機(jī)會(huì)、禮物和樂(lè)趣。由此可推知，我們應(yīng)該欣賞我們哪怕很小的成就，故選D項(xiàng)。