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任务型阅读专项训练10篇1. /happiness/17260.phpWhat is a lifestyle（生活方式）and how is that different from a life? A lifestyle is about brand names and buying identity. Lifestyle gives a false sense of acceptability that comes from others recognizing what you've bought into. If your car, clothes, and home are expensive, you're stylish. If you have the right kind of job or go to the right social gatherings, then you receive the superficial approval of others. This means that your self-esteem is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual.A life, on the other hand, is very different. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very simple and comes from being connected to what you know is important and being willing to put that first, not matter what others may think. When you create a life vs. a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from what's inside you, not what others think about you.Lifestyle is expensive monetarily（财政上）and personally, because it costs a great deal to keep up appearances and do what you think is socially acceptable. A Life is not expensive. Rather than draining personal or financial resources, a life produces energy. If we focus on what we wear, or what kind of car we drive, or where we live, then we are saying that how others see us is more important than what we think of ourselves. If we find out what our true beliefs and values are and choose to live by these, then the opinions of others don't drive our lives. This is not an issue of avoiding luxury for its own sake; it's about liberating yourself from the mindless consumption（消费）. It is about making the choices that are in line with your values, instead of draining your bank account or energy for no heart-driven reason.How can you make the change? Understand the difference between a Life and a Lifestyle. Analyze your current lifestyle to see what it is costing you in money, time, stress, and energy to maintain it. Let go and make room for what is really important to you, what supports you and brings you joy. Remember that who you are comes from within, not what you own!2. /SpecialEnglish/2009/March/spec2345a0322.htmPaul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in nineteen fifteen. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red. As a young man, Red Adair dropped out of high school to help support his family. He worked as a laborer for several different companies. In nineteen thirty-eight, Adair got his first oil-related job with the Otis Pressure Control Company.During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team that removed and destroyed bombs. After the war, he returned to Houston and took a job in putting out fires in oil wells for fourteen years. But in nineteen fifty-nine, Adair started his own company. During his thirty-six years in business, Red Adair and his crews battled more than two thousand fires all over the world. Some were on land. Others were on ocean oil-drilling structures. Some fires were in burning oil wells. Others were in natural gas wells.Putting out oil well fires can be difficult, but Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells. They became known in the industry as Wild Well Control techniques. In addition to explosives, the techniques involved large amounts of water and dirt. Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish（熄灭）oil well fires.Needless to say, Red Adair was a leader in this specialized and extremely dangerous profession. Red Adair was known for not being afraid. He was also known for his sense of calm and safety. None of his workers were ever killed while putting out oil well or gas fires. He described his work this way: "It scares you -- all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everyone's face, when you are finished and packing, it is the best smile in the world; and there is nobody hurt, and the well is under control."Red Adair had spent his seventy-sixth birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew. When asked when he might retire, he told reporters: "Retire? I do not know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work, and he is productive out there and he feels good – keep at it."Red Adair died in two thousand four. He was eighty-nine years old. At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes. Many Americans regard Red Adair as a hero. He lived his life on the edge of danger. He was known for his willingness to risk his own life to save others.1、quitted；2、job；3、Fourteen；4、equipment；5、leader；6、Reasons；7、bravery；8、Never / Don’t；9、willing / ready；10、life3. /2008/12/09/health/09brod.html?ref=healthWe live in a noisy world. Y oung and old alike are troubled by sounds over which we may have little or no control: car and house alarms, motorcycles, loudspeakers, even movie previews.We attend rock concerts; weddings, parties and sports events at which the music is so loud you can hardly hear the person sitting next to you. At home, televisions, stereos and computer games are often turned up so loud that listeners cannot hear a doorbell or a telephone.As if environmental noise were not enough, now we surround children with noisy toys and personal listening devices that can permanently damage their hearing. A series of studies conducted in 2002 indicated that even moderate（缓和的）background noise can interfere with how they learn language. In fact, children in classrooms on the noisy side of a school had lower reading scores than