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I learnt about the Pygmalion effect (皮格玛丽翁效应) when I was 7 years old at Riverdale School in Palmerston North and I copied Melissa Crawford’s answers in a spelling test. Before that I was average at school but after that, because Melissa Crawford was smart, and I got all the right answers, I got put in all the smart kids groups.
From then I did really well at school because it was believed by the teachers that I would and I also got grouped with the smart kids. This experience that occurred at my primary school shows just how important the Pygmalion effect is in terms of being around mentors (导师) that expect that you' re going to do well and also being around people who are smart.
The Pygmalion effect is one principle you want to use if you want to make money fast. Have mentors that expect you will make money fast and as an extra boost hang around, copy and learn from other people who are also making money fast.
Yesterday this site had over 5000 unique visitors and the traffic to it is increasing all the time. A year ago I contacted a group of people who got lots of traffic m their sites and I learnt from them. Truthfully I don’t know if they expected me to start getting decent traffic to websites but 1 imagined they did so they might as well have.
So there you have it the Pygmalion effect.
P. S. My grammar and spelling are not that great nowadays but that's actually completely irrelevant (不相关的) when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site.
1. When did the author learn about the Pygmalion effect?
A . Before he took the spelling test.
B. After he cheated in the spelling test.
C. When he did badly in exams.
D. After he finished primary school.
2. The author got grouped with the smart kids because ______.
A. he was an average pupil at school
B. he did better than expected
C. Melissa Crawford was smart
D. he did better than all the others at school
3. What does the underlined word “contacted” mean in the passage?
A. lost touch with
B. made friends with
C. got in touch with
D. was concerned about
4. From the passage we can infer that ______.
A. the author was busy-meeting visitors every day
B. there was lots of traffic in his city
C. the author opened a website himself
D. the author's grammar was poor at school
【答案与解析】文章通过自己的经历告诉我们皮革马利翁的神奇力量。
1.B细节理解题。根据I copied Melissa Crawford’s answers in a spelling test判断，是在他考试作弊以后。
2.B细节理解题。作者原先学习平平，由于考试作弊，成绩出色，所以老师把他列为聪明的学生之中。
3.C词义猜测题。根据learn from them判断，该词的意思是“取得联系”。
4.C推理判断题。从when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site看，作者有自己的网站。
29.
The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:
Price: $10
BOOKING
There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:
------ in person
The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m.
------ by telephone
Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted)
------ by post
Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.
------ on line
Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satanfiedtheatre. com
DISCOUNTS:
Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible(suitable)】for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
1. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT ________.
A. use the Internet.
B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.
C. go to the Box Office on Sundays.
D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.
2. According to the notes, who can get $2 off?
A. A 20-year-old full-time college student.
B. A 55-year-old woman.
C. An 18-year-old teenager.
D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays.
3. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?
A. $120 B. $126 C. $140 D. $150
4. From the passage we can know all the following information except that ________.
A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.
B. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.
C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount.
D. A school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets.
【答案与解析】这是一则广告。
1.C细节理解题。该题从BOOKING找到答案。由“The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a. m. -8 p. m. ”可以看出，去邮局订票的时间是周一到周六，由此可以看出，星期天是订不到票的。
2.A细节理解题。在DISCOUNTS:部分，可以看出full-time students 可以便宜$2。
3.B推理判断题。题干关键词为：a group of 14 adults。由“Group Bookings:”部分的“there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.”12人以及12人以上的团体票9折优惠，所以：10*14*90%=126，故选B。
4.D细节理解题。由文章中的“School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free. ”可以看出，10人及以上团体票单价6美元，每10张还可以优惠一张，由此可以看出，买15张80美元即可。由此可知D项错误。
30.
Before she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle-aged British woman. Now all this is going to change.
She lives in a house with her cat Pebbles in a tiny Scottish town. Because of learning difficulties, she doesn’t have much education. But what she does have is a very good voice. As a kid, she sang in church and choirs and school plays. For a living, she sang at local pubs.
When she took the stage on April 10th her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags. The audience laughed at her.
But then she opened her mouth. A few bars into the song and the laughing audience went silent. A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables. Everyone was amazed. At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and applauded wildly.
