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Gtrainingcourses,aneducationprogramthatbeganonhisfirstdayandcontinuesthroughoutanemployee’soccupation.Thetraininghas,Travissays,changedhislife.G&

Ghastaughthimhowtolive,howtofocus,howtogettoworkontime,andhowtomasterhisemotions.Mostimportantly,ittaughthimwillpower.

Atthecenterofthateducationisanextremefocusonanall-importanthabit:

willpower.Dozensofcasesshowthatwillpoweristhesinglemostimportanthabitforaperson’ssuccess.

Andthebestwaytostrengthenwillpoweristomakeitintoahabit.“Sometimesitlookslikepeoplewithgreatself-controlaren’tworkinghard—butthat’sbecausethey’vemadeitautomatic,”AngelaDuckworth,oneoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaid.“Theirwillpoweroccurswithoutthemhavingtothinkaboutit.”

Thecompanyspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingprogramsofstudytotrainemployeesonself-control.Managerswroteworkbooksthatserveasguidestohowtomakewillpowerahabitinworkers’lives.Thosecoursesare,inpart,whyG&

Ghasgrownfromasleepycompanyintoalargeonewithmorethanseventeenthousandstoresandprofitsofmorethan$10billionayear.

1.WeloamfromParagraph2thatemployeesinG&

Gmust________.

A.attendeducationprograms

B.learntogivelectures

C.designaworkinguniform

D.developacommonhobby

2.Willpowerwillbecomeahabitwhenemployeescan________.

A.focusontheprofits

B.controltheirfeelingwell

C.protectthemselveswell

D.benefitfromthejob

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.G&

Ghasgrownintoalargecompany.

B.G&

Gwillspendhalfitsprofitstrainingemployees.

C.G&

Gmaybecomemoresuccessfulinthefuture.

D.G&

Ghastoproducemoreworkbooksformanagers.

B

ForgetCyclists,PedestriansareRealDanger

Wearehavingadebateaboutthistopic.Herearesomelettersfromourreaders.

■Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerously.Manydriversaredisrespectfulofcyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.

Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedtothemobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Theymayevendothesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere.Therestofushavetoevade（避让）themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.

Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe,atleastforthemoment,inworldsoftheirownthatare,tothem,muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers.

——MichaelHoran

■IlovetheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclists（Viewpoints,May29）.Iamafraidtheyseemtothinktheyowntheroads.

IwaswalkingacrossAltrinchamRoadonemorningwhenacyclistwentroundmeandonbeingaskedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.

Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused.

Thepolicedonothing.Whatalaughtheyare!

Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets,fluorescent（发荧光的）jacketsandlightsatnightandinthemorningtheyshouldpaysomesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem.

——CarolHarvey

■Cyclistsjumponandoffpavements（whicharemeantforpedestrians）,rideatspeedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtrafficlightswhentheyareonred.

Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepavementwhentherewasacyclelanerightnexttohim.

Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynotcyclists?

It’sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured,sowhentheydohitapedestrianoravehicle,orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetracedandtheremightbeanopportunitytoclaim.

—JML

WritetoViewpointsofthenewspaper.

4.MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat________.

A.driversshouldbepolitetocyclists

B.roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoided

C.somepedestriansareathreattoroadsafety

D.walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsoneseyes

5.CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould________.

A.beprovidedwithenoughroads

B.bemadetopaylesstaxforcycling

C.beaskedtorideontheirownlanes

D.befinedforlaughingatpolicemen

6.WhatisacomplaintofJML?

A.Veryfewdriversareinsured.

B.Cyclistsridefastonpavements.

C.Pedestriansgothroughredtrafficlights.

D.Horseridersdisrespectotherroadusers.

7.Theunderlinedword“they”inthethirdletterrefersto________.

A.accidentsB.vehicles

C.pedestriansD.cyclists

C

London’snewestskyscraper（摩天大楼）iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.

TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire（尖顶）.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:

theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts（桅杆）oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.

TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,buteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffices.

Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn’twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration,onlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.

Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.

TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.

8.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof________.

A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsheightD.itsshape

9.WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto________.

A.changeLondon’sskylineB.inheritLondon’stradition

C.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors

10.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard________.

A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeople

C.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners

11.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheShard:

CheersandClapsB.TheShard:

WorkofaGreatArchitect

C.TheShard:

AChangefortheBetter?

D.TheShard:

NewSymbolofLondon?

D

ElNino,aSpanishtermfor“theChristchild”,wasnamedbySouthAmericanfishermanwhonoticedthattheglobalweatherpattern,whichhappenseverytwotosevenyears,reducedtheamountoffishescaughtaroundChristmas.ElNinoseeswarmwater,collectedoverseveralyearsinthewesternPacific,flowbackeastwardswhenwindsthatnormallyblowwestwardsweaken,orsometimestheotherwayround.

Theweathereffectsbothgoodandbad,arefeltinmanyplaces.RichcountriesgainmorefrompowerfulNino,onbalance,thantheylose.AstudyfoundthatastrongNinoin1997-98helpedAmerican’seconomygrowby15billion,partlybecauseofbetteragriculturalharvests:

farmersintheMidwestgainedfromextrarain.Thetotalriseinagriculturalincomesinrichcountriesisgreaterthanthefallinpoorones.

ButinIndonesiaextremelydryforestsareinflames.Amulti-yeardrought（干旱）insouth-eastBrazilisbecomingworse.ThoughheavyrainsbroughtaboutbyElNinomayrelievethedroughtinCalifornia,theyarelikelytocausesurfacefloodingandotherdisasters

ThemostrecentpowerfulNino,in1997-98,killedaround21,000peopleandcauseddamageworth$36billionaroundtheglobe.ButsuchNinoscomewithmonthsofwarning,andsomuchisknownabouthowtheyhappenthatgovernmentscanprepare.AccordingtotheOverseasDevelopmentInstitute（ODI）,however,just12%ofdisaster-relieffundinginthepasttwodecadeshasgoneonreducingrisksinadvance,ratherthanrecoveryandrebuildingafterwardsThisisdespiteevidencethatadollarspentonrisk-reductionsavesatleasttwoonreconstruction.

Simpleimprovementstoinfrastructure（基础设施）canreducethespreadofdisease.Bettersewers（下水道）makeitlesslikelythatheavyrainisfollowedbyanoutbreakofthediseaseofbadstomach.Strongerbridg