those whose classes were on the quiet side.Noise-induced（噪音诱发的）hearing loss can come about in two ways: from a brief exposure to a very loud noise or from consistent exposure to moderate-level noise. Thus, there is much concern about the lasting effects of MP3 players that are turned up loud enough to block out surrounding sound, like street noise. An MP3 player at maximum volume produces about 105 decibels（分贝）—100 times as severe as 85 decibels, where hearing damage begins.So, before buying noisemaking toys, parents would do well to listen to how loud they are. If the item comes with a volume control, monitor its use to make sure it is kept near the lowest level. Consider returning gifts that make loud noises, or disable the noise-making function. Children who play computer games and stereo equipment should be warned to keep the volume down. Most iPods have a control that allows parents to set a maximum volume.A void taking children to loud action movies. If you do go and the sound seems deafening, ask the management to turn down the volume or insist on your money back.The League for the Hard of Hearing urges parents to encourage participation in quiet activities, like reading, doing puzzles, making things with construction toys, playing educational computer games, drawing and painting, and visiting libraries and museums.1、troubles2、control3、problems4、environment5、damage4. /index_advice_to_writers.htmA man may do quite as great a service to his country by writing a book as by winning a battle.The best work is done the way ants do things-by tiny, tireless and regular additions.The great art of telling a story depends just as much upon knowing what not to say, as upon knowing what to say; but the natural tendency of nearly all storytellers is to say more than necessary. Kipling is a great object lesson of the contrary virtue. He never says more than just enough to convey the idea desired never uses more adjectives than he help, and never uses a weak one.An emotion may be either expressed or suggested. If it is difficult to express, it is at least quite as difficult to suggest; but if you can suggest it, the suggestion is apt to be even more powerful than the expression, because it leaves much more to imagination.The writing life is lonely. Taking some of that loneliness out of it helps you to hang in there. Create a supportive environment that allows you to give it the kind of time it takes. Book clubs, workshops through bookstores, extended classes, graduate writing programs – they may not teach you to write, but they can support you and give you time.Every artist should carry out the theory of selection. Remember that the principles of literary composition of the highest class must be exactly the same for Japan of for France or for England or for any other country. These principles are of two kinds, elimination（删减）and addition-in other words, a taking away or getting rid of the unnecessary, and the continual strengthening of the necessary. Besides this, composition means very little indeed.At last, remember that success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books don’t sell a lot. But they’re both great.1、Advice/Tips2、significance/importance3、additions4、tendency5、suggestions6、imagination7、supports8、selection9、strengthening 10、measure5.来源：北京周报（Beijing Review）vol.51. No.52 DEC.18,2008Day after day you are glued to your computer screen. Y ou cannot get enough of online games, net shopping or cyber surfing. Y our social life gets worse, and so does your health. Chances are that you are addicted to the Internet and you need counseling.On November 8, an Internet Addiction Disorder（IAD）diagnostic manual（诊断手册）was approved by a group of psychologists in China, who agreed that Internet addiction is a mental disease. According to a report on , the manual for the first time gives a clear time standard for diagnosing IAD, saying that surfing the Internet for more than six hours a day, not for the purpose of studying or working, and having done so for less than three months, might be a symptom of IAD.Addiction symptoms varyBesides the long online time, some other symptoms would also help doctors diagnose IAD patients, such as having a strong desire for the Internet and feeling physical discomfort, becoming easily angry, being unable to concentrate on things or finding it difficult to sleep if unable to get online.Apart from these conditions, other symptoms are also listed in the manual. If a net surfer cannot get out of the virtual world of Web games, which has already affected his/her capability to study or work, or he/she feels little interest in doing anything but jumping online or is afraid to communicate with others, he/she is also considered to be an IAD sufferer.According to the World Health Organization, mental disease sufferers have two major characteristics: they bring suffering to both themselves and their families, and their abilities to be involved in social activities are affected.Mental illness stigma（污名）However, it has resulted in a backlash（反对）from the public, due to the fact that mental disease is a very sensitive term to Chinese.Many natives dropped comments expressing their doubts about the manual, saying that they could not accept they might be suffering from mental illness just because they spent too much time on the Internet.Experts said there is a misunderstanding of the manual. Explaining that IAD sufferers are not ―crazy people‖, they call on society at large to change their understanding of mental disease. Mental disease covers a wide range of psychological or behavioral problems, such as depression.6. /Article/Psycology/Motivation/60321.html―I have been im pressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.