Almost overnight, Susan became a household name. She won fans and millions of admirers. Her online videos have drawn over 85.2 million hits.
Susan’s story proved the truth of an old saying: “Never judge the book by its cover.” Susan may look ordinary, and doesn’t have much dress sense, but she can certainly sing.
Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice. She has experienced mockery and many disappointments, but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone’s respect.
61. According to the passage, Susan Boyle _______.
A. is a famous young actress
B. became famous after a show
C. used to be a good student
D. is good at dancing and has millions of admirers
62. The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means______.
A. far from
B. close to
C. different from
D. the same as
63. The audience jumped and applauded wildly because__________.
A. her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags
B. she looked very funny
C. she sang so well that everyone was amazed
D. she made a foolish mistake in the end
64. Susan Boyle has many fans now because of _______.
A. her beautiful face
B. her knowing how to dress
C. her good education
D. her beautiful voice and courage
65. The passage is mainly about___________,
A. how to win fans
B. how to sing well
C. a woman’s sudden success
D. a woman’s simple life
语篇导读：本文介绍苏珊·波伊尔在英国著名电视选秀节目“英国达人”一夜成名的故事。61. B. 细节理解题。根据第四段“Almost overnight, Susan became a household name.”可知苏
珊·波伊尔在电视选秀节目“英国达人”的一次演出后就一夜成名，故选B项
62. B. 词义猜测题。根据文中的“her hair was untidy”和“The audience laughed at her”可知她的穿着不好，接近于破烂（rags），故选B项。
63. C. 细节理解题。根据第三段“A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables. Everyone was amazed. At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and applauded wildly”可知，人们欢呼鼓掌是因为她确实唱得太好了，故选C项。
64. D. 逻辑推理题。根据最后一段“Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice…but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone’s respect.”可知人们是因为她漂亮的歌喉和勇气而迷恋她，故选D项。
65. C. 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍“没星相指数”很高的苏珊·波伊尔在电视选秀节目“英国达人”的一次演出后就一夜成名，故选C项。
Chinese media and Internet users on Monday decried（谴责）a lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice by two different vans and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl.
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and aired by Southern Television Guangdong (TVS), showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct. 13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province.
The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl's parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have seethed with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.
But in recent years, the perception（观念）of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose.
Some have linked the absence of good Samaritans (模范人物)to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）Samaritans from liability（责任）, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of liability should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.
61. According to the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?
A. He/she would be condemned by the public.
B. He/she would be awarded by the government.
C. The public would feel proud of him/ her and thus showed love and respect for him/ her
D. He/she would have to worry about liability.
62. Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?
A. Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans.
B. The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time.
C. High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China.
D. Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera.
63. In recent years, society’s values is believed to be affected by
.
A. people’s perceptions B. profit and materialism
C. the apathy of bystanders D. the morals of society
64. According to Cao Lin, what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?
A. The worry of liability.
B. Lack of laws that exempt Samaritans from liability.
C. The decline of humanity in society.
D. The other two cases mentioned in the article-the case or an 88-year-old man and the case where a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused or harming her.
65. Where is the article most probably taken from?
A. A fashion magazine. B. A news report.
C. A science fiction.
D. An education column.
语篇导读：10月13日的广东佛山，一位小女孩在先后被两辆汽车碾压，而过路人视而不见、见死不救。这人义道德何在？
61. C. 细节理解题。根据第六段“High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.”可知在过去，大众会为那些无私助人者感到骄傲，而且爱戴和尊敬他们。由此判断选C项。
62. C. 细节理解题。根据第六段“High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.”可知，崇高的道德标准曾经被中国认为是民族的自豪，故选C项。
63. B. 细节理解题。根据第七段“But in recent years, the perception（观念）of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.”可知，人们认为今天的社会价值观受到了利润和物质主义的影响，故选B项。
64. C. 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Cao Lin… said …that the worry of liability should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society”可推断人们见死不救的根本原因在于社会人道主义的下滑，故选C项。
65. B. 推理判断题。文章第一段提出全文主题，随后围绕此主题进行报道，此符合资讯的写作特点，且根据文中内容的时事性可推断该文是一篇资讯报道，故选B项。