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A.you’ll offer the Common App additional information about yourself B.it will increase your chances of being admitted C.you will be taken to the Common App’s home website D.you might not pay any application fee
43.The fourth paragraph is mainly to show that _________. A.the related rumors are wrong
B.the Common App is popular
C.the Common App is treated badly D.the applicants are easily cheated
44.Besides the application, visit www.commonapp.org can also help you_______. A.suit the college life better C.improve study in college
B.choose the right major D.know the related college better
45.What is the text mainly about? A.The way to go to college in America. C.The Common Application for college.
B.Treating the Common Application equally.
D.The history of the Common Application.
C
There are moments in life when you’re in the middle of some activity and think, “I love doing this. Love it!” Maybe it happens on the golf course, or camping, or when you’re having dinner at a favorite restaurant. There are so many things to love about modern life.
I’m in love with 35 miles per hour.
It’s a difficult kind of love to talk about in the present age of TV commercials and big-budget movies that constantly promote and glorify images of vehicles with roaring engines and smoking tires thundering across city streets in endless pursuit of adventure.
My personality has never had a fast-and-crazy side. I vividly recall going to Disneyland as a young
teenager and being emotionally thrashed on the Matterhorn roller coaster ride. Other kids were howling with delight at the sharp turns and steep drops while I was mentally repeating the phrases “Please be over soon” and “I don’t want to die”.
Do not, however, assume I spend most of my road time trembling behind the steering wheel. Freeway fright is not my partner. After 45-plus years on the road, I can handle a vast range of traffic hardships. I’ve had my share of rigid joints and sweaty palms but not one accident since a curving fender(挡泥板)incident in college. I go with the flow.
But in private situations, alone on some suburban avenue or country lane, I like to ease off the gas pedal, settle in at a smooth 35 mph.
It’s a speed that allows me to appreciate my surroundings because the scenery doesn’t flash by in a blur. There’s also a significant safety factor because slowing down means I have more time to react and avoid holes, bouncing balls, wild animals, or other risks that may appear unexpectedly.
This is my way of pushing back against the insistently increasing pace of our high-intensity, on-demand society. Think of it as a car drive on a trail. When you load up for a trip, you don’t race across the countryside at a full dash. It’s much nicer to wander along and find pleasure in the journey. 46.The writer thinks her love of 35 miles per hour_________. A.doesn’t agree with the modern society
B.is too complicated to talk about with others
C.will become popular after being advertised on TV D.will start a slow movement in society 47.The writer mentioned her experience in Disneyland to prove_________. A.caution is golden rule to avoid accidents speed
C.rides make children mentally wild with joy
D.Disneyland is a place where kids enjoy pleasure
B.she wasn’t bold enough to challenge high
48.According to the passage, the writer_________. A.drove slowly behind other cars on freeway C.drove as fast as others on the road
B.couldn’t handle an emergency in driving
D.experienced a few traffic accidents
49.The underline word “blur” in Paragraph seven could be replaced by ________. A.unknown danger
B.quick reaction
C.unclear reason
D.foggy sight
50.The best title for the passage may be __________. A.My life in the slow lane
B.My habit of driving on roads D
Saying “I’m sorry” when you’ve hurt someone can be a hard thing to do. We’re stubborn creatures, after all, and don’t love dealing with it when we’re wrong. But apologizing, and meaning it, is an important part of the forgiveness process.
Michael McCullough made a research and found that the most sincere, forgiveness-inducing apologies include saying “I’m sorry”, offering to make up for the wrongdoing in some way, and taking responsibility. And the reason why they work so well is largely based on principles of evolution: the apologies make the transgressor(犯错的人)seem more valuable as a relationship partner, and also help the victim feel less at risk of getting hurt again.
One basic scientific implication of the results is that the human psychology of conflict resolution is usually similar to that of animals which live in groups. “Many group-living animals, but particularly mammals, seem to use ‘peace-making gestures’ as signals of their desire to end conflict and restore cooperative relationships with other individuals after aggressive conflict has occurred,” McCullough said. “We seem to reach a common view on this point.”
D.My slow pace of life
C.My special love for racing
“I would say that empathy(情感共鸣)is a part of good mental health, and that could be a part of the natural selection process, too,” Bethany Marshall says. “Humans with empathy tend to be healthier and make better choices in life, while those who are aggressive don’t tend to do as well.”
And having empathy when you’ve hurt someone, she says, is the best way to apologize. “The most important thing is that you feel the other person’s pain,” she explains. “So instead of using logic to explain or defend, look inward to identify why you did the bad thing. Then convey that to them and say that you would like to make it better. That counts.”
You can make it even better by making sure to act differently the next time around—what the study authors referred to as “compensation”(补偿). But what tends to happen often, says Marshall, is that people get defensive about what they’ve done, or even mad at the person they’ve wronged. So watch your response, because the worst apology, she adds, “is one where the victim is blamed.” 51.When you hurt someone and apologize, it means________. A.you won’t take risk of getting hurt
B.you put a good value on a sincere partner D.you are ready to be responsible
C.you have to pay a price for your wrongdoing
52.In the experiment, McCullough find that_________. A.animals are more cooperative with other individuals
B.humans’ psychology is very close to animals’ when dealing with conflicts C.aggressive conflicts aren’t easy to end among animals D.signal gestures may help end conflicts
53.According to Marshall, people with empathy tend to_________. A.defend themselves for what they have done C.find fault with themselves seriously
B.try to explain why they do something logically
D.show aggressive behaviors in life