‖ - Leonardo da V inciI’ve worked in a few offices where the paperwork, endless meetings, and other bureaucracy（官僚作风）was ridiculous. Here are some ideas to get to the action and cut out the bureaucracy:1. Know what you want to get done. Often bureaucracy happens when people focus on processes and forget about what the end result should be. Where are you trying to go? Find the shortest way to get there, rather than making things complex.2. Don’t forget your priorities（重点）. Keep in mind the important work your company or organization does. It almost certainly isn’t paperwork or meetings（with a few exceptions, possibly）. For many employees, the real work will be something else: writing articles, designing, making calls, etc.3. Cut out processes. Are there steps and work that people have to do that can be eliminated（剔除）altogether? Keep an eye out for these processes and eliminate when possible. Every time someone is doing something routine, ask whether it’s really necessary.4. Don’t put off decisions. When a decision is required, try to make it quickly. Make sure you have all necessary info, know what standard you’re using to make the decision, and then make the decision immediately. Have the information you need ready. If you don’t have information, you can’t make decisions properly. This is often the reason people put off decisions, but they don’t always realize i t.5. Look for action-oriented people. When hiring or selecting a team, look for people who get things done. Give them a trial and see if they tend to focus on actions and decision, or processes and paperwork. Action-oriented people will get things done more effectively.6. Reward action. Reward team members as well as yourself for action taken. Rewards could be as simple as praise or as big as a promotion or a bonus to the most action-oriented employees. These rewards tell your company or organization — or yourself — that action is a top priority.Shortest Processes Remember important unnecessary put standard focus effectively promotion7. /id/173874/page/1When V o Clark learned that his wife, Marilyn, had a rare form of cancer, he did what millions of other Americans do when they want to learn more about health options—he turned to the Internet. During one of his searches, Clark came across a Web site which offered an online second-opinion service. Since Marilyn's doctors had admitted they didn't have much experience with treating her disease, the web site was a welcome find.Clearly, it is a move toward greater consumer convenience and consumer control. But experts don't come cheap. Second opinions done the old-fashioned way are normally covered by medical insurance. The online second opinion, however, is still largely an out-of-pocket expense.Though the services which online second opinion clinics are all in the business of giving second opinions, they do operate somewhat differently. The Cleveland Clinic, for example, does not require a referring physician（咨询医生）and will send recommendations directly to a patient and his local doctor, if requested. The service of the Partner Clinic, another famous online second opinion clinic is more physician-to-physician, requiring a referral. While it is attractive, the process can be awkward. It's important to provide the consulting physician with all details she needs to assess your case, and gathering the necessary medical records can involve calls and visits to several of your providers' offices. Typically, you'll get an opinion from your online doc in about 10 business days. But just because you get an opinion from an online doc doesn't mean you become that doctor's patient. The consulting docs most often recommend changes in treatment plans, such as medication increases, or no surgery at all.Doctors seem to enjoy the process, too. Not only is it sometimes more efficient than an office visit, but it also helps them reach more patients in need. "As a physician, you want to help as many people as you can," says Dr. George Demetri. "Now [with Partners Online Specialty Consultations] we have a controlled way to provide our skills to patients and their doctors no matter where they are. It just makes good sense."Experience cons convenient money operation required recommendations process Gather efficient8. /living-healthy/family-heart-health-guide/article116696.htmlWomen need to pay attention to their own special risks. And so do men. Surprisingly, even children and teens need to be aware -- or at least the parents who want to keep them safe do. Thankfully, scientists have also made great leaps in figuring out the specific prevention strategies that work best for all. So now, knowledge is your best protection.What Men Need to KnowAccording to the American Heart Association（AHA）, at least half of the people who die suddenly from heart disease each year had no clue they were sick. Some think that half of all heart attacks strike out of the blue. Not true, insists Jennifer Mieres, a spokeswoman for the AHA. A2004 study found that at least 90 percent of first heart attacks are caused by well-known problems like high cholesterol or diabetes. "If you look closely," says he, "you'll almost always find a risk factor that was undiscovered, ignored, or not adequately treated."Lifestyle changes