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江苏省泰州市2017-2018学年高二下学期英语期末调研试卷
Guilt, a positive use for a negative emotion
Guilt is one the most painful emotions that humans experience but also one of the most common. Nobody enjoys feeling guilty, but this emotion serves an important purpose: it alerts a person when he or she has done something wrong. This makes it possible for the person to make amends and it can also motivate people to avoid making similar mistakes later.
Nevertheless, guilt can be destructive if not dealt with in the right way. It can cause people to avoid others because they are too embarrassed to apologize for their actions or inaction. Some try to avoid the pain of guilt by turning to other worse habits. Others try to cover up their guilt by blaming others or becoming angry.
What makes it more complicated is that sometimes people feel guilty about things that they can't control. One example of this is survivors' guilt, when people who survived a disaster feel guilty because they escaped death while others didn't. Other people experience false guilt because of too high expectations for themselves.
The proper response to guilt depends on what kind of guilt you're dealing with. For false guilt, it's important to recognize that guilt does not reflect an actual ethical failure. For example, some false guilt focuses on failing to meet expectations you had for yourself. In this case, it's important to remind yourself that you have limits. No one is perfect, and no one can do everything, so admitting your limits is actually a sign of humility.
It's also important to acknowledge what you are feeling. Even when you don't need to feel guilty, these feelings are real and normal. Try to balance them with positive thoughts, but realize that it often takes time for feelings to change.
It's possible that you feel guilty because you actually did something wrong—or didn't do something you should have .If so, don't try to hide it. Apologize and ask for forgiveness, working to heal relationships that were damaged by your actions, which will make your guilty feelings fade.
Guilt is painful, but it can serve a good purpose if you use it well.
Guilt, a positive use for a negative emotion | |
One purpose it serves | To warn people of their mistakes, them to mend their mistakes and motivating them to avoid the same action again. |
Causes of guilt | ● A person did something wrong. ● A person didn't do something he or she should have done. ● Something happened a person's control. ● A person too much of himself or herself. |
Destructive results | If it is not correctly, people may: ● from others because of embarrassment; ● turn to other worse habits to avoid the pain of guilt; ● cover their guilt by the blame or being angry. |
Proper response | ● Recognize guilt is not a reflection of ethical failure. Admit your limits when you to meet your expectation. ● Acknowledge your feelings. Balance them with positive thoughts and be. ● Don't hide your guilt. Apologize and ask for forgiveness and work to up with the people you hurt. |
Conclusion | If made good use of, guilt can be useful though it is painful. |
It's very hard to write your own resume because a resume is a macro view of your life, but you live your life at the micro level. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} After all, spending money on a resume writer is one of the few payouts that will have good return right away.
But some of you will be able to do a proper job rewriting your resume on your own. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You need to rethink the goals and rethink the rules of a resume in order to approach the project like the best of the resume professionals.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} A resume is not your life story. No one cares. The only things that should be on your resume are achievements. Anyone can do their job, but only a small percentage of the population can do their job well, wherever they go. The best way to show that you did your job well is from achievements. The best achievement is a promotion. It is an objective way to show that you impress the people you will work for. Presenting clearly your achievements is enough and also necessary. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Don't make your resume a moral statement. It's a marketing document. Think about when a company announced the launch of their product. You need to take the same approach with your resume, because a resume is a marketing document. The best marketing documents show the product in the best light, which is to use whatever possible means to make you look good. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. As long as you are not lying, you will be fine. B. Don't focus on your responsibilities, focus on what you achieved. C. Write what achievements you will make for the people you work for. D. Anything on your resume that is not an achievement is wasting space. E. So I recommend to a lot of people that they hire someone to help them. F. The first thing you'll have to do is to make some mental shifts. G. So learning to write your own resume is important. |
“The gaokao,China's national college entrance exam,is winning more recognition as a way for universities overseas to evaluate Chinese students,”recruiting officers said.
Stanley Nel,vice-president of international relations at the University of San Francisco in the United States,who is responsible for the university's admissions from China,said he had had several inquiries from US universities about how to recruit Chinese students on the basis of their gaokao scores.
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) have long been two musts for students from other counties,including China,to apply to study in the US.
USF,a private university in California,started a pilot program to accept Chinese students based on their gaokao scores in 2015.The idea came from USF President Paul Fitzgerald's belief that standardized tests like the SAT are not very good predictors of how well students will do at the university."We are aware of the many criticisms that have been made of the gaokao,but it has the advantage of being what educational experts call a 'criterion-referenced' exam: It tests whether students are able to master a given body of knowledge,"he said.
Currently,at least four higher education institutions in the US are recruiting Chinese students based on their gaokao performances.The Illinois Institute of Technology,a private institution in Chicago,started the practice first,in 2009.Outside the US,countries including Spain,Italy,Singapore,France and Australia also recognize gaokao scores.
More than 200 students from China requested an interview with USF last year.74 of them were selected for a follow-up interview,44 received offers and 20 accepted the invitation and joined USF for the 2015 fall semester. Students admitted in this way have done "exceptionally well" in the past academic year,Nel added."The average GPA for all gaokao students is about 3.5 out of 4.For all other students—American and non-gaokao international students—American and non-gaokao international students—the average GPA is 3.2,"he said.
Zhu Zihao gained admission in computer sciences at USF in 2015 through the program and performed well in his first academic year.He said that students who had experienced China's gaokao usually had comprehensive basic knowledge,which helps them excel in studies.
Nel said,"students admitted through China's gaokao are not only smart but extremely conscientious(认真的)and hardworking."
"This year we hope to recruit about 50 students in this way,and even more in years to come,"he said.
The gaokao | ||
Past situation | Universities in the US evaluated Chinese students according to two{#blank#}1{#/blank#}: The Test of English as a Foreign Language and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. | |
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}situation | The gaokao is increasingly{#blank#}3{#/blank#}as a way of evaluating Chinese students by universities abroad. | |
{#blank#}4{#/blank#}of the people concerned | Stanley Nel—the person responsible for the university's admissions from China | ●Chinese students having received good scores in the gaokao performed academically well when studying in America. ●Chinese students admitted through China' gaokao are smart, conscientious and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. |
Paul Fitzgerald—USF President | ●Despite the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}the gaokao has received,it has its advantages.It tests students'{#blank#}7{#/blank#}to master a given body of knowledge. ●Some standardized tests cannot{#blank#}8{#/blank#}students' performance at the university well. | |
Zhu Zihao—a student admitted to USF in 2015 | The{#blank#}9{#/blank#}of the gaokao is helpful for the performance at the university well. | |
Future situation | More Chinese students will be recruited by the universities overseas{#blank#}10{#/blank#}on their performance in the gaokao. |
Goals are the guides all through our life. We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.
Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don't take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.
Let's use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.
What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.
So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn't built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.
Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.
Title | Focus on the present |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | To reach our goals, we should focus on what we have and where we are now. |
Common {#blank#}2{#/blank#} | ◆We do not focus on our present situations. ◆Most of us see our present situations as a stepping stone to our destination. ◆We do not spend the time truly {#blank#}3{#/blank#}where we are today and what we already have in our lives. |
Example—our job | ◆Forget the thought of getting {#blank#}4{#/blank#}What we should do is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}our best to do our current job. ◆To be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than{#blank#}6{#/blank#} stop complaining and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}ourselves to our job. |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} | If we are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only{#blank#}10{#/blank#}in the future, but also enjoy our life every day. |
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