like adopting a healthy diet, getting out for regular exercise, avoiding tobacco, losing weight are the first line of defense.What Women Need to KnowThere are some special considerations for the woman who's healthy and wants to make sure she stays that way. First, she shouldn't smoke-no one should, but the habit is even harder on a woman's heart than it is on a man's. Women who find that they are at risk should talk to their doctor about taking a statin（他汀,药物名）. Indeed, statins halved the risk of cardiovascular disease, but there's been not enough evidence that they help high-risk women and it can't guarantee the long-term safety. So it's worth noting that a healthy diet and exercise also reduce cholesterol（胆固醇）and CRP.What Parents Need to KnowLast year, a study showed that obese（肥胖的）children and teens have arteries（动脉）that look like those of an average 45-year-old. New guidelines say these children should get a cholesterol test by age ten -- and even urge doctors to consider statins for those most at risk if nothing else works. The recommendations caused oppositions. Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are the best strategy, says Dr. Greer, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Statins should be considered only for kids in danger.9. /SpecialEnglish/2009/January/spec2345a0113.htmHealth experts say cancer will become the leading cause of death in the world by the year two thousand ten. The number of people who die from cancer will soon be greater than deaths from AIDS and malaria combined. The experts say more people will die from cancer than heart disease, the current leading killer.One reason for the growing deadliness of cancer is more people smoking cigarettes in developing countries. Other things are believed to be closely related to the death. They include high fat diets, fast food meals and reduced physical activity.The American Cancer Society says governments can do things to help prevent the increase in cancer cases and deaths. One idea is to provide poor and developing nations with vaccines that help to prevent some cancer-causing infections.Another suggestion is more support for tobacco-control programs. And the Cancer Society also says health officials and governments should invest in cancer research and early detection.An American study has shown a link between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in boys with asthma （哮喘）. To be considered for the study, children were supposed to be close to cigarette smoke at least five times a day. His study found the girls were breathing in more tobacco smoke than the boys. But there was no increase in behavioral problems among the girls. For the boys, the results were different. The more contact the boys had with tobacco smoke the more likely they were to have recognizable behavior problems. The boys also were more likely to have signs of emotional problems like anxiety and depression. Their findings show that even low levels of smoke may cause behavior problems in children with asthma or others at risk.Kimberly Y olton was the lead writer of the report. She says there is no information to explain in detail why tobacco smoke causes behavioral problems in children with asthma. But she says there is much evidence that nicotine in tobacco smoke affects the nervous system, and child development and behavior.die Reasons smoke much suggestionsgive/offer support invest caused effect/influence/impact10. 材料来源：/SpecialEnglish/2007/November/spec2345a1125.htmY ou probably know what fast food is. It is cooked food that is ready almost as soon as you enter a public eating place. It does not cost much.Most fast food restaurants are chain（连锁）restaurants. That means each one is part of a huge company. Each restaurant in the chain has the same large, colorful sign that can be easy to recognize from far away. Each offers its own carefully limited choice of foods. Each kind of hamburger or piece of chicken tastes the same at every restaurant in the chain.The fast food industry began with two brothers in the nineteen forties. Mac and Dick McDonald owned a small, but very successful restaurant. They sold only a few kinds of simple food, especially hamburgers. People stood outside the restaurant at a window. They told the workers inside what they wanted to eat. They received and paid for their food very quickly. The food came in containers that could be thrown away. The system was so successful that the McDonald brothers discovered they could sell a lot of food and lower their prices.Ray Kroc sold restaurant supplies. He recognized the importance of the McDonald brothers' idea. Kroc paid the McDonald brothers for permission to open several restaurants similar to theirs. He opened the first McDonald's restaurant near Chicago in nineteen fifty-five. Soon, more McDonald's were opening all across the United States. Other people copied the idea and more fast food restaurants followed.Fast food restaurants spread quickly in the United States because of franchising. Franchising means selling the legal right to operate a store in a company's chain to an independent business person. If the company approves, the business person may buy the store for a period of years. Each restaurant also gives the company about ten percent of the money it earns in sales. Today, over seventy percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent businessmen and women.Cheaper easily limited same Origin small different permitted/allowed quickly thirty/30。